A taste of small success!

 Finally, we have 2 maushis who are willing to open their Recurring Deposit accounts. This is a small, but sure beginning and we are excited to work with them. Their names are Sunita Maushi and Kaushalya Maushi. I am very excited to work along with them and help them through the process. Here are their photos holding their very own forms for the RD :)

This is Kaushalya Maushi. She has also agreed to open a bank account in a new bank.
This is Sunita Maushi. She has been our help for the past 3 years. I am helping her with an RD and availing phone banking services.














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