Nitesh Gautam

Age: 17

Address: Old Vadaj

Piyush has just completed his 10th standard exams. He loves going to school, even though he has to walk half an hour to get there each morning. His favorite part of the day is the time he spends playing cricket with his friends every evening. He tells me that they try to play for only an hour before heading home, but usually the time gets away from them and they end up playing for hours, some days even missing dinner as they get home so late! Piyush’s father works as a ‘Choutuk’ (a handyman, when there is work available) which provides only a small and unreliable income for their family, which is why Piyush loves coming to Earn N’ Learn to help support his family. Before being part of Earn N’ Learn he would aimlessly waste time hanging around in the streets with his friends, but now he is happy to be productive and studying; and his parents are very happy for the changes it has made in his life.