Our vision
Our women
As women, we wanted to nurture a workplace in Odisha for other women as passionate as us
Our company is small and relationship driven
We believe in giving our women values such as community, literacy, women's health
Our agarbatti company begun by a woman is run by women
We help women come to work every day at our location from neighboring slums (bastis) in Bhubaneswar. These are stories of resilient women who have overcome different life experiences
Help socially disadvantaged women
become financially independent
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Stories of our women
All names have been changed to remain confidential
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Vu grew up in a family of ten in a slum. She is married and has four children. Her income from agarbatti supports her family to live in a bigger house.
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Pabi is an orphan and grew up in a slum. Today she lives in a slum in the southern part of the city and walks everyday to work for 30 minutes. When asked about it, she smiles and says she enjoys her work, so likes to walk. She still refuses to take any transportation to work.