In Angalakuppam, one of the main areas of our Seeds of Change project, this November we started the last of the 3 steps of our Waste Management program! Let’s remember the two first steps: The first one was about raising awareness of the children about the dangers of waste, the second

10 year-old Stephanraj lives with his mother on the street near the Pondicherry traffic police station. His mother works as a cleaner in a nearby tea shop (but this job is not regular). A few months ago, Stephanraj fell sick and could not go to school. The social worker took him to the hospital, where… Read more »

On last Friday- the 9th of October we launched an exhibition of photos and paintings at the Sharana office to mark our 15th anniversary. The French Consul General, Mr Philippe Janvier-Kimayana was present at the event to honour the occasion by inaugurating the exhibition and saying a few kind words.

Sharana’s Seeds of Change program featured on the second page of The Hindu this morning. Do have a look. Also do find below, the online version of the article. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/looking-at-children-as-agents-of-change/article7736294.ece

No words can express the joy we felt when the 3rd batch of students from the Vocational Training Program in Carpentry received their certificates and new tool-kits last Wednesday. We saw them after 2 months, they completed their course in Sharana in end-June.

Vanmathi, one of our drop-in centre children at the Gayatri House had stopped going to school 2 years ago, to care for her newly born youngest brother. The mother had to go to work soon after the delivery to support the family, and Vanmathi being the oldest girl; was asked to drop out school. They… Read more »

We are glad to inform you that Sharana has been Certified by Credibility Alliance under Basic Norms. Credibility Alliance (CA) is a consortium of Voluntary Organisations committed towards enhancing Accountability and Transparency in the Voluntary Sector through Good Governance. Accreditation by Credibility Alliance is a process through which a Voluntary Organisation is certified as an… Read more »

As you are aware, Sharana proudly launched its 4th year of Carpentry training for school drop-outs and the rural youth in July this year. After 3 years, with a 100% placement success, we couldn’t be prouder of our boys. As if this wasn’t enough good news, one of our first batch boys Silambarasan has now… Read more »

Thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Anjali Schiavina- chairwoman of IWN Pondicherry and Managing Director of Mandala Apparels Pvt. Ltd.; this August, IWN (Indian Women Network) held a “Traning of Trainers” workshop at our Sharana premises with the aim to improve the knowledge and awareness of the industrial / organizational social workers about healthly living…. Read more »

During the last two weeks Sharana has enjoyed the positive energy that 4 scouts from the South of France have brought into our everyday routine. Through a link with Judith, Sharana France’s treasurer, they had learnt about the work of Sharana India. The team of four, Jean, Alice, Clarisse and Laurie, has done an amazing job