I am Kapila ben, 52 years old and I’m living in the Sarniya Vas community. I am the female leader in the community and I help women in different kinds of work in the community to uplift them. I wanted to get a renewal of my ration card, so I contacted Akshaybhai and visited Cybage supported “Nagrik Sewa Kendra”. The on-field team supported me very well and my work was done in one visit. In the next few months, I visited the center again and got proper information, guidance, and support for the documents. With their support, I get an Election card, Pan card, and Maa-card. I shared my experience with the women in the community and many women visited and got their required documents from the “Nagrik Sewa Kendra” as well.

My name is Sarniya Nitaben and I’m one of the beneficiaries of the Adult Literacy project implement by CybageKhushboo and Panah Foundation. I didn’t know how to write my name and how to do the signature of my name. The Panah team worked with us and took regular classes. I faced many challenges while learning but Nehaben kept supporting us. After a few months of training, I learned to write my name and signature of my name as well. I was very happy and felt emotional when I learned it. When I needed to create my pan-card to enroll myself in a scheme, I visited Cybage which has a tie-up with “Nagrik Sewa Kendra” and did my signature in the form and when I got my pan card I saw my signature on it and felt so happy and accomplished. CybageAsha and Panah Foundation has supported our community with so much love and care. They kept supporting us throughout the year and we are very thankful to them.

My name is Shivaji Ramanbhai Thakor and I wanted to get an income certificate as I wanted to enroll myself in various government schemes. I also wanted scholarships for my children for their schooling. One of CybageAsha’s beneficiaries told me to visit “Nagrik Sewa Kendra”. I visited the center which is run by Panah Foundation and their staff provided all the information and explained to me the documentation process. With their support, I applied for the Income certificate and within a few days, I got my Income certificate. I appreciate the way Panah supported me during my work. I will visit this center whenever I need to get documents or enroll in any schemes.

We had been trying to get an Aadhar card made for 2 years. As we were unaware of the process, we tried to get it made from various places, but no one helped us in the right way. Then Akshaybhai told us to visit Cybage supported “Nagrik Sewa Kendra” and run by Panah Foundation. We visited the center and the Panah team provided us proper information and support and within a few weeks, we got our Aadhar card. We are thankful to the CybageAsha and Panah team as we had to visit the center only twice and we got our Aadhar card.

In association with Panah Foundation, CybageAsha started its Good Governance Drive in its adopted communities in Gandhinagar. One of our beneficiaries speaks about her experience: “My name is Dakshaben. I lost my husband in 2012. I live with my three children and without support from anyone, I handle all the responsibilities. I work as a maid in some houses close to the Community and earn a mere Rs. 2000 to 3000 per month. Due to my financial condition, I cannot afford the educational expenses of my children. They go to a government school. Due to unawareness, I never applied for my husband’s Death Certificate, but when I came to know that CybageAsha in association with Panah Nagrik Sewa Kendra can help me get the necessary documents, I asked them to help me in getting my husband’s death certificate. The next day I got my husband’s death certificate, and they also guided me about the other benefits that I can avail. I got a Widow’s Certificate, ration card, Income Certificate, Aadhar card, and Government pension for widows. It now helps me avail the different government schemes.

As we look forward to beginning a new decade of awarding scholarships, empowering communities, bringing about a sustainable change and positive impact, let’s take a look at the journey of Cybage’s two philanthropic arms CybageAsha and CybageKhushboo. The Journey of ‘Spreading Smiles Across Miles’ and of ‘Spreading The Fragrance Of Literacy’

I, Prakash Mohanrao Vadane Patil, belong to Bhatkudgaon village in Ahmednagar district, Shevgaon taluka, where CybageAsha has helped construct a hygienic drainage system. My fellow villagers and I came to know about CybageAsha when my younger brother, Sanjay Vadane, joined Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd. in Pune. My brother had praised CybageAsha a lot and explained how it works for the welfare of a number of villages and aids their sustainable development. When the CybageAsha team came to our village to set up the drainage system, I realized how right he was. All the members of CybageAsha, especially, CSR executives were very kind, helpful, and transparent in their CSR activities. My fellow villagers and I are extremely thankful to CybageAsha for their benefaction.

We are proud to announce that Udachiwadi village, Purandar taluka, has received the first prize in Maharashtra for the ‘Satyamev Jayate Water Cup Contest 2019’. The credit for this goes to all of us. The prize consists of a water cup, a certificate, and Rs. 10 lakhs in cash. This award from the Paani Foundation is the third instance when Udachiwadi water conservation efforts have been acknowledged. The first time we won an award was when CybageAsha constructed a watershed in our village. The second and most valuable prize was when CybageAsha decided to adopt our village permanently. Today, all of Maharashtra is indebted to the Paani Foundation. Without its water conservation initiatives, thousands of villages would have remained dry after the rains. Without help from CybageAsha, it would have been difficult to construct the CCTs, check dams, and farm ponds. We thank CybageAsha for its support and assistance. Udachiwadi will remain grateful to you. Even though this year's competition is over, we will keep working for the betterment of our village. We expect the same love and cooperation from CybageAsha in the future. - All the Udachiwadi villagers!

This CybageAsha beneficiary shared his experience on how CybageAsha with the help of BAIF has helped him enhance his livelihood through their agricultural interventions.

Shivaji Gyanba Shinde, a CybageAsha beneficiary, related how the CybageAsha and BAIF association gave him the confidence to do farming.