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Mon expérience avec l’association ‘Tamil Nadu Village Outreach (TNVO)’
J’ai participé pendant un mois (Janvier 2012) au projet communautaire de l’association ‘Tamil Nadu Village Outreach en ’Inde du sud. Ce projet créé il y a 7 ans par John(USA “South Asian Village Empowerment Intl “) et Sonny (Inde), a été mis en place principalement pour aider les communautés pauvres, dites « intouchables », autour de la petite ville de Mamallapuram, près de Chennai, la capitale de la région.
Le projet vise particulièrement à aider les enfants des villages défavorisés en leur assurant une aide aux devoirs gratuite dans un local privé après l’école, et une préparation plus intense pour leur examens.… Read the rest
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Tagged Education, Ellandoppu, Salavankuppam, School, Volunteers
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From The New York Times – “Many of India’s Poor Turn to Private Schools”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/31/world/asia/for-indias-poor-private-schools-help-fill-a-growing-demand.html
The demand for private English language-emphasized primary and secondary education is also a common trend in the Tiruporuur Block of Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu India among the poor and not-so-poor rural villagers we serve.
Rather than send their children to work illegally in small factories and field work, or to critically understaffed and underfunded government schools, almost all families will try to scrimp, save, beg and borrow at all costs to enroll their children in sometimes questionable and often inordinately expensive private schools. Their sacrifice is justified by the distant hope that their children, sons and daughters both, will
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Tagged Community Centers, Education, School
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Touring some of SAVE’s Programs and Projects by Catherine Grigioni
On October 13th, 2011 I had the opportunity to spend a few hours visiting several facilities supported by SAVE. This was my second visit to the area. In February of this year I attended the opening of the Mundiritoppu Village Community Center. Sonny Saravanan from Tamilnadu Village Outreach also showed me the 
SAVE supported Health Clinic in Amuur and a crèche, or pre-school feeding and child care center known locally as a Balwadi or Anganwadi.
I also had the chance to visit with the women at a few Community Centers including Mundiritoppu. These Community Centers, established… Read the rest
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Tagged Community Centers, Education, Sewing, women
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FREE SCHOOL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED TO VILLAGE TUITION CENTERS
On August 25th 2011 we distributed two free notebooks, pencils, sharpeners, and erasers, to each of more than 125 school children who attend our sponsored free Tuition Schools or evening study centers in Kazhanipakkam, Anandapuram and the Irula tribal enclave in Kunnapattu Panchayat. This was made possible in part by a donation of 50 Euros from one of our long time supporters. Please consider making a similar small donation to help distribute free school materials to needy rural children. We support and maintain an additional 19 tuition centers in the Tiruporuur block of Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu South India. For more… Read the rest
On Suicides, Caste and Higher Education – The Death Of Merit
http://thedeathofmeritinindia.wordpress.com/
Another documented report showing that the barriers to advancement for the socially disadvantaged in India have not be surmounted, leaving many casualties and blocked dreams. How can this be overcome? How many generations will pass before this social-structural impediment to equality disappears?
MUNDIRITOPPU VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTER INAUGURATED
- Cutting The Ribbon, from the right, Tiruporuur Union ChairwomanVijayLakshmi Krishnan, C. John Degler, President of South Asian Village Empowerment Intl and Uscha Nagarajan, Tiruporuur Union Vice Chairman
On February 13, 2011, we officially inaugurated the Mundiritoppu Village Community Center, located in Amuur Panchayat, Tiruporuur Block, Kanchjeepuram District Tamilnadu India.
- The Completed Mundiritoppu Community Center
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Tagged Community Centers, construction, Education, Mundiritoppu, School, volleyball, water
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Amuur Public School Toilet Facilities to be Remodeled by SAVE-INTL
The students attending the Amuur Village School will soon see a large improvement in the sanitary facilities available to them during school hours, thanks to the generosity of the Malar Trust of Italy who have agreed to fully sponsor their rehabilitation, pledging one Lakh (100,000Rs).
The current Amuur school toilets have become virtually unusable and the facility entry wall is in serious danger of collapse, plus the currently facilities are not designed with separate areas for boys and girls.
The availability and condition of toilet facilities in Indian Public has long been a problem that… Read the rest
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Tagged Amuur, construction, Education, School, Toilet
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Coaching Program For S.S.L.C. Examination Launched
With the full financial support of the Malar Trust of Italy, SAVE-INTL and its local partner TVO inaugurated a new experimental pilot program on December 4, 2010 at the Ellandtoppu Village Community Center. We will be offering free coaching for 10th standard (grade) students who will be required to take the Secondary School Leaving Certificate exam given at the end of February and the beginning of March 2011. Coaching classes will be held every Saturday and Sunday for 5-6 hours until the exam date. Participating students will be given free notebooks and pencils, plus we… Read the rest
Tour of Amapettai and Melaiyuur villages with Thiruporuur District Official
On November 1, 2010 “Sonny” S.V. Saravanan of TVO and I were invited to the office of the Union Panchayat Chairwomen of Thiruporuur District, Vijay Lakshmi Krishnan to accompany her on a tour of two middle schools in two of the 51 Panchayats(or Institutional Democratic Village Governments) under her jurisdiction, which includes over 51 Panchayats, or institutional grass level democratic village governmental units.
Riding in her District car from Tiruporuur towards Sembakkam and then right, we were accompanied by several of her staff. Our first stop was the Nellikuppam Panchayat, Amapettai village. Here are a few photos of the Village’s… Read the rest