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During the month of January 2003, when our children were at home for holidays, the villages around and Kombuthooki were affected by an unknown deadly disease which took the lives of many of the innocent tribals. The victims suffered from fever, vomiting and diarrhea. One of the victims was our little D.Jayamani,a student of Community

Illiterate tribal men and women are taught to read, write and speak the tamil language and given the basic education on health and hygiene Every adult (both men and women) are taught to sign and recognise their own names. This is the highlight of the adult education programme and prevents any further exploitation of land

To help the students acquire skills to get additional income the School Management conducts various courses in housekeeping, tailoring, embroidery, crafts, sericulture, gardening, mother and child care, marketing of forest products, carpentry etc. Vocational Education / Life oriented programmes (Click on the photo to have larger view)

The Community School with the support of its Teachers has organized 27 self-empowered groups among tribal women. During the monthly meeting of Self-help groups, the Trust has made them aware of their socio-economic realities. It has conducted activities of savings and credit in these following 12 villages. