Focus Group Discussion - 10 Dec

Focus Group Discussion

- Anand Vaidya

Date - Friday, 10 December 2010

Place - MBA Foundation, Powai

Time - 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Facilitator/Moderator - Ashok Gupta & Manisha Bhurke

Recorder/Note Taker - Anand Vaidya

Participants - 8 day care members of MBA Foundation

Profile of the Participants -

1) Mr Nilesh Joshi
Age - 41 Years
Disability - Polio & speech problem
Education - S.S.C.
Employment - For the last 5 years he has been coming to MBA Foundation as a day care member and working there making candles, greeting cards, packing etc.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

2) Mr Rahul Khade
Age - 25 Years
Disability - Spinal cord injury but can walk with some help
Education - 4th Standard
Employment - Worked at friends electric appliances repair shop, where he learned to repair DVD players on his own. Now works with MBA foundation making candles, greeting cards, packing etc.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - Yes.

3) Mr Aditya Kirtikar
Age - 22 Years
Disability - Slow Learner
Education - 5th Standard
Employment - For the last 4 years working with MBA Foundation making phenyl, agarbattis, packing etc.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

4) Mr Krushna
Age - 24 Years
Disability - Can not move his body below his neck.
Education - N.I.O.S. 10th Standard
Employment - Has been associated with MBA Foundation as day care member for more than 4 years.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

5) Miss Komal Suchak
Age - 30 Years
Disability - Slow Learner
Education - N.I.O.S. 10th Standard
Employment - Working with MBA Foundation making candles, agarbattis, packing etc.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

6) Miss Vrunda Bhende
Age - 35 Years
Disability - Slow Learner
Education - N.I.O.S. 10th Standard
Employment - Working with MBA Foundation making candles, agarbattis, packing etc.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

7) Mr Sandesh Janvalkar
Age - 20 Years
Disability - Slow Learner
Education  - 3rd or 4th Standard
Employment - Working as Care Taker at MBA Foundation.
Stipend - 2500 Rs/Month
Visited Shopping Mall before - No.

8) Mr Ravi Singh
Age - 25 Years
Disability - Slow Learner
Education - N.I.O.S. 10th Standard
Employment - Working with MBA Foundation making phenyl, agarbattis, packing etc. Also loves cooking.
Stipend - 35 Rs/Day
Visited Shopping Mall before - Yes.

Questions -

1) What you were doing before working with MBA Foundation?
2) How do you feel now that you earn your own money?
3) Do you think that Employers must always look at your ability? & why?

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