Success Stories

1) Meera Rakshe received support from SSS during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing her to obtain kiran material. She responded well to this support and purchased an iron to set up her own business. Her husband found an additional source of income after losing his job. At the same time, Meera bought a tailoring pico foll machine, and within one shop, she expanded her business successfully, earning enough income to sustain her family.

2) Vaishali Jawanjai, who has two children living with HIV, has been managing her family independently and has been associated with SSS for the past 12-14 years. Her children receive support from SSS. From the beginning, she had business skills, and SSS has supported her in her endeavors. This year, she secured a stall at the PMC SHG stall organized by the Samaj Vikas Vibhag for four days during the Diwali festival. During this period, she successfully sold Akash Kandils, Pantis, Rangoli, Zadu, and Uttans, making a good profit over the course of the four days.

3) Roshan Kute is a youth group representative and one of SSS's youth group leaders. He completed his graduation with the support of SSS and received guidance through career guidance sessions and SSS staff. Now, he has joined his father's previous position as a storekeeper in the Army department. He completed his probationary period in February 2024.

4) Prasad Mohite has achieved significant success in business. He has been associated with SSS since childhood, and his entire family has been on ART medication. Despite facing many struggles, Prasad was not very interested in education; instead, he focused on business. He initially started a grocery shop with the support of his mother and also drove an auto-rickshaw. After finding success, he started a purified jar water plant business and acquired a small tempo for transporting materials. He married someone from the same category with the support of SSS. Prasad's success in life has been substantial. His strong leadership qualities have led him to become the president of the youth federation.

5) Sagar Somvanshi has been associated with SSS since childhood and has received substantial support from the organization to develop his career through various SSS activities. His strong leadership qualities enabled him to hold the position of secretary in a cluster youth group, where he completed a successful term. He was then promoted to Secretary of the federation. Sagar now runs his own successful optical shop and has expanded it to a second branch. He initially gained experience in this business as a support staff member.