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VASAVYA MAHILA MANDALI
Vasavya Mahila Mandali is a women’s Organisation of Atheist Centre. Vasavya is an abbreviation in Telugu language, which stands for reality, social outlook and development of
individual personality.
VMM has a working women’s hostel which is a opportunity for women from distant locations to stay and work in and around Vijayawada. It is a step towards women empowerment. The Short
Stay Home (Gora Abhaya Nivas) is for women with social problems such as widows,
battered women, victims of torture etc., who come for counselling and guidance
on family matters from Mrs. Mythri and Mrs. Saraswathi Gora. It is an
institutional approach which helps women to realize their potentials and get
mainstreamed after trained in various vocational skills such as nursing,
biscuit making, bathik printing etc. Women who are the victims of social
problems come from far and wide and they receive the much needed protection and
reassurance that their life is worth living.
The Swetcha Gora Eye Bank
was named after Swetcha Gora who donated her eyes and acted as an example to
others. More than 150 cornea transplantation operations were undertaken and
many blind people got their eye sight restored and given hope to be bread earners
of their family. Home and Community Based HIV AIDS awareness has been one of
the exemplary innovations undertaken by VMM which focuses on children and
parents and people living with HIV AIDS and working towards their
mainstreaming. Street children rehabiliation program focuses on creating
awareness on STDs and HIV AIDS and mainstreaming them into the society through
counselling and guidance.
Criminal Reformation program
at Seetanagaram settlement is also undertaken wherein they are given livelihood
options so that they sustain themselves rather than taking criminal ways to
earn their living. Various vocational and skill based trainings are undertaken
for women so that they realize their potential and able to express their skills
and be equal bread earner of the family. With a view to promote secular art and
culture, Vasavya Nrutya Vihar, in which children from different age
groups learn dance on secular themes such as national integration, social problems etc in promoting humanist values. Using the traditional dance form, these artists convey the message of secularism, humanism, science and scientific and social outlook. Mrs. Vidya,
former MP is President and Mrs. Rashmi Samaram is the Secretary of Vasavya
Mahila Mandali.
Contact:
Mrs. Rashmi Samaram,
Secretary,
Vasavya Mahila Mandali,
Atheist Centre,
Benz Circle,
Vijayawada 520 010,
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Phone: +91 866 24789784,2470966
Fax: +91 866 2473056
E-mail: vasavya@vasavya.com ,
vasavyamm@sify.com
Website: www.vasavya.com
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