The concept of "Community Centres" was first introduced in the B. K. Guda slum in March 2002. This is one of the largest slums in the Twin Cities, located in an inaccessible area, sandwiched between the Hyderabad Airport and the Railway Line. With financial support from Friends Indeed, the centre provides vocational training - presently in the field of embroidery, crochet/tatting and tailoring for girls to supplement their family income. Five batches of girls, comprising 90 girls have been successfully trained.

Project Krushi
Plot No.34,
Methodist Colony
Begumpet,
Hyderabad - 500 016
Phone: +91-40-23400395
Fax    :      91-40-27604763
E-Mail:
saikorian_krushi@sancharnet.in

The second community centre was taken up in the Pardhi Basthi slum, in Fatehnagar, and has become operational from January, 2003. It is located in one of the rooms of the renovated school building. The enthusiasm with which the community has joined in the efforts of Project Krushi is heartening and vocational courses on similar lines as in B. K. Guda slum are being introduced in this Centre.

H.F. Nagar

This centre was started in 2004 October. 40 women have been trained and another 30 are going to finish their training by the end of January. Here there is more potential for development, people are more receptive and the teacher is more open to the ideas, people of this area are relatively more literates and willing for the changes. Recently a sale / exhibition was held, with the help of the girls from the centre, where some of the material was sold, getting some publicity for the effort and the products. It is hoped that orders for school uniforms would be received by the next academic year.