Blog Archive:  September 2012
posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
Disability Training for Amala and John Peter

  Last week, Amala and John Peter attended a disability training workshop in Chennai. The session was organized by the International Childcare trust, a children’s rights organization that works in partnership with local organizations in Africa and Asia. The focus of the workshop was on “Strengthening program and policy to promote rights of disabled children… Read more »

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Posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
posted on Friday, September 21st, 2012
by Vandana Shah
Mathur Village: A model and a challenge

Sharana began working in Mathur village in 2008. Mathur Village is located approximately 20kms north of Pondicherry town. It is a caste-fractured and poverty-ridden village that has been left undeveloped thanks ironically to the property development boom. With agricultural lands being sold into private plots, the villagers have lost their original sources of livelihood and… Read more »

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Posted on Friday, September 21st, 2012
by Vandana Shah
posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
J’OSE Volunteers at Sharana

A group of 40 Volunteers from J’Oeuvre de secours aux enfants: Relief work for Children (J’OSE) arrived at Sharana for the group’s annual visit to Pondicherry, this past month. Volunteers at an orientation with Eric J’OSE is a Paris-based organization which gathers young adults with the aim of getting them involved in volunteer programs, generally… Read more »

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Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
posted on Friday, September 7th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
Sharana’s Solidarity Shop Opening

Sharana’s Solidarity Shop was inaugurated on August 30! The shop carries recycled newspaper products, jams, cookies, a line of garments from Raga, and other items from Souffle de L’Inde — profits from the sales of which will be solely for Sharana’s benefit.   As many of Sharana’s supporters and friends will know, Raga is an… Read more »

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Posted on Friday, September 7th, 2012
by Vandana Shah
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