Sagar Bandu Potole, a resident of Shenvadi village, district Satara in Maharashtra, comes from a farming family of four. Despite completing his 10th grade and ITI, he struggled to find employment due to limited skills. His breakthrough came when CreditAccess India Foundation, CSR wing of CA Grameen in collaboration with Swades Foundation, introduced a 45-day skill development program in his village. Determined to improve his future, Sagar enrolled and successfully completed the course.

“The training gave me the skills I lacked,” he shares. “I was selected in an interview arranged after the course and started my first job with a ₹10,000 salary.” In 18 months, his salary has grown to ₹16,000 and will soon reach ₹19,000. Sagar is proud and thankful for this life-changing opportunity.