“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step“, goes the saying Dr. Roma Solomon, the architect of CGPP India, steps away from actie service after 24 years, the journey in its entirety – a path pived with unwavering dedication, etched with her footprints upon the soil of a polio-free nation.
Dr. Solomon’s first step wasn’t onto a pre-laid path but onto a blank page. Armed with no Terms of Reference, only a vision ablaze, she began knocking on doors, one NGO at a time.
“Too small”, some said, dismissing the nascent CGPP. But
Dr. Solomon’s commitment was not a flickering candle, but a burning sun. Fueled by her passion, CGPP forged its way, joining SMNet, a network that reached where others couldn’t, the furthest corners of India. She nurtured not just projects, but people. As colleagues speak of her, their voices tremble with admiration, not just for the leader who guided them, but for the mentor who shaped them into “competent professionals” and “responsive, good human beings”.