Horsing her way through!
45 years old
Kalakaar Colony, Shastri Nagar, Jaipur
Heena has used most of her loan money from Arth to improve her standard of living. She bought a gas stove and paid her electricity bills with the loan money. She says, “I can’t find wood for lighting the chulha. I can’t spend the whole looking for wood. I might also fall ill because of the smoke. How will I take care of my children, if I am unwell? One of my sons has already gone astray in this locality. My husband has not been very supportive, too.”
She earns INR 200-500 per day making horses out of cloth and gota and pays her loan on time. Life is difficult for her, but she horses through every day!