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SINGLE MOTHER PLAYS HER PART IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19

The Times Of India

8 Oct 2022

She stiches masks, wants kid to join IAS. Pooja Darji hard at work stitching masks.

Ahmedabad: Single mother Pooja Darji, 32, is a busy woman these days. Apart from taking care of her two pre-teen children, she spends about 15 hours a day stitching masks. Since the lockdown came into force, she has stitched over 5,000 washable masks and sold these for six rupees a piece to NGOs, banks and other organizations who have been distributing these to people in need.

"Masks available in the market are priced higher. The ones that I stich are durable as they are made from a thick cotton fabric called 'madapaat'. I sell these masks for just six rupees a piece and have been stitching these masks since the lockdown came into force." said Poojaben.

She stays with her brother's family, runs a tailoring shop in New Ranip and accepts orders in stitching bags for seminars and other purposes, but after the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, she has been spending close to 15 hours a day, only stitching masks. For those who can not afford to pay, she has been distributing masks for free.

When she began to earn a living by stitching bags, Poojabne got the support of NGOs, especially the Nivedita Foundation. "I began to get work orders from banks and other NGOs as well. Now that the lockdown is in force, I have supplied masks to NGOs and banks who have distributed these among their employees and others," says Pooja.

She has big dreams for her children. "I will continue to work hard. I want my daughter, 12, to be an IAS officer. I see this mask stitching exercise as my contribution to contain the spread of coronavirus," she said.

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