NCFE
Mr Umesh Behera used to earn money to support his family by picking coconuts from trees in his home village in Odisha.One day, 20 years ago, he broke his back after he fell from a tree while doing his job. The accident rendered him paraplegic and he was not able to work in his job anymore.
Mrs Padmabati Das, from Odisha, took part in a Community Animal Health Worker training class after an unsuccessful attempt to run a small grocery store financed by a loan.In this class she was taught traditional and modern ways of animal health treatment. These days she utilizes the acquired knowledge to provide local farmers with medicines and vaccinations for their cattle.
Mrs Mamta Devi from the mountains high up in Uttarakhand is not only a busy mother and housewife but also a teacher at a local Anganwadi, a government sponsored child-care and mother-care centre. Her husband could not find any job in the remote area they live in and wanted to migrate to a more urban area to earn some income to support his family.
