posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Sharana Taught Me That Education Is My Weapon And Never Give Up On It: Dinesh
UNICEF states that “The vast majority of children without parental care have living family members, including at least one parent or other relative.” It also states that children in alternative care “are more likely to experience violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation” At Sharana our experience resonates with the UNICEF observations and therefore the Residential Care… Read more »
Posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Whatever I am today is because of Sharana, I would have gone astray if not for them: The Story of Siva
-Penned by Board Member Alo Pal in Conversation with Siva, Former Beneficiary The Back to School programme has been the oldest and the most urgent programme of Sharana since its inception. Over two decades we have pulled hundreds of children out of a definite fate of illiteracy and hopeless unskilled or low skilled work. With… Read more »
Posted on Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Saturday, June 17th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Introduction to Theatre and Performance At The 2023 Sharana Summer Camp
Penned by Communications Manager Tanay I had previously conducted a Theatre workshop along with Manuel Sir (Program Manager, Expressive Arts Practitioner, Child Protection Officer) in last year’s Summer Camp with a few children. It was one of the most fulfilling creative experiences of my life, and I was amazed by how uninhibited the children were… Read more »
Posted on Saturday, June 17th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
posted on Thursday, June 8th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
Expressive Arts Through Movement and Rhythm
Penned by Ms. Romila Sil (Dance Movement Therapy facilitator-in-training) Over the span of four weeks team members from Sharana facilitated multiple Expressive Art Therapy sessions for children and adolescents participating in their Annual Summer Camp. The Art Room at the Sharana Social Centre (Puducherry) as well as the Angalakupam rural Community Centre (Angalakupam) served as the… Read more »
Posted on Thursday, June 8th, 2023
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Vandana Shah
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
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