Irula - Bharathi Trust

Project Brief: Provide educational motivation centers for Irula tribal children in South India.
Project Type: Alternative Education (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Silicon Valley
Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Sundar Iyer
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: Irula - Bharathi Trust
184/14C-2 Jayanagar,
Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu 602001
Tel: 91-4116-262607
Stewarding Chapter: Silicon Valley
Sep 2004Silicon ValleyUSD 11225
Feb 2004Silicon ValleyUSD 12357
2004Mid-Hudson ValleyUSD 1650
2004AthensUSD 5800
2003ToledoUSD 1710
2003Silicon ValleyUSD 17498
2003DetroitUSD 5690
2003AthensUSD 5800
2002Work an HourUSD 8836
2002Silicon ValleyUSD 11750
2001Work an HourUSD 9763
2001Silicon ValleyUSD 10000
2001CornellUSD 1500
2000DetroitUSD 1000
2000Work an HourUSD 23125
2000Silicon ValleyUSD 11000
2000SeattleUSD 6200

Total = $144904

The goal of this project is to help the Irula children become part of mainstream schooling system with the aid of motivational centres. About 530 children (between the ages 5-15) are expected to benefit. Our hope is that after 3 years most of these children will start attending government schools.
Facilitate Irula children to go to regular school. We are also considering starting vocational training to provide the Irula community with better alternatives to existing means of livelihood.
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