Satyajeet, 24 years of age, has been a student of NDS and was part of our one year long program in Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design. Satyajeet belongs to Bihar and after completing his class XIIth, he moved to Delhi and started living on his own for the first time in his life, struggling to manage his personal life and training all with a hope to get trained and find a means of livelihood in the future. He enrolled at NDS and in one year he learnt to work on design softwares such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, In Design and Flash. Satyajeet has been an extremely hardworking student and was regular in classes. He made sincere efforts to get the right skills that would take him somewhere in his life.

Immediately after completing the course, NDS found an opening for him. He was sent for an interview to Bangalore. Unfortunately he could not clear the interview but that did not dampen his spirits. Another opportunity soon opened up in Delhi. He and his class mate Karuna, another Deaf student of NDS were taken for an interview to a design studio, called Vivek Sahni Design. NDS shared with the company about the intensive training that the students of NDS are put through. The employers were shown samples of the designs that our students were capable of making post the training.

We then took the candidates for a visit and both of them were delighted to see the beautiful office and more than that, the team was extremely supportive of this initiative. They were all curious to know more about Satyajeet and Karuna and in no time our Deaf were making efforts to communicate with their future team members.

Today both Karuna and Satyajeet are proud team members of Vivek Sahni Design. While Karuna works on wedding cards, Satyajeet is working in the branding team making labels for cosmetics. They are earning a salary of Rs. 7000 per month. Both Karuna and Satajeet are doing well and happy that they have got this opportunity to work in such a renowned company. The strong foundation of relevant skills built in a nurturing environment at NDS has paid off! NDS is proud of both Satyajeet and Karuna who will lead the way for the many more Deaf.

Rattan Kumar, working at ITC Maurya, New Delhi in the Learning Services Department as a Data Entry Operator
Rattan Kumar joined the MS Office course at Noida Deaf Society in January 2009. Opportunity knocked when he was close to finishing his course in the form of a contract data entry job at Mobile Creches, an NGO in Delhi. They wanted a part time data entry operator. Rattan worked hard and managed well to switch between his roles of a student and of a data entry operator.
 
After his contract got over he was placed in ITC Maurya in Delhi in August 2009. His performance there has been so good that ITC has asked for more candidates from NDS. He has truly been a role model for the deaf and has made us very proud. Despite coming from a weak family background he has given the best of himself to society. Today he also has the additional responsibility of looking after all the Deaf trainees at the hotel.

Karan Bahadur Chand, working at Mphasis Pune, in the Information Technology Outsourcing Department Karan Bahadur Chand, 26 years old deaf boy, belongs to a small town in Uttrakhand. He belongs to a modest family. His father retired from the Army and is now supporting his family through the monthly Government pension and his mother is a house wife. Karan has two brothers, both of whom are studying computers.

Karan moved to Delhi about 4 to 5 years ago to pursue his education and got trained in Cutting and Tailoring. At a young age of 21 he got married to a Deaf girl. He also worked in an Export house for some time to earn an income. Karan then decided to join our organization- Noida Deaf Society and has been associated with us for the past 2 years. He learnt Computers and English here. Infact he was selected as a peer educator and was teaching English to fellow Deaf Students.

Karan has always been a hard working boy. Being married, he understood the meaning of responsibility and wanted to do well in life so that he could support his family. This dream came true when he was selected for the training program in Computer Networking and Hardware organized by Mphasis. Post the training he was offered a job and is now working in Pune. Karan has come a long way. From being a quiet, shy boy to working and living independently in Pune has been quite a journey, one that both he and his family are proud of.

In the words of Aparna Sardar, Delivery Head, Training and Quality, Mphasis, an HP company,
 “The Team leader of the process where the two Deaf students- Karan and Bambam are working is extremely happy and satisfied with both of them. They picked up the process quite quickly and are quite comfortable in their tasks. They are delivering up to expectations. As far as their social competencies are concerned, they have settled in very well with fellow team members. In fact they delivered Sign language classes for their team. They are extremely polite and courteous and willing to learn from all co workers.

Bambam Prassad, working at Mphasis, Pune in the Information Technology Outsourcing Department Bambam Prasad, 25 years of age is a bright Deaf boy. His family belongs to Bihar. His father works as a teacher and his mother is a housewife. Bambam is the eldest with 3 younger siblings. Bambam moved to Indore to pursue his education. He is one of the few Deaf to have completed his class 12th and is currently pursuing B.Com through distance learning.

