A new skill for a life with dignity
The Hindu
A shelter for women in Shenoy Nagar trains women in tailoring or sanitary pad-making during their stay
Destitute women sent to Surabi Home in Shenoy Nagar are ensured they pick up a skill or two during their stay at the shelter. This place, run in association with the Greater Chennai Corporation, started to offer training in sanitary pad-making early this year, offering women a new vocational skill that they can make a living out of once they leave the place. This is apart from tailoring that has always been on offer.
Started by five friends in 2008 who come from different professions, the non-profit Surabi Trust renders various services to the under-privileged sections of society. The women’s shelter has been running since 2013 and has the police department, Chennai Corporation, NGOs and other individuals referring destitutes to the place.
“A resident can spend between six and eight months at the shelter and during exceptional cases a year, so we play an important role to counsel and upskill them during their stay,” says D.Radhakrishnamurthy, founder-trustee.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.