02/06/2026
No silver spoon. No big city background. Just a young man willing to learn.
Shreyash Birdawade grew up in a home where his father was the only earning member, bearing the weight of the entire family on his shoulders. Shreyash watched that sacrifice every day and carried it with him as the deepest motivation of his life.
When he joined Smile Foundation's Skill Training and Employability Program, he came with little experience but an immense hunger to change his family's story. For three months, he poured himself into learning - BFSI skills, communication, workplace readiness - showing up every single day with sincerity.
When the interviews came, all that hard work spoke for him. He appeared before companies and walked away with something he had been working towards all along - his first job, his first salary, his first step towards becoming his family's strength.
Today, Shreyash works as a professional in the Digitised Global Services sector, standing on his own feet and slowly lifting his family alongside him.