Penned By Intern Tapomagna   For a child, the sea can hold many memories: a place to swim, play, collect shells and watch the waves. But what happens when the child begins to wonder why there is plastic in the ocean?  This question lies at the heart of Sea Change, an environmental education programme developed… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal By mid-March 2020, the distant buzz of COVID-19 and the detection of the first cases in India had become a calamitous cacophony, and the school where I teach shut pre-emptively in mid-March. I moved to a farm in the village with my children, unsure of what to do about… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali At Sharana, we believe that education is about much more than ensuring children attend school and perform well in examinations. While access to education remains central to our work, we recognise that children need support beyond academics to truly thrive. Confidence, resilience, emotional well-being, and life skills all play… Read more »

Sharana was honoured to welcome Mr. Etienne Rolland-Piègue, Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai, to our Social Centre. During his visit, Mr. Rolland-Piègue learned about Sharana’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP) and its work towards supporting women’s economic independence. He met with our Founder, Rajkala Partha; CFO, Murugaiyan; and CEO, Vandana Shah, who shared… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali On 31st July and 1st August, Sharana Social and Development Organization marked an exciting milestone with the launch of its first round of AI workshops for college-going students from our Digital Lab and Language Lab. Bringing together 81 students from both current and alumni batches, the two-day workshop transformed… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali Sometimes, creating lasting change is not about introducing something new, it is about helping people access the opportunities that already exist. Last November, Sharana began its collaboration with the Ariyankuppam Post Office by organising a financial literacy and awareness program for our Women’s Social Entrepreneurship beneficiaries and the residents… Read more »

Penned By Communications Manager, Aditi Mandali Thirty-one women entrepreneurs recently completed Sharana’s first Digital Skills for Small Entrepreneurs workshop, marking the next phase of our Digital Lab program. Conducted over two days by AI trainer and digital marketing expert Suresh Siavkumar, the workshop introduced participants to practical digital tools that can support both their businesses… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal Productivity is when an activity, oft repeated, reaches a well-oiled efficiency and runs on autopilot. So too, one may justifiably assume, about the summer camps at Sharana. After all, with tech or without, in 25 years we know how to keep our children engaged. We have the material, an… Read more »

Penned by Board Member Alo Pal, Ezhilarasi is unstoppable. From the age of 13 to 23, she lived with her older sister in Tirupur to babysit her niece. During that time, she underwent training in tailoring and embroidery and worked and earned a living on a weekly salary basis, often clocking overtime as the pay… Read more »

Penned By Board Member, Alo Pal  Abhinaya is the oldest of three siblings, the younger two being boys. She was a freshly delivered burden to her parents with her first breath. Her father, a fisherman, disinterested in the education of his children in general, cared even less about his daughter. Every conceivable cliché applied to… Read more »