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Inspiration

Three individuals surrounded me on a daily basis post my birth. My parents and then Bahadur. Many see Bahadur as a member of my parents support staff, a domestic, migrant worker. For my parents he was a brother and for me over the years, an uncle, a friend, a confidant, a guide and someone who indulged me. As I grew older it started to dawn on me that his family was in the village far away and that his son Gopal not having access to any education. He mentioned that his community had no access to lending and that they borrowed from loan sharks? Why, when he was working and getting paid and why no education for Gopal. Research led to me understand that there was no formal data on domestic, migrant workers and their families and that despite this community working in urban India with established families their own children had no access to education.

I persuaded my parents and Bahadur to bring Gopal from the village to stay with us so that he can get educated. goGopalgo was formed to ensure that all domestic, migrant workers are included in the financial and educational growth of India.

gopal-family
Gopal, His Father – Bahadur & His Mother – Beena
Three individuals surrounded me on a daily basis post my birth. My parents and then Bahadur. Many see Bahadur as a member of my parents support staff, a domestic, migrant worker. For my parents he was a brother and for me over the years, an uncle, a friend, a confidant, a guide and someone who indulged me. As I grew older it started to dawn on me that his family was in the village far away and that his son Gopal not having access to any education. He mentioned that his community had no access to lending and that they borrowed from loan sharks? Why, when he was working and getting paid and why no education for Gopal. Research led to me understand that there was no formal data on domestic, migrant workers and their families and that despite this community working in urban India with established families their own children had no access to education.
gopal-family
Gopal, His Father – Bahadur & His Mother – Beena

I persuaded my parents and Bahadur to bring Gopal from the village to stay with us so that he can get educated. goGopalgo was formed to ensure that all domestic, migrant workers are included in the financial and educational growth of India.

goGopalgo is on a mission to work towards financial and educational inclusivity for all Indians.