- by Janie Lee
18-year old Sandhya did not let anything get in the way of
continuing her education and pursuing her career. Coming from a family whose
beliefs are strongly traditional and conservative, Sandhya faced much opposition
when she told her parents that she wanted to take a vocational skilling course
and become a bedside assistant. Her father serves in the military and her
mother is a housewife. Both of them had never heard about the occupation and
were deeply concerned about the foreign concept of her working on her own.
Despite her parents’ opposition, Sandhya insisted the
vocational skilling course would open up new doors for her. In order to convince
her parents, she talked about her earnest desire to have a sustainable job and
requested that they at least come to the PACE Training Center to learn about
the program. Eventually, Sandhya managed to bring her parents and brother to
the PACE Center and introduced them to the center head and teachers. During the
visit, they not only learned about the structured nature of the course, but
they also were able to witness the practical portion. They saw women of all
ages taking each other’s blood pressure and performing health care practices,
despite the fact that the women had only been taking the course for a few
weeks. With this experience, Sandhya’s parents gave their approval for her to
join the program.
Eight months after that initial experience, Sandhya is now
employed at a local hospital. Her valiant efforts to convince her parents have
inspired the training center to teach other prospective students how to
effectively convey their willingness and desire to learn to their families. Because
of her example, more females are taking ownership of their future and pursuing the
opportunity to work.
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