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. 50 women have completed a year long yoga training program in 3 locations and 50 teachers participated in a one day … [Read more...] about Thamarai Health and Well being by Carla & Muthu
Sports
Gender Equity Through Sports
Sports is everyday... and so is gender equity Sports programs continue to develop with coaching in place for girls and boys as the first activity everyday in after school. Volleyball, football and frisbee In recent newsletters we have highlighted the encouragement of gender equity in sports with many more girls are now in daily sports activities thanks to local … [Read more...] about Gender Equity Through Sports
Football update from Kavi
Learning to be organised and responsible The Thamarai U14 football team practices respect for their environment with every training session beginning with the players leading a cleanup of the football grounds, making sure any papers or rubbish have been cleaned away before practice begins. Recently, the team self organised postponing a practice session in order to repair a … [Read more...] about Football update from Kavi
Unity and Equity through Frisbee
Introduction: Ultimate Frisbee is designed to promote unity and equity as teams cannot compete unless they have a balanced number of boys and girls on each team. It is designed to build gender equity and confidence in the children. Thamarai has partnered with “Play equity” to start a program in Annai Nagar village. Learnings From Children: Bhavani 7th std“I like all … [Read more...] about Unity and Equity through Frisbee
A New Year of New Projects
Planning for a New Sports Ground Each Saturday evening six Thamarai children and a number of village youth can be found gathered around a table with maps, drawings and budget sheets eagerly planning for their new sports ground. For many years a big open piece of Auroville land within Annai Nagar village has been used by village youth and children to play on. In 2018, … [Read more...] about A New Year of New Projects