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.

Pics from Shoshana Sewing Centre, Venkatappaiah colony, Guntur.

Pics from Shoshana Sewing Centre, Guntur.
Area: Venkatappaiah Colony

Instructor Anitha with her students.

Shoshana started helping the needy women in this area for the last 7 years and so far  around 60 women got benefited with the free tailoring course as well as with a sewing machine on a small credit. We make it a point to know their family details so that we could help them in all possible ways.The instructor is careful in picking up the women because majority of them come from similar background. In them it is necessary to choose the ones who are in desperate need of support.

 Want to share the story of one of the students of this Sewing centre.  Her name is Annamani. Finished her schooling and got married at an young age. Husband also is not much educated, he is a construction coolie. She is living with her three daughters in a rented house. In cities it is a must that both  the couple have to work to run the family.

Her elder daughter is mentally challeged and because of medical negligence she lost both her legs.Totally depended on her mother. Also in need of medical help once in a while.Annamani has two more small school going girls.  As of now it is not possible for her to go to work with these kids and husband is the only earning member.

The instructor Anitha picked her for the free training class with the intention of helping her for her self help so she could  work from home besides taking care of the household work.  Earning some money on her own gives her the possibility of meeting her elder daughter's special needs.
Also we are finding the possibilities of how we could help her daughter.

Pics from Shoshana Computer centre, Guntur.

Shoshana started computer centre in Guntur with the main intention of helping needy boys and girls in urban areas too.  Centre started nearly a year back with the help of some like minded volunteers who came forward to give computer education to needy students to those who cant afford to pay the high course fee for advanced and job oriented courses.

Chandra is the computer instructor. He has been working as a computer teacher in different institutions for the last ten years. The society and the instructor select the beneficiaries and for the maintenance of the centre they collect a very meagre amount as fees.