CDS-Shoshana sewing centre - Gaddipadu, Guntur.

The first sewing project of Shoshana started in the year 2000 in Guntur. For the last 25 years the sewing project is running successfully training hundreds of needy women in Guntur helping them to earn their living.

Mrs. Nirmala is the sewing instructor at this centre from the very beginning and she has been supporting needy women to financially settle in their lives. The present group of women started their class in July-2025. All the women belong to backward community coming from a very humble background.

After finishing the class they will be provided with a sewing machine and necessary tools to start their work as a tailor.

Heartfull thanks to all the donors who made it possible to train hundreds of needy women for the last twenty five years to be independent and earn their living.

 CDS-Shoshana Sewing Centre, Nagaralu, Guntur.

Mrs. Vasantha(Instructor) along with the women

Sharing a few latest pictures from Shoshana sewing centre, Nagaralu.

All the women are housewives and looking for an opportunity to work on their own. Husbands are daily wage workers like painters, construction workers and coolies.  In order to help the family, these women are looking forward for work as soon as they finish the class.

The present group of women started the sewing class last year in Aug-2024 and two of them are almost at the end of class.  Two other women finished early and in their place two new ones joined. 

 Pics from CDS-Shoshana Medical Centre, Railway area, Chirala

Just want to share a few pics from our medical project at a waste picking area, Chirala.

 Majority of the people here are  waste pickers so exposed to heavy pollution and harsh conditions. People mostly have infections due to poor sanitation and drinking water.

Shoshana is providing basic first aid help for this backward community including vitamin supplements and free B.P pressure and sugar checkups.

Some of the local people provided with a  room where we can operate medical centre with a regular nurse.

 CDS-Shoshana Medical Centre, Swarna

Swarna village is one of the rural areas located in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Approximately around 2600 families living in the village.  Most of the people are depended on agriculture and for other economic activities or medical emergencies they go Chirala which is the nearest town.

To help the people with the first aid access especially for older people and children, Shoshana started primary health centre in the year 2012 for one of the backward communities in Swarna village.  The nurse Mr.Jaya raju has an experience of 25 yrs in medical field working in different private hospitals. He has been associated with Shoshana for more than 10 yrs now. 

Sharing a few pics from the medical project:

 CDS-Shoshana Medical Centre - Doppalapudi

Doppalapudi is a rural area in Guntur district.   Shoshana started medical help in the SC colony of Doppalapudi village in the year 2023.

Villagers are mostly farmers and agricultural daily wage workers.Women also work in fields. They come to the  medical centre in the evening after finishing the work if they are in need of any basic medication for wounds or cuts. Instead of travelling to a distant hospital they get help like wound cleaning  and proper dressing or if kids need any basic help for common illnesses like fever and minor injuries. Besides that they also get vitamins and other supplements. Regular checkups for Hypertension and diabetic patients.

It is not like a typical medical centre but a place where they can come around and seek help like basic medical help for common flu's and other general medication since they are far away from the nearest medical access.  

 

CDS-Shoshana Medical Centre, Karamchedu

Most of our Shoshana health centres are located in rural areas where the rural residents often travel atleast 30 minutes to reach the nearest hospital so having medical access in their area helps the community to get immediate help before reaching the hospital.

Rural areas often struggle with long distances to reach the medical facilities so having a first aid facility in their area helps them to get immediate help like wound management or burns or B.P or sugar check ups helps them before reaching the hospital.

 CDS-Shoshana Sewing Centre - Autonagar gate, Vijayawada

Ms. Hemima is the sewing instructor who took the initiative of finding about the situation of these women, proposed for a sewing centre in this area  and came forward for helping them with a sewing class.

This sewing project is specially started for waste picking women in Auto nagar gate area, Vijayawada. Started in the year 2024 with six women. There are around 300 people living in this area in temporary shelters. Majority of them are waste pickers and drainage cleaning workers. Women face lot of domestic abuse with drug addict and alcoholic husbands. Crime rate is also very high in this area. 

Women are illiterates and are married early. Majority are single parents raising their children with a meagre income source ie waste picking. Some of the children are going to Government schools. When  we heard about the situation, Shoshana decided to start a sewing class for the ladies so that they  have an opportunity of having an alternate income source. Providing them with a sewing machine and other sewing equipment so that they can starting working as soon as they finish their class.

The women take turns in attending the sewing class since they have to work for their living all day long. Their income mostly depend on the amount of waste they collect each day and sell it in a scrap shop.

 They are still considered as untouchables in the society even today, it is difficult to find a job outside but at least they could stitch for their families and among their community. If possible they could as well find a job at a tailor shop.

Special thanks to all the donors who made it possible for these women to have an opportunity of having a better life and specially donating for providing them with a sewing machine.