Puthuma Shg

Puthuma Shg is a small group based in Vilakudy, which is part of the Adoor Municipality. We are basically just a group of people from the village who decided to come together to work on small projects and help each other out. It’s not a big company with a tall building. We usually meet up in local spaces or someone’s house to get our work done. Most of us have lived in Vilakudy our whole lives, so we know all the families around here. We started this because it’s better to work together than try to do everything alone. We do various things depending on the season and what people need, sometimes it's making small goods or helping with local chores. It’s a simple way of life. We don't have a fancy office or a website. Most people in the Adoor area just know us by word of mouth. We talk about our families while we work and share whatever food we’ve brought from home. It’s more like a community than a business in the way people usually think of it. We try to save a little money as a group so if someone has an emergency, we can help them. It’s honest and it keeps us busy. We just want to keep the group going so we can keep supporting our neighborhood and our homes. It’s not always easy, but it works for us and our village.