Real voices from 200+ community interviews conducted by Amir Hashmi across 10+ districts of Chhattisgarh.
Since smart class came, with big pictures and zooming, it was explained well. We have benefited a lot. Earlier we didn't even feel like studying.
Because of the scholarship, I could continue my studies after Class 10. My family is poor and without this support I would have had to stop school.
The training changed how I teach. Now I use visual methods and the children are much more engaged. Their results have improved noticeably this year.
There is no hospital within 30 kilometres of our village. When the health camp came, 50 of us were checked for free. This is the first time in years.
My child had a heart problem from birth. We could not afford the surgery. The programme arranged everything — transport, hospital, medicines. My child is healthy now.
I was suffering from back pain and hypertension for years. After three months of regular yoga sessions, my blood pressure is under control and I sleep better.
The Sakri was dying. Our borewells had run dry. After the foundation documented the river and submitted the report, desilting works started in our village. Water has come back.
Two years ago we walked 4 kilometres for drinking water. Now after the check dam, the water table has risen. We have water in our handpump again.
We planted 500 trees along the river bank under the Vriksh Sampada scheme. The foundation trained us to care for them. Thirty years from now this will be a forest.
We organised women at the village level. We trained them to practice farming that aligns with market demands. Today these women communities earn sustainably.
Earlier I worked as a daily wage labourer. Now I own a small makhana cultivation plot. My income has tripled and my children are in school.
We never knew Tulsi and Kalmegh could be sold at a premium. The training opened our eyes. Now we grow on 5 acres and supply directly to herbal companies.
All interviews were conducted by Founder Amir Hashmi as part of his doctoral research on CSR effectiveness in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. This qualitative data forms the empirical foundation of the Penta-Alignment Theory.
Read the Research