Thamarai, solar powered, learning centre is finally finished!! Thank you to the many friends, family and sponsors who have all supported us to manifest this dream, especially to Ramco and Electric Aid Ireland. Also to the amazing construction and design teams who put so much energy into the new homebase for all our outreach projects. The centre has been built with a … [Read more...] about Gratitude for our new learning centre
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 out: This VR and creative digital skills program will … [Read more...] about Digital learning between Ireland and India
End of year festival day at Thamarai
A festival day prepared during winter camp Just before the new year finished, children led a week-long winter camp focused on designing a community festival day that brought people from Annai Nagar, Allankuppam and Auroville together in fun and learning. The children were busy all week planning and working together to organise this event. They designed gift cards for … [Read more...] about End of year festival day at Thamarai
Child Protection Training
The Child Protection training team in Thamarai Auroville Child Protection team, Honor and Pavithra have been frequent visitors to Thamarai in recent months, mentoring our youth facilitators in the subject of child protection and conducting programs directly with the children to build their awareness and ability to respond. A training for 22 youth facilitators These … [Read more...] about Child Protection Training
Off to Germany! The adventure of Swathi and Abishek
In Germany for a one year internship Two of our Thamarai youth facilitators are off to Germany on a one year internship program thanks to the connection with Karin and the Auroville Weltwärts team. Abhishek is the first person from his village to travel to Europe and Swathi, going to Frankfurt, surmounted the cultural norms of girls being escorted everywhere with dad or … [Read more...] about Off to Germany! The adventure of Swathi and Abishek