Success Stories
Higher Education
Five of the FIDA Foundation Scholarship recipients namely Ratna Shinde, Deepak Hemade, Ratna Nisal, Sarojini Pichad and Dnyaneshwar Nisal have successfully completed the courses that they had opted for, which ranged from Bachelor of Arts (BA), Diploma in Education (D Ed) and Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) to Auxillary Nurse Midwife (ANM) .
Ratna Shinde
“Its only because of FIDA that I could follow my dream ”
Ratna Shinde, who hails from a poor migrant labour family scored 57 percent in Std X, and was one of the recipients of the FIDA Foundation Scholarship. Being motivated by the support and encouragement extended by FIDA, she showed a steadfast improvement in her performance, scoring 68 % in Std XII. When she expressed an interest in pursuing nursing as a career, FIDA sponsored her further studies at the ASMT School of Nursing, Talegaon, Pune . She made us all proud when she topped the ANM course scoring 82 % in her final semester. FIDA has been successful in placing her at the Sahyadri Hospital, one of the renowned hospitals in Pune.
Ashwini Pardhi
“Thank you FIDA for giving me a second opportunity”
Ashwini Pardhi belongs to a family of eight members. Without active intervention from FIDA, she says that she would definitely not have been able to pursue further studies. Her career graph however went through several ups and downs. Having scored 76.46 % in Std X, her academic performance dropped to 50 % in Std XII and she scored only 42 % in Std XII, having failed in two subjects. As per FIDA rules, she could no longer be a part of the sponsorship program. She however requested FIDA to give her a second chance and promised to give her best. The Management Committee decided to renew her sponsorship and she has proved to be of the most hardworking students so far. She cleared the subjects that she had failed in and also completed a two month course in Tally during the same time. She is now pursuing her Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Government Polytechnic , Pune and has been performing well academically. She insists on speaking in English only and has tremendously improved her communication skills. FIDA is so proud of her.
Proud Parents
When FIDA first started out in 2006, everyone was very skeptical including the students themselves, the teachers and especially the parents. One of the parents said that “every year, we thought that we would not be seeing you ever again”. But slowly and steadily, FIDA has been able to gain their confidence and now the parents are an integral part of the scholarship program. They are present for every interaction and motivate their kids to work hard in order to be a part of the FIDA family.
