The nature of agriculture and dairy is that the work is relentless and the products are perishable. photo taken in August 2020 Food and nourishment being a constant requirement of life
Sharana always believes in working/supporting like-minded organisations working to uplift various sections of the vulnerable communities in and around Pondicherry; collaboration and counting each other’s strengths is indeed the way forward- esp. during the times of Covid. When the Corona lockdown struck in March, Krupa Jhaveri of Sankalpa, put together a remarkably interesting activity that… Read more »
We were all seated around a table, and Rajkala our President had files from our social workers from all programmes. photo taken in August 2020 Each file had their respective profiles of candidates
Last month, Sharana undertook a week-long mental health assessment of our women under the Social Entrepreneurship Programme. photo taken in August 2020 Predictably, uncertainty, lack of income, domestic violence, haze on the academic year for children were among the prime causes of anxiety, but Parameshwari told us that the bombardment of unfiltered continuous coverage of… Read more »
Earlier this week, Sharana’s team of 10 social workers attended a ½ day training on the Gendered Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic. The training was conducted by Ms. Jagriti Shankar, a Gender Specialist who leads the Social Entrepreneurship program for Women in the organisation. This training showed
Report by:- Jagriti Shankar and Vandana Shah Sharana conducted a “Women’s Mental Health Awareness Campaign: Towards a Sound Mind” for the beneficiaries of Women’s Social Entrepreneurship project from the 19th to the 25th of August, 2020. This project is supported by Majany, Luxembourg.
Kozhukattai is a traditional Tamil preparation, a steamed rice dumpling with stuffing. A Tamil modak if you will. Maanvizhi took a loan from Sharana’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme to enhance her business that made traditional Tamil eateries. She makes Kozhukattai with Sago and Ragi too in addition to white channa sundal”boiled and tempered chickpeas” and samosas…. Read more »
The petty shop round the corner, especially in these days where one would prefer to avoid crowded markets are a boon to neighbourhoods. Maybe it is a good time to pause and be grateful to the shop owners who venture into the wholesale markets no matter how menacing the “curve”. Sumathi, of Solai Nagar is… Read more »
With the “Unlock” measures just announced Sarita is finally scheduling trips to Chidambaram and Chennai to stock up on sarees to resume her business of selling them to her customers from her home on a monthly instalment basis. Since the lockdown she has struggled to feed her family. photo taken in August 2020 Her husband… Read more »
Social workers at Sharana met Kanagavalli 3 years ago during an outreach in the Vanrapet Slum of Pondicherry. photo taken in August 2020 At the time she had three small children,