INTRODUCTION ABOUT ACDS :


Agency for community Development Services (ACDS) is supported and funded by Emmaus Community Welfare (ECOMWEL), No.9 Nathamani street, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai-600 030. Through ACDS programme 17 village viz.

(i) Paramankeni, (ii) Perunthuravu, (iii) Manjuvilagam, (iv) Mugaiyur (V) Kolavange (vi) Kadalur Periyakuppam (vii) Adaiyalacherry (viii) Kanathur (ix) Keelarkollai (x) Nedumaram (xi) Veppancheri (xii) ParameswaraMangalam (xiii) Akkinampedu (xiv) Nerkunapattu (xv) Thenpattinam(xvi) Vadapattinam (xviii) Koovatur are covered and working for the Development of Rural Heath, Education and women Empowerment.

The main activities of ACDS in this region are :

1. Health awareness to Rural Folk, 2. School Health Education, 3. Primary health Services and care, 4. Supplementary Education to school going children, 5. Women self help groups formation. Thrift schemes, 6. Supporting marketing importing skill training for income generations programmes to Self Help Group (SHGs). The populations for 17 Villages comes about 21, 027 and consist of 4 middle schools and 5 elementary schools with 2259 student on roll.
The Vision of ACDS is focused on realizing the values of Justice, Love and Equality by developing the weaker sections, marginalized and disadvantaged sections of the Society.

ACDS believes in Integrated community Development.

TARGET GROUP :

The poorest of the poor of the project area, irrespective of their caste background will form the target group. In most of the villages as the Harijans constitute the marginalized sections of the society they form the target group of the project.

Objectives :
To strengthen the PTA – Parents Teachers Associations and VECs – Village Education Committees.

To conduct supplementary education classes.

To help the government school teachers by appointing teachers through PTA.

To organize meetings / trainings for teachers.

To create and implement village education plans.