Heerabai is one of the women who made her way to CRHP as a patient but has now become a member of the CRHP community as a staff member at the Mabelle Arole Rehabilitation Center. Heerabai was born in nearby village, Rajuri, but she received no education growing up. Heerabai became part of our community... Continue Reading →
Shahabai is the head nurse at CRHP’s Julia Hospital. If you visit the Hospital, her presence is unavoidable, she is always making sure patients are being taken care of, and she ensures everything is in order. She has been with CRHP for so long that she jokes about not remembering what her life was like... Continue Reading →
As told by Akila Sayyed, translated by Surekha After I got married at the age of 16, I worked on farms in the villages as well as factories in cities; however, my life never improved. I never found satisfaction in my work; no one respected me. I wasn’t contributing to the wellbeing of my family... Continue Reading →
Selma was born into a very poor family with a young mother and a drunkard father in Indiranagar, a slum of Jamkhed. Her mother worked as a day laborer in neighboring farms while her father stayed at home and drank, providing no income for the family. Selma attended preschool at CRHP where she was provided... Continue Reading →
Written by Julia Queale, Intern When did you first begin working at CRHP? I joined CRHP in 1975. What is your role at CRHP? Since 1975, my most important work has been with the Women’s Groups, Farmers’ Groups, and the Adolescent Girls Program. Today, I am a social worker on the Mobile Health Team. Every... Continue Reading →
Written by: Carla Menezes, Khushbu Pandya, and Fara Rodríguez, CRHP volunteers Asha and other Village Health Workers pose after a farm seminar. Asha is a Village Health Worker who has been working with the neighboring slum of Indiranagar for the past twenty-one years. She was born into an Other Backward Caste (OBC) family, and therefore, had... Continue Reading →
Written by: Sumana V Monika Kamble is an instructor for the Adolescent Girls Program and has been working at CRHP for almost 20 years. How did you become interested in the Adolescent Girls Program? I came to CRHP in 1996 after I was married. In 1998, I was working in Latur through CRHP, and the area... Continue Reading →
Born in the Maharashtrian village of Manman, Mrs. Mangal Pandit has worked at CRHP since 1979 and lives on CRHP’s campus with her family. She is currently Nursing Superintendent at CRHP’s Julia Hospital. In her time at CRHP, she has conducted thousands of deliveries in addition to other duties attending to in-patients. How did you... Continue Reading →
Written by: Sumana V Sofiabai is a 73-year-old VHW in Patoda with expansive experience working in improving health, women’s empowerment, and tackling societal obstacles. Growing up as the oldest of sixteen children, Sofiabai felt pressure to take care of the household early on. The pardah system existed in her small Muslim community within her village,... Continue Reading →
Written by: Sumana V Varsha Popale is a graduate of CRHP’s Adolescent Girls Program and now teaches karate for the program. She is nineteen years old and is now pursuing higher studies in science. What are your hobbies outside of school and AGP? I of course like karate! I also enjoy singing and dancing. What... Continue Reading →
