SAADOW - Social Awareness and Development Organization for Women

Project Brief: SAADOW runs tuition centers to supplement basic education for children in 10 villages in the Natham block in Dindigul district.
Project Type: Tuition Centers (description)
Primary Focus: to go to formal school (description)

Secondary Focus: creating resources

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Colorado
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Ravichandra Palaparthi
Project Partner(s):
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , P.Sonaimuthu, Executive Director - SAADOW,119-D/6B, Behind Central Theatre,Natham,
TAMIL NADU  624 401
Tel: 04544 –245111
Stewarding Chapter: Colorado

Asha Stars, if any:

Jayram Krishnamoorthy

Krishna Vaidyanathan

Sharath Venkatrao

Srikanth Srinivasan

Subbu Swaminathan

May 2003ColoradoUSD 1126
Dec 2003ColoradoUSD 343
Dec 2002ColoradoUSD 1177

Total = $2646

The Dindigal area has a literacy rate of 31%, and most of the people are agriculturist or coolie workers. This project plans to provide supplementary education for rural hill area children in 10 villages of Natham. The 10 villages were selected by a BaseLine survey conducted. The objective of this project is to reduce drop out rates in this area and provide at least primary education for these children.

The project aims to benefit 261 children. Since there is no one who can guide these children there is definitely a crucial need for this project.

The project component that deals with supplementary education for children, is located in Natham block, Dindugal District of TamilNadu, and is currently being funded by Asha Stars through Asha-CO.

The SAADOW project started as a vocational training project for women. Now it has various components like Women’s welfare development, street center rehabilitation and supplementary education for children.
Check http://www.aidsfbay.org/projects/Saadow/Saadow.html for details on the vocational training project for women being funded by AID