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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Village women show way with BPO



Over 30 women furiously work on their computer keyboards in a single-storey building in Bagar, a dusty village in Rajasthan.

They are the force behind Source for Change — the state’s and perhaps India’s first all-woman BPO.

In a state steeped in tradition and where women have little role outdoors, the creation of Source for Change in the district of Jhunjhunu, 160km from Jaipur, is a silent revolution.

The 38 women working at the BPO have all passed at least Class X. Most of them had never seen a computer. Almost all had to brush up their English for the job.