In Lohadda, a village in Birbhum, India, 16-year-old Tithi comes from a modest family: his father drives an e-rickshaw, a small three-wheeled electric vehicle used as a local cab, and his mother looks after the house. Despite their financial difficulties, Tithi has never lost her determination to learn and progress.
In July 2025, she enrolled in a training course on recycled jewelry design organized at Maheshpur Murari Mohan High School as part of the GYVE project, supported by Planète Enfants & Développement. With no previous experience, she quickly became the most assiduous participant.
Tithi learns to make cloth jewelry and rakhis, colorful bracelets that sisters give to their brothers during the Raksha Bandhan festival, which celebrates protection and brotherly bonding.
She doesn't limit herself to the classroom: with remarkable entrepreneurial flair, she shows her creations to those around her and receives 70 commissions, transforming her skills into concrete opportunities.
Her story is a perfect illustration of how this project can give young girls confidence, develop their spirit of initiative and open up prospects of financial independence.
The project supports 2,000 young people in the Birbhum district, mainly girls, by providing them with vocational training and tools to act in favor of equality and the environment. Implemented by our partner Tomorrow's Foundation, GYVE promotes education, autonomy and inclusion for young people in the region.
