Although one can not see it, Chanchalaji ‘s shoulders carry a heavy burden. The 400 girls at Padma KGBV depend on her. Maintaining the infrastructure and ensuring that the girls receive basic amenities on a daily basis is daunting.

As the Ugam team and Chanchala completed the SWOT analysis for Padma KGBV Development Plan it emerged that the paucity of water and delay in food were key obstacles to the girls’ academics and mood. Our team motivated Chanchala, activated the Baal Sansad and facilitated a meeting. Girls, teachers, cooks, SMC, Bal Sansad were all involved. The problems, their underlying causes and solutions all emerged from that long, difficult meeting facilitated by Sanjay (Ugam Program Head). Chanchala took advise from fellow wardens, took key decisions and divided work among all stakeholders. She got a hand pump installed, built a motor running and shutdown system, fixed timings and shared responsibility. Ugam team and the girls decorated the dining room and placed benches and desks in it.