Pics from Shoshana Sewing Centre, Shalem nagar, Narasaraopet.

New group of women started their training from June-16. Coming from neighboring areas of Shalem nagar, heard about the classes from the old students. Few married women,  girls who finished their school  and one or two in college.

Having opportunities for jobs in Government schools, not only the uneducated women who are learning the course for their livelihood besides their work as a coolie, many needy women who have the basic education are also interested to learn the course in order to get placed for Government jobs.

Insturctor, Santhamma with the students

We are providing them the training certificates after completion of their course. There is no mandatory time limit for the training. Ofcourse we have a schedule for 9 months to 1 year for the training but if they need more practice we are providing them more time so that they get perfection to work on their own.

Pics of Shoshana sewing centre, Navodaya nagar, Narasaraopet.

Sushmitha

One of the old students of this Sewing project from the very first batch. Happy to hear that she is running her own shop at home, also she learnt advanced embroidery work, painting, jute bag making etc. She invited to come over to her place to show her products.

Given a chance she would like to train the students of our sew centre with some handicrafts works, embroidery and painting specially bags made out of jute material.


The present group of women started their training from July-2016. Women from agricultural families, autodrivers and other small jobs. They heard about the centre from the old students. The instructor Satyavathi has some health problem so her sister who is also a tailor is taking care of the project of late.

Pics from Shoshana sewing centre, Venkatappaiah colony, Guntur.

Insturctor Anitha with the new group of women.

Most of women especially from this area are daily workers. Chilli pickers either in fields or Chilli markets.   Chilli is a seasonal crop so they run out of work half of the year. They need some alternate work to support their families, More over for women with small kids, it is difficult to work in fields since they have to take the kids to the fields.

Stitching ,  they could work from at home or in a tailor shop, it is convenient for them to manage the household as well as the work.

The present group of women started their sewing training in March-16 and propably they will finish by the end of this year.
Anitha, the instructor is helping them in getting proper training and see that each one who is in need gets a sewing machine and  encouraging the women to use the skill for their self help.

Pics from Shoshana Medical Centre, Swarna.


Most of the medical centres have patients with fevers, headache, vomitings and diarrhea. Since malaria is prevalent in some parts of the state, people have to take care of the precautionary steps. Government is doing awareness programs but this process might take a little while to actually get into the people.

We  have most of our medical centers in remote areas, areas which are not with clean surroundings. Most of the people are falling sick easily.

Beside medication, some of the patients are asking for mosquito nets.

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Pics from Shoshana Sewing projects, Guntur.

 Nirmala and Kamala, Sewing and Embroidery instructors at Shoshana project, Rajiv Gandhi nagar area, Guntur.

 Shoshana started its work in India in the year 2000 with this sewing project.
Nirmala is our  first sewing teacher. Kamala, her daughter joined recently as an Embroidery teacher at the same project. Kamala is also a trained nurse, she could as well give medical support if there is a need.

So far Nirmala has been helping the needy women in this area for the past 16 years and propably this would be the last batch for her in Guntur as she is planning to move to a new place which is near to Guntur.

So far Shoshana  helped more that 150 women there by helping their families from this project for their better living. Not only the free training we see that they get a sewing machine.

 Happy to know this training  made a difference in the lives of many needy women.

Distribution of Sewing machines

Distribution of sewing machines to some of the previous students at Shoshana Sewing Centre, Giripuram, Vijayawada.


After finishing the training program, all the instructors working with Shoshana  see that the needy students get a sewing machine on a small credit and make follow ups so that they get independent and make use of their skill for their better living.

Few pics from the distribution of sewing machines.

Student Sowjanya with Hemima(Instructor)

Sowjanya finished her free tailoring class from Shoshana sewing centre, Vijayawada. Her parents expired. Unfortunately. her husband also left her. No children. Presently she is taking shelter at one of her relatives houses. She is helping them in the household activities but still dependent on them.

Now She got a sewing machine and if she could make use of it, she could be independent and live on her own.

Lakshmi

Poojitha

Lakhsmi and poojitha, both from Vijayawada and finished their free tailoring classes from our sewing centre, Vijayawada. Both are married.  Husbands, daily workers. 

Lakhsmi is illiterate and has two children. Poojitha finished her school.

Both, already started stitching for the neighbours but they didn't have their own machines. They come to the sewing centre when there is no class so that could use the machines.

Now they got their own machines. They are happy that could set up their own shop at home.

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Busy with the yearly accounting stuff  for the last few days so couldn't update my blog.


Projects usually have summer break due to the high temparatues  but we see that the medical projects are open and available for the needy people.

Pics from Medical projects, Chirala and Karamchedu village.

Most of  the medical projects have  patients with dehydration problem, losing of body fluids with vomitings and diarrhea. Nurses are giving out electral packets for them besides regular medication.