Asha for Education

Project Brief: Located in a dry, drought-prone and economically marginal region southwest of Tirunelvelli district, these crèches would help the mothers to be able to go to work. It will also encourage the elder siblings (particularly the girl children) to be...
Project Type: Alternative Education (description)
Primary Focus: vocational training (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Berkeley

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Praveen Krishnan
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: CAST - Community Action for Social Transformation
Poothathankudieruppu
ThiruviruthanPulli P.O.
Poothathankudieruppu, Tamil Nadu 627414
Tel: +91-4634-63355 (Off), +91-9443
Stewarding Chapter: Berkeley

CAST has been running nursery schools (day care centers) for children under five in ten villages in the area for several years now. ASHA Berkeley learnt about this project through one of its members, Anand Pandian who visited the project in Summer 1997. ASHA supported five of the ten nursery schools in the year 1997-1998: those at Pathai, Nalantheru, Pottal, Thiruviruthanpulli, and Chidambarapuram villages. The project came up for renewal in 1998 after a site visit by Anand Pandian. It was funded for the period of 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001. The project is currently an Asha-Stars project. Contact one of the Asha-Stars if you wish to join the team.