Bambam never allowed his disability to deter him. He never relied on anyone else to build on his skills. In his free time he would read a lot and kept working on his English Communication Skills. He later moved to Delhi and joined the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and had been working there as a project assistant handling administrative work.

Bambam is a sharp, mature boy and has always been keen on learning new skills.  He has good social skills and is an extremely responsible person.  He was selected for Mphasis’s training program and proved himself by successfully completing the training and was then employed by the company in Pune. His struggles and hard work have paid off and he is today a role model for the many Deaf in the country.

Bambam’s and Karan’s success have led to more employment opportunities opening for our youth at Mphasis, Pune. A total of 19 youth from NDS are today working at Mphasis. This is what the team at Mphasis had to say:

Anil Kumar, working at Leela Kempinski Hotel in the F&B Service Department Anil kumar, one of our students, used to work in a papad factory, for just Rs.1500 for 10 hours, in a place where the simple human need of a fan was not met. Then he came to know about NDS and enrolled for our English course in 2007. Eventually he got placed in Leela Kempiski Hotels, Gurgoan where he says he has experienced immense joy and satisfaction. “I have learnt to commit to my job from NDS, and the value of having a good job and a regular salary. I would like to say that NDS is the one and only organization that helps the Deaf and I wish them the very best always.”

Rajnish Singh, working at Agro Tech Foods Ltd. as a Merchandiser Rajnish joined NDS and was desperately looking for a means of livelihood. He was put on training especially focusing on developing life skills and work ethics, crucial for sustaining oneself at the work place. A wonderful opportunity soon came knocking where Agro Tech Foods, a leading retail company came to NDS and expressed their interest in hiring students from NDS for the post of Merchandisers who were primarily responsible for display of  Agro Tech Products at various retail outlets. Rajnish, with his exuberant personality caught the attention of the Agro team and he was selected for the profile.

The selected candidates were taken on a visit to one of the retail stores and were explained the job profile. Rajnish was quick at picking up. An intensive on the job training was conducted by Agro Tech which was facilitated by NDS. We also conducted a sensitization session which even included a sign language orientation for the team at Agro who had to work closely with these new Deaf team members. Today Rajnish is doing well and is handling the stores in Rohini area. This is what his manager, Dheeraj Khanna, Agro Tech Foods had to say about him:

“I visited a store which is managed by Rajnish. Look at the Act II display he managed to maintain. The other category displays were done up very neatly and he has been able to get additional space in shelves along with floor stacks”. Seeing the success of Rajnish and two other students who were placed in the first batch; the company took on board 10 more students from NDS for the next batch.

Pooja, working at Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi, in the Spa Pooja has been a student of NDS. This year we placed her at Shangri-la Hotel, New Delhi in the Housekeeping Department. She has been brought up by a single mother as parents were separated when Pooja was just a child. Post her training at NDS she was keen to get a job as she wanted to support her mother in running the household. An extremely cheerful and pleasant girl, upon meeting her one will never be able to make out the tough life she and her mother have had.

We once took our students to Shangri-la hotel for a visit to make them understand about the hotel industry. This visit changed Pooja’s life. She came back extremely fascinated by the hotel world and that day she made up her mind that she wanted to join the hotel. She worked hard at NDS to get trained for the tough world of the hospitality industry. Her determination and hard work paid off when she was selected in the interview. Today you  will find her smartly dressed, walking down the corridor of Shangri-la hotel going about her work. Pooja is not just a meticulous worker but also has great miming and dancing skills and even participated in the annual day at Shangri-La Hotel.

Lokesh, working at Leela Kempinski Hotel in the Laundry Department
Lokesh was a student at NDS. He underwent intensive pre employment training at NDS especially focusing on developing life skills and work ethics. He was also given a thorough orientation of the hospitality industry including an exposure visit to the hotel areas.  There upon Lokesh underwent the screening process at Leela Kempinski facilitated by NDS. He was one of the candidates to be selected in our first batch.


Today he is a core member of their laundry team. He has been a high performer and infact has been the recipient of the “Best employee of the month’ award. The General Manager of the Hotel, himself conferred the award to him in a special ceremony. He has done all of us proud at NDS.