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was assisted in building a shelter for herself and her children, given basic supplies and was Through Save the Children, we provided with a job as a cleaner at Rainbasera, have learnt to be a community which helped her earn a livelihood. Through Save that supports each other. I cannot the Children’s programmes that were running describe my feelings when members in Bhagwanpura, she was sensitized and made from the organization and the aware that her blind son was eligible for disability community came to celebrate my assistance from the government and she was son’s birthday with a cake. I felt like helped to access this aid. Lalita became a member I have a family. of the Mother’s Group, where 15–20 mothers from the community were provided training – Lalita, a Mother’s Group member on mitigating disaster-related risks in their The change households and in the community. In addition to disaster risk reduction, Save the Children also provided information on various schemes and Today, Lalita is a respected member of the worked towards the overall development of the Bhagwanpura community. With the help Group. This made Lalita feel socially included and of Save the Children, she has been able instilled a sense of security in her life. to turn her life around and go from being a beneficiary of assistance to a woman Her learnings from the Mother’s Group became who assists others. No longer helpless very meaningful when the COVID-19 lockdown and downtrodden, she now feels confident, struck in March 2020. Lalita, with her new found happy and secure enough to stand on her confidence and sense of empowerment, went own and also be a support to others as with the Task Force team in a door-to-door she helps Save the Children in organizing survey to identify the most vulnerable families various programmes in the Bhagwanpura who were impacted due to the sudden wage community and motivates people to become loss. Through this survey, Save the Children was agents of change. For her, Save the Children able to provide education and ration kits to the and the members of the community have identified families. become like her family. Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories 19