I started teaching English with the Thamarai Project, because I have always loved working with children and I have always been very interested in Thamarai Projects. I thought it would be a good opportunity to grow and learn as a person and also, to learn about life from a different perspective in another country. I…
Srilatha Juvva (Tata Institute for Social Science) and Suriyaprakash C. (Jansons School of Business) Psychosocial care and Radical Transformational Leadership program, fully in Tamil, is currently being taken by Thamarai team and 15 other participants. It provides a rich environment for shared learning. Thamarai facilitator Jagadeswari said ” This is the first time the women…
An Interview With Dr. Sanjeev Ranganathan STEMLand is a learning and resource centre specialised in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It is situated in Udavi and Isai Ambalam. Please tell us more… The 2 centres in Udavi and Isai Ambalam are the intensive ones, we also offer support in other places with 1 to…
We started our journey at 6 in the morning, picked up the bicycles from SAIIER Transport then started to cycle in a line formation of one child after another. The children cycled very energetically and followed a certain protocol while cycling : – To stop : the first child would rise his hand then the…
Challenge The current wave of Covid is hitting India extremely hard. Children are especially vulnerable and need to continue their education for their overall well-being and to build awareness on health care, safety protocols, and immunity-boosting. Thamarai has been providing education to marginalized village children for the past 15 years through youth facilitators in a…
With the aspiration to foster well being and full potential for all beyond class, caste or creed we open the 1st stage of a new learning centre for Annai Nagar village on February 28th, 2021, on the birthday of Auroville township who have provided the land for this centre. Our team at Thamarai, made up…