Biru and his wife Budhni sit with their children outside their house in their village in the state of Jharkhand, India. Photo: Sameer Bara/Caritas Australia
Biru is one of over 26 million people living with a disability in India who also live in poverty. Determined to overcome the odds, Biru participated in an entrepreneurship and livelihoods training program run by Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas India. With these skills, Biru has opened his own bicycle repair shop. He is now financially independent and can forge a path out of poverty for his four young daughters.
Your support can help empower other entrepreneurs living with a disability, like Biru, to become independent and self-reliant.
"My parents did not send me to school, but I will send my children to get educated."
A day in the life of Biru
Living in the Jharkhand state of India, Biru takes you through what it's like to work as a bike repair mechanic in rural India.
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Biru is seen at a field where he used to graze cattle before setting up his bicycle repair shop in his village in the state of Jharkhand, India. Photo: Sameer Bara/Caritas Australia
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Biru with family members and neighbours at his bicycle repair shop outside his home in his village in the state of Jharkhand, India. Photo: Sameer Bara/Caritas Australia.
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Biru is seen working at his bicycle repair shop outside his home in his village in the state of Jharkhand, India. Photo: Sameer Bara/Caritas Australia
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