In early 2019, Anora gathered with other participants of her village’s mahalla committee, a form of village-level governance, to establish a community-based savings group. She is now studying to teach English and attends school part-time with support from her CBSG. She took out a loan to continue her studies at the University of Bokhtar, with plans to graduate in two years.

When Mittal's parents asked around about the job classes at Yuva Junction, an innovative training programme preparing rural youth for 21st-century careers, they heard the programme had a solid track record – including eight years of training young people and placing two-thirds of them in meaningful jobs.