Very hard working Jayamma from Mudbagilu gave her two daughters in marriage and got them settled in their life. Just when every parent thinks her responsibilities were over, Jayamma’s responsibility was not over yet. Now her 70 year old husband depended on her. Independent and hardworking as she had always been she took this responsibility. She was ageing and knew that very soon she would not be able work as in her younger days. She was looking for options for livelihood to sustain her family. 15 years back she had joined Kaveri SHG and started a meager saving of Rs 10 per week. She was attending the trainings in the SHG on income generation activities. The savings and this knowledge came to her aid. She invested Rs. 10,000 from her savings in 2015 into an Areca nut nursery. She invested her time in her new kids and very soon she started earning some profit. In two years with a loan of Rs. 25,000 in from Jeevan Jyothi federation and she planted pepper nursery along with Areca nut. Today she earns a steady profit of Rs. 35,000 in a year which is carefully saved for their future.
Today, Jayamma guides and motivates other members in her SHG to plan for their future and also helps many to take initiative in self employment. Though she is advancing in her age she is very young and inspiration for others.