Banyan Chennai, T.N -Provides free medical care and shelter to mentally ill destitute women and reunites them with their families. -In the past 10 years - rehabilitation of over 600 women, Currently 400 women are being looked after at banyan. -Asha is working on vocational skills to integrate the women back to the society. Vocational skills helps inmates build their confidence, helps them to earn a living and forms an important part of their treatment as 'Occupational therapy'. -The Banyan has a 24 Hr helpline. An in-house clinic that caters to patients even outside of the Banyan. Banyan Site Visit Chennai, T.N Date : 03/19/05 Day : Saturday Done by : Santhosh C Padmanabhan -Second site visit. -To look at the vocation training units in specific. -To determine what specific stream Banyan wanted us to support. Store Time table Cooking Unit Dining hall Tailoring/embroidery Block printing Weaving Embroidery/tailoring Clothes sorting The loving bundle of energy! Room for other activities residential floor The wonderful cook from maharashtra Resident in the residential quarters Residential quarters One more friend I got her to smile for this one! -The vocational training units exist and form an important part in the lives of the women and in their therapy. -Banyan wants us to support the Canteen/Bakery unit or the Block printing unit. We will be receiving details on the Canteen/Bakery unit in a few days. -Please pick up a copy of the detailed report. NOTE: When in Chennai, I had also visited Seva Chakkara Samajam. I would like to present the site-visit report for the orphanage in the next meeting. Banyan Site visit outcomes Chennai, T.N