Pune Good Samaritan seeks to train disabled people in digital marketing skills

From Pune comes this heart-warming story of Yogesh Sonar who wants to reach out to people with disabilities across India by offering them training in digital marketing skills.

As a child with a disability growing up in rural Maharashtra, Yogesh Sonar had it hard. Yogesh’s left leg was affected in a childhood polio attack and he had a hard time going to school and college. “It was hard to use the stairs and there were no transport facilities available for students, he recalls.

Thanks to the support of his parents and some family members who were determined to give him an education, Yogesh was able to finish his Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) from North Maharashtra University in Jalgaon. He now works as a digital marketing trainer and consultant in Pune city.

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