Differently-abled destitute find livelihood at rehabilitation centre in eastern India

Record ID: 1634012

  • Title: Differently-abled destitute find livelihood at rehabilitation centre in eastern India
  • Date: 27th August 2021
  • Summary: BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA (AUGUST 26, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PEOPLE MAKING INCENSE STICKS AS SOME PAINT INCENSE STICKS WOMEN MAKING INCENSE STICKS WOMAN LOOKING ON AS SHE WORKS VARIOUS OF INCENSE STICKS ARE BEING PACKED VARIOUS OF WOMEN MAKING COTTON WICKS PEOPLE SITTING IN ROOM AND WORKING (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) LOCAL WHO SURVIVES ON ALMS, PRABHAT, SAYING: "Everyone should work, if one does not work, who will provide food? If you work somewhere, only then you can get food or else who will give food without work. Even our parents don't want that our children sit (without work) and eat then how will outsiders give us a meal." VARIOUS OF PRABHAT PAINTING VARIOUS OF MAN PAINTING BOTTLE PRABHAT AND MAN PAINTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) VOLUNTEER, ODISHA PATITA UDHAR SAMITI (NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION), RITESH, SAYING: "Here the people used to come down and they had the subsequent amount of knowledge. Some of them are very well equipped and trained but we wanted to use this (these) skills that they possess to make something productive out of their life (lives). Like we can give them free food, we can give them a lot of other stuff which can be like free of cost but that again that will not give them a purpose in life so, in order to have a better direction, in order to have a purpose in life we thought of enhancing the skills that they possess so that as a…like we can go ahead and they can earn a better-dignified life." PAINTED BOTTLES PAINTED POTS PAINTING PAINTING ON BOTTLE
  • Embargoed: 10th September 2021 10:55
  • Keywords: Bhubaneswar India destitute differently-abled incense sticks painting rehabilitation skills
  • Location: BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA
  • City: BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001ES210SV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Differently-abled homeless in India's eastern Bhubaneswar city have found means to earn a livelihood and become self-reliant after being rehabilitated.
    A non-profit organisation, Odisha Patita Udhar Samiti is helping the destitute to polish their skills and earn income by indulging in the production of incense sticks, brooms, decoration pieces among other items.
    "In order to have a better direction, in order to have a purpose in life we thought of enhancing the skills that they possess so that as a… like we can go ahead and they can earn a better-dignified life," said a volunteer, Odisha Patita Udhar Samiti, Ritesh.
    Unemployment has been a big reason for many people to turn towards begging as a way to earn a livelihood. Those destitute who are uneducated are mostly abandoned or are an orphan.
    While India's economy may be growing faster than ever, so are income inequalities. It still has no comprehensive welfare system to keep millions of people out of desperate poverty.
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