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.

 Distribution of Sewing Machines at CDS-Shoshana sewing project, Pandaripuram - Chilakaluripet

Feeling happy in distributing the sewing machines to 10 women from different groups who finished their sewing and embroidery training at Shoshana sewing project - Chilakaluripet. This sewing project was specially started for the tribal communities who migrated from different parts of Andhra pradesh to this area in search of work.

It is very important for us to provide them with a sewing machine as soon as they finish their training so that the can start working on their own.

On behalf of all the beneficiaries our heartfelt thanks to all the donors who specially donated for the sewing machines and who made it possible for them to have a better life.

Sharing a few pics from the distribution program:

 Sharing a success story of one of the beneficiaries from CDS-Shoshana sewing project - Gannavaram

My name is Ruthu.  I got sewing training at Shoshana sewing centre, Gannavaram under the super vision of Mrs. Malleswari.  I was in the very first group of  tailoring class. After finishing the training, Shoshana provided me with a sewing machine. Now I started my own tailoring shop at home and monthly I am earning nearly ten thousand rupees depending on the orders. So far I earned maximum 12000 rupees during festivities.

My heartful thanks to Shoshana.

 CDS-Shoshana Sewing Centre - Raavipadu, Narasaraopet

One of the local people of Raavipadu offered their old house to run the sewing project. We have a medical centre in this area for quite some time now and some of the women here requested for a sewing project mostly school drop outs and housewives.

For the first group we have  chilli pickers who joined the sewing class.   The class started last year in Nov-2024. These ladies are basically agricultural workers. School drop outs and earning their income as daily workers to support their families. Their husbands are also working as auto drivers and other small jobs. Two of them have school going kids.

Right now chilli harvesting is going on. Guntur district is the largest producer of chillies. Best season for seasonal workers.

Some women requested for a sewing and basic embroidery class in their area so that they could utilize the class and can find another alternate work source for them in their off season.

Sharing a few pics from the class:

Instructor Kalyani with her students

Talking to these ladies to find out about their future plans. They wanted to have their own sewing machine to stitch for their families as well as take it up as an alternate career besides their work as a daily worker.