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Project Description
There are around 10000 families who work in rice mills as bonded laborers in Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu. Bharathi Trust plays a key role in rescuing them and till date, 300 families have been successfully rescued and rehabilitated.
In addition to providing rehabilitation for the adults, Bharathi Trust aims at mainstreaming the children (175 till date, projected total number is around 2700) of these families. Asha in collaboration with Bharathi Trust intends to create a ‘Child Friendly Center’ wherein children will be trained with basic skills and education like counting numbers, reading alphabets, craft work, drawing etc.
Purpose / Goals
Goal of this project is to create a ‘Child Friendly Center’ for education which would include
1. Necessary infrastructure
2. Nutrition and health care
3. Books and other educational supplies
4. Salaries for teachers and helpers
5. Teacher training programs
Organization Description
Bharathi Trust is a non-profit development organisation working for the cause of upliftment and empowerment of Irula Tribal communities living in the interior pockets of Thiruvallur district.
Since 1990, it has been working among the Irula communities in more than 60 villages spreading over 5 Taluks of the District. It has been conducting a number of development programmes such as Sangam formation, awareness camps, liason work with government for obtaining development schemes, day care services, motivation centres for eradication of child labour. etc
Siddamma's fellowship webpage:
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=579http://www.ashanet.org/projects/tamilnadu/irulas/BharathiTrust.html - bharathitrust@yahoo.com
Project Type: Alternative Education
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Primary Focus: children who are working
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Secondary Focus: children of dalits/tribals
Area: Rural
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