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.

 CDS-Shoshana Medical project - Rosy colony, Chirala.

Rosy colony is on the outskirts of Chirala town. Government provided free housing for the backward tribal communities but their living conditions are still very bad with poor housing facilities and no drainage system. It is a low lying area and if it rains then the conditions would be worse than imagination. People here are daily wage workers and sometimes if they are out of work, it is difficult for them to even get one meal a day and there is no question of having money for medical emergencies.

Majority of the people here are migrants from other states and are mostly waste pickers, rickshaw pullers, maids and sewage cleaners.  Children are still not particular about going to school and end up as waste pickers. 

Shoshana came to know about this area from a social worker and started a first aid centre in the year 2023. Also the area has no medical facility and quite far away from the nearest medical help so Shoshana started giving free medication along with free blood pressure and sugar checkups.

People have poor living conditions with no hygiene so they are prone to skin diseases and breathing issues easily. Along with giving medicine, the nurse Ms. Lavanya is also trying hard to give them awareness about cleanliness from time to time.

 New pics from CDS-Shoshana Medical Centre - Bapatla

One of our recently started medical projects in the year 2023 for the fishermen community in Ram nagar, Bapatla. Mrs.Buela rani one of our senior nurses in association with Shoshana for the last 15 years in helping needy people with medical help in remote areas where there is not much medical accesss.

She is a trained nurse, had an experience of working in different hospitals for 10 years. She is giving out first aid help to people besides guiding them with hygiene and awareness for healthy living.

Needy people, having chronic illness like B.P and diabetic are quite happy for getting regular free check ups and medication free of cost.

Thanks to all the supporters of Shoshana for helping the needy people in remote areas with medical help all these years for a better healthy living.

 CDS-Shoshana medical centre, Rosaiah colony, Chirala.

Rosaiah colony is a small area towards the coast of Ramapuram, chirala. On the outskirts of the town, we have a small first aid clinic. It is an area allotted for backward communities by the Government. Most of the people are rickshaw  pullers, auto drivers and daily workers. The area is quite far away from the nearest hospital and there is no proper access to medical help.

Shoshana has been running the medical centre in this area since 2003. It is a first aid centre where shoshana is offering free blood pressure and sugar check-ups for the people. 

First aid help for minor wounds and cuts. The nurse Mrs. Ananda kumari is giving out free basic medication after primary examination. Sharing a few pictures from the centre and around the area.

 Beneficiaries from Shoshana Sewing Centre - Vijayawada.

These two women Mrs. Spandana and Mrs.Pavithra are the beneficiaries of CDS-Shoshana sewing

 centre Vijayawada. They finished their sewing class under the training of Ms. Hemima. After finishing

 the class they started working on their own with a sewing machine provided by Shoshana. They started

 stitching for their own families, relatives and outsiders. They are earning an income, which they are

 using for their family needs. For that they are forever grateful for Shoshana. Their videos are in the

 website: www.shoshana.org

 

Sharing another success story of one of the beneficiaries from Shoshana sewing centre, Vijayawada.

Her Name is Ester. Former student of Shoshana sewing centre, Giripuram, Vijayawada. After finishing the sewing training she got a sewing machine from Shoshana and she is forever grateful for that. She has two daughters. Previously it was very difficult for her to run the family. At that time, she had the opportunity to join the free sewing class and there by started earning money.  Now she is earning around ten thousand rupees a month which is very helpful for her to take better care of her children. Learning a life skill and using it changed her life for good. 

I thank all the donors of Shoshana for making a difference in the lives of these young people and their families.

 Sharing a success story of one of the beneficiaries of CDS-Shoshana sewing center - Vijayawada

Her name is Raja kumari. Former student of Shoshana sewing centre, Gannavaram.   After finishing the training Shoshana provided her with a sewing machine and she is working from home.  She is very happy that learning stitching not only gave her confidence but also a hope that she could also earn money . She has two daughters and she is stitching clothes not for her children thereby saving some money but also she is taking in orders like alterations and stitching new clothes like blouses, dresses etc. She is earning around 4000 rupees per month which she is using for her kids education.

She specially mentioned that stitching is like a therapy for her. whenever she feels low, she starts stitching which instantly refreshes her mind.

She said that the sewing project is giving support to some many women like her and she expressed her wish to have an advanced training like computer embroidery according to the latest trend so that they could earn more money and can give more financial support to her family.

Lastly she along with her kids expressed their thanks to all the donors of Shoshana.