Stories from the field.

Education, family well-being and community development in Kolladam and Kacherapalem

Kolladam and Kacherapalem villages

The team engaged with the Education Department, distributed 120 HAK kits in Kacherapalem, and advocated for an Anganwadi Centre in Kolladam.

Learning resources for 54 children in Karikattukuppam

Karikattukuppam, Muttukadu

Children from Karikattukuppam were identified based on their educational needs and provided with essential learning and educational resources.

Corporate Volunteering for the Environment

GHSS Kuruchi, Coimbatore

Avantor volunteers prepared 8,000 seed balls and 150 sapling grow bags for World Environment Day.

Supporting Tribal Education

Mavuthampathi, Coimbatore

Infrastructure and student development interventions at Mavuthampathi aim to strengthen the school experience for tribal children.

Transforming Learning Spaces

GHSS Kuruchi, Coimbatore

Infrastructure improvements at GHSS Kuruchi aim to create a more supportive learning environment.

Sustainability & Industry Synergy

Padappai, Chennai

REATS offers a cost-effective, sustainable training model designed to scale along with industry growth.

Overcoming Candidate Seasonal Deficits

Padappai, Chennai

Recruiting Diploma holders becomes challenging during the 3rd and 4th quarters, so REATS pivots toward recruiting ITI holders.

Empowering Children Through Silambam

Nellikuppam, Cuddalore District

In October 2026, 36 students completed the second batch of Silambam Skill Training and received participation certificates.

Supporting Dialysis Patients

Nellikuppam, Cuddalore District

The project conducts nutrition awareness sessions for dialysis patients with dietitian support.

Supporting Persons with Disabilities

Nellikuppam, Cuddalore District

Through field visits and beneficiary assessments, NMCT identifies persons with disabilities who require mobility assistance.

Sanjeevi Nala Nilayam reaches 2,595 beneficiaries

Peramanur, Maraimalai Nagar

Two clinical health camps and a regular supply of essential medicines in Peramanur, Maraimalai Nagar, reached 2,595 beneficiaries.

A Health Check-up That Made a Difference

Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai

A 46-year-old auto driver from Maraimalai Nagar attended a health camp organised by Sanjeevi Nala Nilayam, unaware of the extent of his health concerns.

A better pushcart, and a steadier income

No. 33/2, Pattinapakkam, Chennai – 600028

Mrs. Vijaya is a street vendor who has been operating a small food business for several years to support her family.

A safer Anganwadi, and more than 25 children

Pappampatti, Coimbatore district

A compound wall at a roadside Anganwadi in Pappampatti gave parents the confidence to send their children, and enrolment rose from 8–10 to more than 25.

Six women, one tailoring unit

Pappampatti, Coimbatore district

After tailoring training under the Vazhvizhi Project's Sakthimaiyam initiative, six women in Pappampatti set up a tailoring unit together.

Eight goats, then fourteen

Puthurvayal, Gudalur, The Nilgiris

A landless Paniya couple from Puthurvayal grew their herd, sold two goats and put every rupee back into the business.

Two cows, and a steady ₹10,200 a month

Velangoor, Devarshola, The Nilgiris

At 60, Ammu from Velangoor swapped unpredictable daily wage work for a dairy enterprise supplying the Nellakottai Milk Cooperative.

Seventeen years of murukku, and the loan that grew it

A family snack business, a Self-Help Group loan through the Vimukta Federation, and a steadier enterprise.

“I started my own tailoring unit”

Free tailoring training under the Valvizhi initiative, supported by Walkaroo, and the business that followed.

“I doubled my income, and my confidence”

A mini poultry unit, four goats and training under the NABARD Tribal Development Fund, and what came of them.

“A pushcart, and a shop of my own”

After separation and years without a steady income, a pushcart became a petty shop, and an independent living.

Enrolled, and hopeful again

At risk of stopping after Higher Secondary, she is now reading B.Com (Professional Accounting) at SNMV Nehru College.

“I was able to continue without interruption”

An engineering diploma student whose parents are daily wage labourers, on the assistance that kept her enrolled.

Steady improvement, and renewed confidence

Five years of speech therapy, supported by AMM Foundation and NMCT, and a family practising the exercises at home.

“I have become more active, and more at peace”

A homemaker from Pappampatti on the spinal surgery she received through the Valvizhi Project, and what it changed.