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ECO-VILLAGES: Education, Empowerment, Environment Kanchipuram Dt., TN, India A proposal from the Anawim Trust
ECO-VILLAGES:Education, Empowerment, Environment
Kanchipuram Dt., TN, India
A proposal from the Anawim Trust
About Anawim
• Registered as a TRUST (Registration number 188/1997)
• Permitted to receive foreign funds under foreign fund contribution regulation act (Registration number : 076160005/11Jun2001)
• Registered under section (u/s) 12A of the I.T Act, 1961, and it's Sl.No.67/97-98 dated 25/2/98.
• Registered u/s 80G of the I.T Act, 1961 in c.No. 464/7/97-98 dated 25/2/98.
Accomplishments
• ‘Innovative approach for rural development (Anawim)’ : UNESCAP HRD
• Successful completion of several projects– Education of rural children– Sensitivity to coastal environment– Income generation (micro-credit initiatives)
• Target community : Women, children in rural India• Goal-oriented, well-organized• In the good books of
– Government of India – Government of Tamil Nadu
Completed and Ongoing Projects
• ASHA : 8 projects in rural villages – Transformed the education situation in these villages.
• CRY (Child Relief and You) : 16 villages project (5 years)• International Ocean Institute, Malta : ECO VILLAGES
(70 villages)– Holistic development– Tiruchendur taluk : 55 villages– Kanchipuram dt. : 15 villages
• Kanchipuram district : – Tuition centers– Type writing institute – Program for women groups in 15 villages (income generation).– Adult literacy programs in 5 villages. – Computer literacy course (State govt.), 2 (old) computers
EducationSpoken English center, Madras
EmpowermentCommunity leaders, Madras
EnvironmentMicro-credit initiatives, Madras
Objectives, Details of Current proposal
• Kanchipuram District, Eco-villages proposal• Increased awareness about coastal environment.
– Education of women and children (the future of India)• Income generation (community-based micro credit).
– Self help groups for community-based enterprises• Improved economic condition of women linked to respect
in the community• Towards achieving these goals:
– Type-writing institute (2 Computers)– Tuition centers (Teacher salary: 1 year)– Spoken English (Resources)– Adult Education (Teacher stipend: 1 year)– Women groups (Corpus for loans)
Budget (in Rupees)
• Computer 2nos. (P-IV) X 25000 =50000 rupees• Salary for Tuition Teacher 12 months X 1000 =
12000 ,,• Resource person and materials for Spoken
English 12 months X1000 = 12000 ,,• Adult Education 250 X 8centres X 12 months =
24000 ,,• Revolving fund for micro-credit = 100000 ,,• Contingency = 2000 ,,• Total requested: Rs. 200,000 (~$4500)
Contact info
• Mr. John Sekar, Founder - President, Anawim Trust. ([email protected] )
• Prof. (retd., IIT Madras) R. Rajagopalan, Director, International Ocean Institute, India. ([email protected])
• Mailing address: – Anawim Trust, 2/550, Dr. Radhakrishna Salai,
Pasumpon Nagar, Perumbakkam, Chennai – 601 302.
