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After completion of one batch of training at Khandeghar, few women from Khanipada (sister village of Khandeghar) had shown interest in starting training centre in their own village. We agreed and moved some sewing machines from Khandeghar centre to start another centre at Khanipada which is around 1.5km from Khandeghar. Meeting with women and few interested men happened on 11-Mar-2023.
Since August 2021, we had taken up training of females for tailoring using sewing machines and so far, we have trained around 75-80 females on the same in three villages – Janathepada, Khandeghar and Khanipada. While it was like a learning new skill for some, few of them realized that as an option to earn livelihood as well. Four such females from Khandeghar (and Khanipada) came forward to indicate their inclination for the same. We encouraged them by giving them a subsidy in purchasing sewing machines of their own – i.e. they can get brand new sewing machine from Suhrid Foundation if they can contribute partially towards the same. The partial contribution was symbolic so that they own it with pride and also make a serious attempt to generate livelihood using the new sewing machine.
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In the month of April 2022, 5-6 of these females purchased sewing machines themselves and have started doing their small-time business with that. We had given them 30 meter cloth so that once their formal training is over, they can make something sensible and usable from that.
Now they feel empowered enough and want to buy some material and sell stitched articles in their villages, on their own. We are really pleased with an idea that they decided on their own in investing in purchase of the machines (though second-hand) themselves and now gathering strength and courage to start some small business. To start with, they would stitch articles, pack it well and sell it through one small Kirana stall in their village. It is a very encouraging success story. We would also like to help them reach to larger selling market and lower cost purchase cost of raw material.
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Susmita Tembe – popularly addressed as Masi or मावशी 26th Aug 1961 – 12th May 2021. You were born on the day when mother Teresa was born and you left us on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Do we need to say more to prove that you were born to serve? As true health […]
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The Warlis or Varlis are an indigenous tribe or Adivasis, found in Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu and Talasari talukas of the northern Palghar district, parts of Nashik and Dhule districts of Maharashtra, Valsad, Dangs, Navsari and Surat districts of Gujarat. These Warli artists use red mud walls as a canvas for their paintings. Everything about the paintings is earthy and soothing. Warli paintings use geometric shapes mostly a circle, a square and a triangle. These geometric shapes depict different elements of nature.
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In this article, we are sharing the story of another Kid, Atul Wangad, who went through a major eye surgery in the second week of April 2019. Atul Wangad is 10 year old kid from Wangadpada (Taluka Vikramgadh). He is from a poor family. His father is out almost 6 to 7 months in a year to earn money. Till last year, he was not part of Suhrid foundation supported school. After he moved to our Guravpada school, his teacher found low vision during the annual eye test, which we conduct. His vision was perfect in one eye, wherein there was NO vision in the other eye.
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Following photos are from Kaspada school. Out of the each pair of photographs, first one is taken in first week of Jun 2015 – when school started. The second picture from each pair is taken in first week after Diwali vacation i.e. sometime in Nov 2015. One can clearly observe that kids are changing. Teacher’s […]
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These kids are from Janathepada (small village close to Vikramgad – around – 120 Kms from Mumbai). They came for the health camp on 20-Oct-13. Their school is almost 20 kms from our camp site! Road condition is not good. As per the plan of the camp, they were expected to be there by 2:30 […]
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Suhrid Foundation carried out few initial camps and visits in the Vikramgadh region – our catchment area near Mumbai. Objective of this was to understand the people, background, history, lifestyle, health issues, infrastructure, medical facilities etc etc… It was very evident that most of the kids were suffering from malnutrition. Parents were neither aware of […]
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Vikramgadh is a small tribal town, about 120km north of Mumbai. Despite proximity to financial capital of India, this place remains largely untouched by all the virtues and evils of urban life. The tribal lifestyle is very simple and in harmony with Mother Nature.The tribal culture is seeded by the belief that Mother Nature provides us […]
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