Their story
Inspiring the next generation
We are six young people who come from small villages in remote hills of Malkangiri. Close knit communities, where everyone knows everyone, but far from towns and schools.
We were five when we left home to go to school.
We had to grow up quickly living in hostels. We found lessons hard as we didn’t understand the language teachers spoke. We learnt by rote, repeating and memorising, not understanding. We had ambitions to be teachers, policemen, nurses, but it was hard. We returned to our villages to farm our families’ land.
We were excited to hear about Project Possible setting up schools in our local community. Children are taught through play, games, songs, all in local languages. So different from our experience of school.
Now we have the chance to be teachers to children in our own villages. We have been given induction training and have been working as trainees. We want to help children from our villages to learn in their own language, succeed in school and break free from poverty.
