Jotsna Biswas, aged 35, lives in the village of Somair Par in Agailjhara upazila, Barisal. Her family has lived in extreme poverty, surviving day by day with no permanent assets except their house. She began her married life with her husband, Khokon Halar, 17 years ago. Despite the financial hardship, their family life was going well.

However, tragedy struck in 2011 when Khokon was involved in a road accident that left one of his legs paralyzed. Although they took out many loans for his treatment, he could not return to a normal life. Their struggle for survival grew more difficult. At that time, they had two daughters—the eldest was 13 years old and in seventh grade, while the younger was just 3 years old and not yet in school.