Discover how Dr. Geeta Bora left her IT career to empower women, improve education, and lead Spherule Foundation’s impactful social initiatives.
When most engineers chase the next tech milestone, Dr. Geeta Bora chose a different path. She left a steady IT career to work with people who rarely get noticed. Her shift was not dramatic or flashy. It was constant, careful, and driven by small, persistent acts.
A childhood that mattered
Geeta Bora grew up in a town where teachers were respected and libraries were rare. She learned to fix minor problems first. A broken radio or a neighbor’s old fan; she would tinker until they worked. Those minor fixes taught her a habit: look closely, then act.
School gave her structure, engineering gave her tools, but even in classrooms of code and circuits, she kept asking a simple question: Who is left out?
Life in technology, and the tug away
Dr. Geeta Bora handled tight deadlines and complex systems as an IT engineer. She learned how to plan, test, and deliver. The work trained her mind to spot patterns and make systems reliable.
She volunteered outside office hours, in a weekend class, and at a health awareness camp there. Those hours felt different. The work was messy and human. It did not give instant metrics, but it did give faces and stories.
One student stood out. A 14-year-old girl stopped coming to school. The reason was private and painful. That moment stayed with Geeta. It kept nudging her toward a decision she would make years later.
The choice to change
Leaving a stable career was not a single leap. It was a series of small steps. Geeta reduced her workload, took longer leaves, and tested projects in local communities. Each experiment taught her something practical. She learned how to run a camp, measure impact, and talk with families who distrusted outside help.
When she finally founded Spherule Foundation, she did it with this practical knowledge. Her engineering training reappeared; she only used processes to support people rather than systems.
What Spherule Foundation does
Spherule Foundation focuses on four clear areas:
- Menstrual health awareness and support in schools.
- Basic digital literacy for rural youth.
- Community health outreach and preventive care.
- Local environmental and sanitation projects.
The menstrual health work is direct. Volunteers visit schools and run short sessions. Girls can ask questions without shame. The foundation also supplies menstrual products when needed, which results in fewer school absences and more confidence.
Digital literacy is run as hands-on labs. Students learn to type, use email, and search for jobs. That training changes day-to-day choices. It opens simple paths to work.
How she measures success
Dr. Geeta Bora treats success like an engineer treats quality: with data and stories. She tracks school attendance, counts workshop participants, and gathers short testimonies. But she also keeps stories in a special folder. Those stories remind the team why they started.
A village teacher once told the team that a girl returned to school after a workshop. She said the girl no longer feared the monthly cycle. Those personal returns matter as much as metrics.
The most challenging work: changing minds
Talking about menstrual health meant facing silence and discomfort. Families felt exposed, and schools worried about their reputations. Funding was tight in the early years, but Geeta patiently tackled each problem.
The approach was simple: listen first, adapt second. Volunteers worked with local women to design workshops. They used local examples and avoided lectures. That helped build trust. Trust made programs carry on without outside help.
Small wins that ripple
A single sewing cluster taught 12 women to make reusable pads, which the cluster then supplied to three nearby villages. A digital lab ran for six months and placed its first trainee in a local shop. These small wins spread quietly, like ripples from a pebble.
For Dr. Geeta Bora, impact is not a headline. It is a chain of small, meaningful results that keep stretching further.
What others notice
Local partners speak of Geeta as steady and practical. Volunteers call her clear and patient. Donors praise the foundation’s focus on simple, repeatable programs. Media stories highlight her background in tech, but community leaders point to the results they see every week: kids back in school, women organizing groups, families talking about health.
What she believes
Geeta Bora believes that dignity grows from knowledge. She thinks people act differently once they understand options. Her advice to professionals is concrete: start with small pilots, listen to locals, iterate, and measure.
She also believes that skills are portable. The logic that runs a software project can run a community program. Planning, testing, and feedback; those are universal tools.
Looking ahead
Spherule Foundation is expanding carefully. New districts are being added after pilot runs. The goal is not fast growth but steady spread. Geeta plans to keep the community voice central. She wants programs that local teams can run without external leaders.
Her work shows a fundamental truth: You can change careers and apply your expertise to people without losing the craft that trained you.
