Asha for Education

Vidyarambam is dedicated to providing enjoyable quality education to all the less-privileged and under-achieving children at pre-primary, primary and secondary levels, encouraging them to successfully continue their education.
In the coming years, Vidyarambam plans to i) increase its presence from 8 to 14 districts in Tamilnadu; ii) expand to provide Easy Learning English (ELE) to government secondary schools in the city; and iii) replicate the success of its model school in one other district.

The word "Vidyarambam" is derived from the Sanskrit language and it means "the beginning of literacy". This "beginning" does not happen for many children in the world. Specifically, in remote villages of India, there are hundreds of thousands of children who do not have the opportunity or the environment to begin their education. Vidyarambam was formed in 2002 and has been registered as a secular and a not-for-profit organisation in India.

Vidyarambam's initial aim was to provide pre-primary education to children of 3 to 5 age group. But now, the Trust also provides support classes through the L2R and R2L programmes for school children of 8 to 10 age group who are found weak in skill of fast reading and working simple arithmetic. Vidyarambam has also growingly recognised the need for education in basic healthcare in rural areas. It has started giving orientation to its volunteers about Ayurveda.

V. Ranganathan is the founder of Vidyarambam. He has worked for several companies in India and the Middle East in a managerial capacity. He is retired and he devotes his time entirely to the Trust.