Sumitra comes from an ordinary average family. Her parents worked as Bidi makers and worked from home. They would earn about Rs. 200 per day on average but despite a difficult economic situation, her parents raised the children as best as they could. Because of these limitations, th Sumitra could only go as far as 7 grade in school and then was married to a man who worked as a daily wage laborer. She does not have many big dreams and feels contented with her life. Joining Vatsalya has given her a new purpose, she says. She never imagined herself earning, but when she saw a lot of the women she knew who had been working from home and were bringing in a steady income, she felt like doing it too. She enrolled herself in the Vatsalya training program and is enjoying being here among the other trainees. She is a rather slow learner but comes regularly to the center. Sumitra wants to complete the course and then when she is certified as an “A” grade worker; she looks forward to taking work home and joining her husband in running the household