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Background: Pooj is a 19 years young girl. She comes from Malavalli town of Mandya District. She resides in Malavalli with her family, her father is an agricultural farmer. Her is also supporting her farther in agriculture farming and also a homemaker. She also has an younger sister who has completed her PUC education and awaiting for the result to pursue further education.  Owing to her speech and hearing impairment, Pooja found it difficult to continue with formal education and was uncertain about what she wanted to do. After the completion of her S.S.L.C. in Kannada medium, Pooja has approached different training institution for vocational training. However, after the completion of her vocational training, Pooja did not find suitable employment opportunities. Her parents would constantly urge Pooja to look for employment.

Training: In January 2024, Pooja decided to actively look for employment. She came to know about the training programme running under DIAGEO_SCPwD_CSR skills development training and approached for help in locating suitable employment that would enable her to utilize her training and skills.  She joined the skills training in food & beverage service assistant and got trained in a professional way to work at Hotel industry. Today, Pooja is employed in Royal Orchid Hotel at Yelanka in Bengaluru as a F&B Service Assistant. Pooja draws a salary of Rs. 17,000 per month and also receives PF and ESI benefits from the company. Also Pooja has been participated in the cocktail event which was held in Delhi.

Present Status: Pooja is grateful for the opportunity to work and earn a salary by which she can support her parents. Her parents were disappointed when Pooja would not work post the completion of her vocational training. But today, Pooja’s parents are happy and proud of her achievements. She has not let her disability affect her work or communication with co-workers. Her employers are responsive to Pooja’s needs. Pooja plans to continue work with the establishment in order to gain more experience and get promoted on the job.