Society for the Educational and Economic Development

Project Brief: SEED helps children from the socially, educationally and economically deprived segments. SEED provides primary & high school education to the children of prisoners, murder victims, leprosy patients and prostitutes.
Project Type: Residential School (description)
Primary Focus: children of (ex)convicts (description)

Secondary Focus: children of sex workers

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Houston
Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: Vinod Kumar Venkatakrishnan
Co-Steward: Joe Gollapudi
Project Partner(s): Palanisamy A
Project Address: Society for the Educational and Economic Development
Chennai-Bangalore High road(Opp. P.W.D. Inspection Bungalow)
Venkatrangam Pillai Chatram
Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu 602105
Tel: 9444902322
Stewarding Chapter: Houston
Sep 2025HoustonUSD 5172
Aug 2024HoustonUSD 12288
Sep 2023St. LouisUSD 12096
Jun 2022St. LouisUSD 10744
Mar 2022HoustonUSD 12079
Mar 2022St. LouisUSD 4733
Sep 2020HoustonUSD 8007
Aug 2020HoustonUSD 3233
Dec 2019St. LouisUSD 10634
Sep 2019HoustonUSD 12213
Oct 2018HoustonUSD 9096
Jul 2018HoustonUSD 6664
Apr 2017HoustonUSD 4981
Oct 2016St. LouisUSD 19165
May 2015St. LouisUSD 17679
Sep 2014St. LouisUSD 8285
Mar 2014St. LouisUSD 10021
May 2013St. LouisUSD 7704
Dec 2012St. LouisUSD 7000
Nov 2011St. LouisUSD 10200
Jan 2010St. LouisUSD 7000
Mar 2008St. LouisUSD 7000
Jan 2005Santa BarbaraUSD 1500
Oct 2004Santa BarbaraUSD 1000
Jun 2004Santa BarbaraUSD 1000
Apr 2003St. LouisUSD 2030
2003BerkeleyUSD 1710
2002St. LouisUSD 2000
2001UIUCUSD 4500
2001CornellUSD 1000
2000BerkeleyUSD 1650
1999BerkeleyUSD 800
1998BerkeleyUSD 610
1997BostonUSD 1400
1996BostonUSD 1000

Total = $226194

Society for the Educational and Economic Development (Regd)

This project aims to educate children of prisoners, terminally-ill patients, murder victims, and prostitutes. SEED provides board, lodging, clothing and education of 271 children in ages 3-18 years. They provide both standard education and vocational training.
- To raise the social, moral, educational and economic status of the socio-economic and downtrodden in India
- To serve the socio-economic and educationally downtrodden for their upliftment and progress in consonance with the principles propounded by Bhangi Mukti and Bhangi Khasta Mukti of Mahathma Gandhiji.
- To look into the living conditions of the socio-economic and educationally downtrodden and suggest ways and means to raise their standard of living.
- To promote education for boys and girls of the socio-economic and educationally downtrodden in a manner economically viable for them as per the WARTHA SCHEME (i.e.) NAI TALIM, propounded by Mahathma Gandhiji
- To establish and organize criche, balwadi, primary school, middle school, high school and college
- To establish and run Industrial Training Institute
- To provide free hostel facilities for the socio-economic and educationally downtrodden
- To establish and run boys and girls homes for orphans and destitute
SEED was created to improve the conditions of children in socially, educationally and economically deprived segments of the society. The children come from the following backgrounds:
Children of life prisoners
Children of murder victims
Children of leprosy patients
The activities include
- Sheltering boys and girls in the age group of 3 to 10 years
- Imparting primary level education in the Government recognized Mahathma Gandhi Primary School
- Training the kids in mat weaving, embroidery, doll making, plastic wire bag making
- Training in tailoring and embroidery for grownup children
- Sheltering boys between 11 & 16 years of age
- Imparting education in the Mahathma Gandhi Residential High School
- Training in management of dairy farm, agriculture & horticulture projects
- Imparting industrial training to the boys in highest age bracket in Dr. J.C. Kumarappa Industrial Training Institute (training as fitter or electrician or mechanic) Cutting & Tailoring training is offered to grownup girls
- Electronics trade, a new job oriented course is being offered to the destitute and socially deprived girls
- Lessons on GANDHIAN THOUGHT is imparted to the children in all centers to mould their character and life in the right direction
Everything is provided FREE to the children with the ultimate aim of securing a decent life to them.
May 2024 Annual Report
Nov 2021 2022 Proposal
Mar 2019 Proposal 2019
Aug 2018 2018 Proposal
Mar 2010 Receipt 2010