Hi Friends,

Want to share few pics from our sewing projects who started classes for new group of women.

Shoshana has more than 13 sewing projects so far working for the benefit of needy women for the last 17 years.

The sewing projects are still popular and useful for the needy people especially girls who are school drop outs and house wives  as it opens up doors for the home based sewing business.

They start with the basics and proceed on to the dress making courses in a duration of about 8 months to one year. Shoshana provides them with all the necessary materials and an experienced instructor to teach and supervise the classes through out the process.

New group of women at Shoshana Sewing Centre, Bapatla

After completion of the course each woman is provided with a sewing machine and a  sewing kit to start  their own little business.  People working for Shoshana makes regular follow ups and see that the woman use their   tailoring skills to earn a sustainable income.









Some of the women who finished their sewing classes

New medical project, Dasaripalem, Guntur.

Thanks to all the German friends who helped us in opening one more medical project in Guntur.

 I am posting a few pics from the new medical project, Dasaripalem, Guntur.

Dasaripalem is one of the backward communities on the outskirts of Guntur. The local society called Bass has been doing some educational programs  in that area for needy children. Last year they came up with the request of starting a medical project in their area for the people.

People from all kinds of religions are living in that area. Government is providing them with housing. Majority of them are daily workers like chilli pickers. Colony is away from the city. Still in need of basic facilities like proper roads and   transport facility.  As we observed there is no access to medical help even for basic medication and first aid help.

Shoshana decided to provide first aid help in this area. Due to insufficient funds we couldn't open it right away. People have been waiting for the last few months and finally friends from Germany helped us in starting the heath centre last week.

The local society arranged for a room for the centre. They are going to supervise the project.


Mrs.Mary is the first aider who is going to take care of the medical centre.
We start with  first aid help, basic medication and Blood pressure check ups.

Shoshana Medical Centre, Heyerpet, Chirala

Happy to say that Shoshana managed to extend its medical support in Chirala in the area (Heyerpet)where Shoshana- India has been running the office for the past 10 years especially for needy old people who are in constant need of medical attention.

Local society named Blessy Charitable Society is supervising the project and arranged for the place where the people could come and utilize the help in the weekends. The nurse is giving blood pressure check ups and some general medication.

Thanks to all the donors for your constant support.

Shoshana Sewing Centre, Vijayawada.

It is very sad to write about one of our sewing instructors Mrs. Srivani.who passed away yesterday at the age of 66yrs. She had been working with Shoshana from the beginning ie from 2001.
She was a very active and lively woman. She had a heart for the poor and concern for needy woman around her area. Over the years she helped many woman to be independent .Though she crossed her retirement age she always used to say that she want to help people as along as she can. That is true and till her last day she was helping people. We miss her and may her soul rest in peace.

These pics were taken only two weeks back in our recent visit to her sewing project.

Shoshana medical centres in areas like Tadiparru, Epurupalem.

Nurses working for Shoshana medical centres at various places.
Some of the pics from the area and also from the medical centres.


Weavers colony in Epurupalem and Sainagar areas

 We have qualified nurses who are attending all kinds of people especially old people with special needs.

These areas have less access to health care and not many health workers are available.

The professions the people  are in are mostly physical in nature like physical labour, farming, weavers exposed to chemicals, pollution etc

Not only rural areas Shoshana is extending its medical help to backward slums where people are mostly rag pickers, collecting waste living in very unhygienic  and unhealthy surroundings.

Besides giving out medication and first aid help, Shoshana is encouraging the nurses to educate the people about personal hygiene and health care.

Pics from Shoshana medical centres in Prakasam and Krishna Districts

Shoshana's medical help in some of the rural backward areas and urban slums
where there is poor access to health care either distance wise , affordability and poor quality of health care.


Shoshana is giving basic medical care in these areas with a regular nurse giving out free B.P and sugar check ups, basic medication and first aid help. If the patients need additional care they are referred to a doctor or helping them to see a doctor.

These first aiders are accepted by the people and not only giving out medication but telling about personal care and hygiene and preventive measures  like for  mosquito borne diseases etc

The local societies are arranging room facility for the centres and for medical camps with qualified doctors when ever necessary.

Pics from the women at Shoshana sewing centre, Vijayawada.

Besides sewing and embroidery skills the instructor Hemima is teaching the women some handicrafts skills.

Hand made jewellery

Hand made products which are useful and decorative using only simple tools. Preserving the traditional skill as well as an income source.

These needy women who are  unemployed and interested are spending time in learning handicrafts skills to earn a good amount of money. The raw materials are easily available and cheap. With proper skills there is a definite chance to generate employment.

Tie and Dye technique in making scarfs  - Folding, twisting the cloth with bands or strings and application of  different colors of dye.