JPMM

Until 2021/22 JPMM supported the retirement period of an elderly master tailor from the colony who worked for them cutting and mentoring new tailors. sadly GopalRao died in 2023 after a long illness. Now they are dependent on just two women with cutting skills.

Most members of JPMM are daughters and daughter-in-laws of people directly affected by leprosy, but it has been agreed that the older people directly affected by leprosy will always be part of the production unit and profits are still shared with all the members.
For statistics and data about JPMM click here
Films
Watch the women making coconut fiber kitchen scrubs in this small video below -
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Learn much more about Mahila Mandals from the film below which was produced for IM Swedish Development Partner as part of a series about empowered women from around the world. We are delighted that they chose Amaravathi from JPMM. as one of their subjects for the series.
Sadly Amaravathi died during the pandemic, but her feisty legacy continues on here
