Sharana staff and social workers meet regularly with the families of beneficiaries to address any concerns, motivate parents on the importance of keeping their children in school, to follow up on health care, and to plan for upcoming months. Our objective is always to keep clear lines of communication with parents, and to ensure that… Read more »

This past week, Sharana’s office took a break for Pongal celebrations. We are just back at work, and wanted to share the celebrations with you. Of course, the Night Shelter activities continued through the short holiday, in the spirit of the harvest season. Here are the children, gathered around the kolam decorations, with a small… Read more »

This is Sarala. Sarala is a school drop-out identified by social workers in the Outreach Program. Her family lives on Rangapillai street, near the head post office. Sarala has four siblings. This is Selvi. Selvi’s father passed away; her brother suffers from mental illness and has run away; her mother is an asthma patient. Selvi’s… Read more »

We were delighted to have Gwenaël Bourboulon, President of Sharana France, with us this week! We had many discussions about the changing reporting needs of Sharana France, partnerships on programs, volunteers and more. As a result a new formalized agreement is in place now between Sharana France and Sharana (India), which you see Gwenaël and… Read more »