{"id":4050,"date":"2023-05-18T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=4050"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:41:19","slug":"beating-all-the-odds-umar-is-now-the-sole-earner-of-his-family-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2023\/05\/18\/beating-all-the-odds-umar-is-now-the-sole-earner-of-his-family-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beating All the Odds Umar is Now the Sole Earner of His Family of"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4050\" class=\"elementor elementor-4050\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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I knew I had to be the responsible one and take care of my family,\u201d said Umar, a former student at Calcutta Rescue\u2019s No 1 education centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Umar lives in a slum area near the school, with his parents, three younger sisters, and one younger brother.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he was preparing for his class 10 board exams, his father fell ill and was unable to work. His mother, who was a domestic help, had to cut down on her work to care for her ailing husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Being the eldest son, Umar felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders, and thought he would have to drop out of education to earn money to support the family. \u201cI couldn\u2019t bear the thought of my siblings suffering,\u201d he said, voice trembling.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One by one, his siblings began to take up small jobs to ease the financial burden, and it broke Umar\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ananya, head of education at Calcutta Rescue, said that at a session to support students studying for their exams: \u201cUmar told us he wouldn\u2019t be able to appear for the exams and he broke down crying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Umar\u2019s plight, the teachers at Calcutta Rescue School started providing him with counselling. \u201cWe convinced him to appear for the exams and assured him that we would help him,\u201d Ananya said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With their support, Umar passed his class 10 and 12 board exams, and Tuli Chatterjee, the vocational training and career counsellor at Calcutta Rescue, managed to get him onto a year-long computer hardware technician course.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of it, Umar had done so well that he was offered a job.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot express how grateful I am,\u201d Umar said, beaming with happiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He now earns a steady income of 9,000 rupees per month \u2013 enough to support the family of seven as the sole breadwinner. Along with his job, Umar has now started taking evening classes at college.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The family is very happy. Especially Umar\u2019s mother. She said, \u201cThank you Calcutta Rescue for taking care of my son.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beating All the Odds Umar is Now the Sole Earner of His Family of March 18, 2023 \u201cWhen my father fell ill, I thought my dreams would shatter. 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