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Thamarai Supports Education in Rural India
We believe in Human Unity. We work on providing education, sports, health care and leadership programs to people in villages around Auroville so that they can strive towards their full potential and be change-makers for the well-being of their community and the wider world. Since 2006, Thamarai Educational Projects have provided educational services in marginalised villages next to the international township of Auroville in Tamil Nadu, India. […]
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Digital learning between Ireland and India
MSLETB, Foróige Mayo, Ireland and Thamarai Education Projects are developing a cross cultural shared learning platform for teenagers through Creative Digital Skills including VR. This builds on an existing relationship between MSLETB, Thamarai and the Bey project, Ballyhaunis when in 2022 two activities were carried […]

Connection with nearby schools
50 students from a nearby schools come to Thamarai weekly to develop skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and equally important to develop key competencies and capacities such as teamwork, social skills, communication, experimentation and leadership. We hope that this experience can ultimately inform […]

Typing class with Ciaran
Ciaran : I joined the team in Thamarai in early September. Since then, I’ve been teaching in the after-school: offering homework support, English and maths classes as well as a special computer typing course. 71 children have come to Thamarai to learn keyboard typing since […]

Breathing new life into the art of Street Theatre
by Gunavathi Indianostrum Theatre Pondicherry and Thamarai joined hands for the second time in six months to bring street theatre to Annai nagar and nearby villages. This play called Abimanyu is all about courage and overcoming challenges. Here is a report by youth facilitator Gunavathi […]

Thamarai Health and Well being by Carla & Muthu
These past few months, Thamarai Health & Wellbeing Project has continued Yoga & Health Education programs to women’s groups and school children and held monthly health care camps where visiting therapists offered natural therapies at the village centre. 60 women have completed a year long […]

English Classes by Tom
I am a full-time volunteer at Thamarai. In addition to facilitating homework support and classes in the after-schools, I help with coordination and project management. I’m also involved with sports activities – particularly football. And more recently, I’m beginning to support other after-school projects run […]