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Suyam Charitable Trust (Regd. 1999) runs through
Ms.V. Uma - Managing trustee
Mr.R. N. Muthuram - Trustee
Mr.Fracin S. Prabhu - Trustee
Mr.K. J. Prabhu - Trustee
Mr.Jegannathan - Trustee
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| VOLUNTEERS |
Our volunteers include Vinoth, Mohan, Sunil, Surender, Deepa, Deepa (Nurse), Iswarya, Manikandan, Mugilan, Mitra, Gayatri, Rama, Sharmila, Vino Babu, Saravanan, Prem and friends, Kumaresan, Bhavani, Parvati, Seetha, Aishwarya, Vaishnavi, Srivatsan, Ganesh Prasad and friends, Manigandan, Singaravelan, Gunaseelan, Pratap Kumar, Prabhakar, Uma Maheshwari, Niresh, Satyaraj, Udaya Kumar, Gomathi and friends, Jai Krishnan and friends, Venkatesh, Devika, Kannan, Savitri, Anand, Pettai friends, Pakkam friends, Durai, Arun and Dharmapuri friends, Tirunelveli friends and among others. |
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| NGO and People's Networks |
We network with CIOSA, Mother India Foundation, Life Trust, Udhavum Ullangal, R. Parthiban's Manidhaneya Mandram, Shristi, Help First Society, Banyan, Anbu Ullangal, Monday Charity Club, SET Sornammal Educational Trust, Snegidhan Trust, Ecomwel, Olcot Memorial School, Asha for Education, Mahalakshmi Foundation, Help to Live, I Volunteer, Maps, Alpha to Omega, Nandhini Voice for the Deprived, CSIM, Anandashram, Sudar, Kaingarya, Thuligal, Smile Welfare Foundation, KCRDS Kaveripakkam, Nesam, Raja Rathinam Educational Trust and Kamal Hassan Narpanimandram.
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| Local Communities |
Families in and around Palavedu Panchayat, and street children in Chennai work actively with us. The families include those who have been, for generations, begging, scavenging, farming, pig farming, manufacturing or working in brick kilns. Students from various schools and colleges and other supporters also assist in our work. |
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| We |
• Work to improve lives in poor communities
• Support youth in education and career guidance
• Develop social consciousness in youth
• Assist individuals in distress (social and personal)
• Network with likeminded groups and institutions to expand its impact
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| We are especially concerned about preventing social problems relating to |
• Child labour
• Bonded labour
• School drop outs in Corporation schools
• Early marriage
• Teenagers
• Families
by stressing child-centered education to facilitate holistic development of the child
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| We, at Suyam, believe in selfless, honest and love filled action: |
We aim to provide m aximum service to maximum people to the maximum possible extent.
We attempt to provide a life of dignity to all, a life without distinctions based on ability, gender, age, caste, language, region, religion, race, class and nationality and opinion.
Our goal is to facilitate the expression of inner potentialities in those who have been variously marginalized through holistic 'Human Making' education.
We do not want to 'force' progress on the community, especially of the kind that is not sustainable and thereby handicaps communities even more.
In emphasizing education as the center of 'community based' growth, we provide a viable alternative to children for a better opportunity in life to fulfill their potentials.
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| Our Projects include |
• Child and youth welfare programs
• Siragu Montessori School , Palavedu Pettai, near IAF Avadi
• Educational programs for children and youth through
- Nadaipathai Pookal Program
- Free Tuition Centres
- Adoption of Corporation Middle School , Amman Koil Street
- Educational and Awareness Programs in Corporation High
and Higher Secondary Schools
- Monetary Support for Higher Education
• Empowerment programs
• Self Help groups in Shastri Nagar, Palavedu Panchayat
• Push Cart program, Shastri Nagar, Palavedu Panchayat
• Tailoring training , Palavedu Panchayat and Mint
• Phenyl Making training, Palavedu Panchayat and Veerapuram, Avadi
• Awareness programs through
• Personality Development Camps in Corporation Schools and Children Homes, Chennai
• Celebrations
• Related programs
• Health related activities
• Assistance to physically challenged persons
• Child labour program
• Eco friendly activities
• Other activities
• Home visits
• Networking with other organizations
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| The Units of Suyam involved in our projects are: |
• SIRAGU MONTESSORI SCHOOL
We provide innovative education for the economically deprived in and around Palavedu Panchayat (near IAF Avadi, Chennai) and to street children in and around Chennai, to provide them a life of dignity.
• DIKSHA
We conduct personality development programs for schools, colleges, and in communities (rural, slum and any other).
We build up on people's inner potentialities to equip them to face their problems. Our camps focus on self analysis, self motivation and self confidence. We use psychology based training, media based training and role models for participants to recognize themselves, their potentialities and identify their goals. We highlight 'realities' which participants have to face, cope with, and overcome in their lives.
We emphasis study skill learning, career counseling, stress management, emotional balance, self motivation, goal setting and awareness of current happenings to deal with the realities they face. This way, through motivated work involvement, participants can excel in every activity they undertake.
• RAKSHAK
We are a team of 500 blood donors. We donate blood in rural areas where access to blood banks is limited, and to those who need blood from rare blood groups.
• RECREATION CLUB
We are a well trained student group from colleges in Chennai. We provide recreation and awareness programs (such as mime shows, awareness songs, debates, painting etc.) in children homes. |
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