On Brian O’'Neill's last day in Thamarai, the first Foroige, Indian club was born with the election of youth officers from the Leadership for Life graduates. Students stepped forward for the positions of chairperson, treasurer, communications officer and secretary. The club will provide a safe, enjoyable place for young people to meet, get involved in activities, learn … [Read more...] about India’s 1st Foroige Youth club
Leadership for Life Program
Brian O'Neill travelled 8,330km from Mayo, Ireland to deliver the Foroige Leadership for Life program to students at Thamarai and to start Foroige's first youth club in India. Brian is a youth worker at the Bey project Ballyhaunis, Ireland. Both The Bey and Thamarai projects stand for equity and the full potential of youth. Since 2022, young people on both … [Read more...] about Leadership for Life Program
CYCLONE FENGAL
Nature is resilient and such a great teacher. It is beautiful to see how our post-cyclone garden is bouncing back with fresh green shoots appearing on ravaged stumps of trees that had looked like their time was over. Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' made landfall over the Bay of Bengal on November 30th, with wind speed up to 90 kmph. Despite securing the learning centre, it was … [Read more...] about CYCLONE FENGAL
STEM: Students co-creating with 3D
A popular project among new students is designing personalized key tags with their names. After creating and printing their designs, they proudly take them home to show their friends and family. This hands-on approach not only sparks creativity but also helps foster a deeper understanding of design principles and 3D printing technology. Through these efforts, the STEM program … [Read more...] about STEM: Students co-creating with 3D
Striving for Full-Potential: Building Confidence Through Sport
A Challenge:Girls face significant challenges in relation to access to sports rooted in social norms of fears that sports grounds are not safe for girls. This greatly impacts the self-confidence of girls. One of Thamarai's first projects in Annai nagar was to create an enabling environment for sports so that parents would be at ease and that girls could play easily. We also … [Read more...] about Striving for Full-Potential: Building Confidence Through Sport