Sadhana Chaudhuri, who runs a small business tailoring clothes, participated in UNICEF's Building Young Futures Program -- or Deepshikha -- designed to unlock the potential of young women.
Inspiring India's young women —
Sadhana Chaudhuri, who runs a small business tailoring clothes, participated in UNICEF's Building Young Futures Program -- or Deepshikha -- designed to unlock the potential of young women.
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Sadhana, pictured with her parents at home in Dongri village in western India, is one of five daughters and is the main breadwinnner in the family.
Supporting family —
Sadhana, pictured with her parents at home in Dongri village in western India, is one of five daughters and is the main breadwinnner in the family.
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Sadhana's modest family home.
Poor but not beaten —
Sadhana's modest family home.
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Village girls attend a session where they sing songs, perform skits and play games -- all of which are centered around confidence building.
Confidence building —
Village girls attend a session where they sing songs, perform skits and play games -- all of which are centered around confidence building.
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The girls of Dongri village get a surprise visitor on World Youth Day -- Bollywood superstar and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra (center).
Celebrity support —
The girls of Dongri village get a surprise visitor on World Youth Day -- Bollywood superstar and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chopra (center).
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Sadhana leads a session that teaches village girls about the importance of saving.
Save, save, save —
Sadhana leads a session that teaches village girls about the importance of saving.
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Some of the girls in Dongri hold a little bazaar to show their business skills -- some sell stationary, tapestries and purses, while others have started a business selling sanitary napkins in the village.
Business brains —
Some of the girls in Dongri hold a little bazaar to show their business skills -- some sell stationary, tapestries and purses, while others have started a business selling sanitary napkins in the village.
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