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.
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