Swati joined Abhyudaya in 2010 as an introverted child who preferred to stay on her own. Swati’s mother is a homemaker, and her younger brother works as a nurse at Sahyadri Hospital.
The regular classes and sessions became a safe space that helped her open up and express herself. She learnt classical music and computers—opportunities she wouldn’t have had access to in a government school. Coming from a regional-medium background, the English classes were particularly valuable to Swati.
“I didn’t realise their true impact until I saw the difference between myself and other kids in my school. Abhyudaya gave me a head start that I didn’t even know I needed.”



















