posted on Monday, May 15th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Sharana’s Summer Camp- A Safe Haven For Children During Holidays
Penned by Board Member Alo Pal Sandhya is eight. Her father is an unemployable alcoholic, her mother is an unemployed alcoholic sober currently because of failing health. Her sister works as a house help, the sole breadwinner of the family. Our Social Workers observed that Sandhya is unsupervised and loiters on the streets outside the… Read more »
Posted on Monday, May 15th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
A Glimpse of Sharana- An Intern’s Perspective
By Ritusmera M., who interned at Sharana and is a student at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar School of Economics University Sharana is the perfect stepping stone into one’s journey into giving back. During my time at here, I learned much about the conditions of the underprivileged in Pondicherry and what kind of programmes Sharana conducts… Read more »
Posted on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Saturday, April 8th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Despite Husband’s Gambling Problem and Debt, This Woman Built Her Home Off Her Entrepreneurial Spirit
Penned By Board Member Alo Pal “My husband is coming”, Manimegalai tells me in hushed tones. For a moment I fear a scene. Too often have I seen controlling husbands brutally dominate over their wives and abuse them into silence, oblivious of the neighborhood and bystanders witnessing their brawl. On my way to the village… Read more »
Posted on Saturday, April 8th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Friday, March 31st, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Ms. Glory Pal, Organic Farmer, Conducts Session On Cow Health At Angalakuppam Rural Centre
Penned by Board Member Alo Pal She breaks stereotypes with not only the work she does but the strength of conviction with which she does it. In charge of Gloria Land, a hundred-acre organic dairy farm with a 140-strong cattle herd of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Glory, since childhood, took keen interest on farming activities… Read more »
Posted on Friday, March 31st, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Monday, March 6th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
A Look Into the Life and Work of A Farmer Through Beneficiary Ramayee
-Penned by Board Member Alo Pal Ramayee and her husband have taken on lease an acre and a half of land and grow seasonal vegetables and flowers year-round to earn a living. Her husband is disabled and supervises work on the land and when required, he hires seasonal labor. They have received two loans from… Read more »
Posted on Monday, March 6th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Friday, February 24th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
This Couple Launched a Thriving Tea Business in the Midst of The Lockdown And Doubled Their Income
-Penned by Board member Alo Pal After I’d finished speaking to them Manikantan went to our art teacher and took keen interest on newspaper toys painted in gold that were on display in the hall. His resting face is a happy one and appreciation is genuine in enthusiastic appreciation of what Sharana does with the… Read more »
Posted on Friday, February 24th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Friday, February 17th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
The Climate Fresk Junior for Children At Sharana- Encouraging Awareness on the Environment
-Penned by Team Sharana The Climate Fresk is an interactive workshop that helps people understand the causes and consequences of Climate Change. In July of 2022, Ms.Amandine Hersant, volunteer who is also General Manager at Planète Urgence, an NGO, and a trained Climate Fresk facilitator, conducted a workshop for our leadership team. The Workshop has… Read more »
Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Sangitha – A Story of Exceptional Resilience and Strength
Penned by Board Member Alo Pal, based on a conversation with Social Entrepreneurship Program beneficiary Sangitha (name changed) Sangitha is illiterate. The only assembly of peers she ever interacted with was in the Anganwadi (child care centre) when she was little. Orphaned at 8, she lived with her older sister and was married off at 18…. Read more »
Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Distribution of Certificates for Second Batch of Digital Lab Students, with Team Straive
by Communications Intern Tanay Kagal On 20th January 2023, we distributed certificates to students of the 2nd batch of Digital Lab students. There were also some students from the 1st batch who couldn’t complete the course earlier (due to extra-curricular achool activities or playing sports in the evenings) and have now completed with the help… Read more »
Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Sharana’s First Art Sessions With Men
Penned by Board Member Alo Pal Seven years ago, almost to the day, my baptism at work in Sharana was with Manuel sitting in front of me introducing himself and speaking about his work. The most basic as well as the overriding aim of Sharana at the time was to send children to school and… Read more »
Posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2023
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Vandana Shah
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