Case Studies
The British Asian Trust – Umeed programme
Pinky Mangaldas Parmar,19, was devastated when she was forced to drop out of school. Life in the slums of Ahmedabad in India meant watching her father struggle with tuberculosis as her family went hungry.
“I am the eldest and I felt a lot of responsibility. I had to earn money for my father’s treatment and my siblings’ education. I thought I would have to sacrifice my love of studying. We always went hungry in those days,” she said.
Pinky’s situation led her to The British Asian Trust’s charity partner Saath and its Umeed programme. Umeed creates links to the job market for young slum residents by teaching them life skills, technical subjects and basic English. She is now enrolled on an internet technology course and counts herself among the 19,000 young people reached by Umeed.
Funding from The British Asian Trust will enable the training of 15,000 young people to acquire a sustainable livelihood.
Further information
The British Asian Trust homepage: www.britishasiantrust.org