Covid-19 was unprecedented in its arrival as well as its lasting effects; some of which were are not even aware of at the moment. It has affected each and every section of society in various ways; but one section it has hugely affected adversely is the formal education sector of the underprivileged communities we support. … Read more »
Sharana has begun a Documentary Screening Series for the children from the Back to School program this February. An awareness video/documentary is screened every week for the children from nearby areas every Friday evening. All hygiene and safety protocols are maintained such as hand-sanitization and temperature checks as well as compulsory wearing of masks, and… Read more »
-Banupriya Jagadeesan- Sharana’s storytelling enthusiast pens her experience at Sharana once again I always find it wonderful that different age groups of children and various people are able to use the same space at different times of the day in different ways at Sharana.
-penned by Jagriti and Prakash In our continued work towards the wellbeing of adolescent girls, we organized an awareness session about Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent girls in the last week of January.
Ms Jagriti Shankar, Gender Expert and Programme Director and Ms Vandana Shah, COO at Sharana have co-authored an article which has been published in “The Urban World” Journal. ‘The Urban World’ is the quarterly Journal of RCUES,
-penned by a social worker, Mr.Prakash Alcoholism remains a huge problem in the families and communities we support at Sharana. For a few months, Sharana has been conducting awareness sessions on drugs and alcoholism in collaboration with OUTREACH & DROP-IN CENTRE (ODIC), Puducherry.
Since August Sharana has been providing cooked food packets as part of our Covid-relief work. Following a need in the communities, we have increased our daily food packets from 350 to 400 every day since mid-November. And last week we crossed the 25000 food packets milestone!
A big concern, for our beneficiaries, in the aftermath of #CycleNivar was food. How to organize and arrange for food for the first couple of days when everyone’s priority was to get their homes and lives back in order. To support the children and families during this time-
Our team of social workers has been in constant contact with all the beneficiaries we support through #CycloneNivar. Our efforts for reducing the damage caused by #CycloneNivar began early. We had been creating awareness among the children and families since the beginning of week; We instructed the families living in low-lying areas or very close… Read more »
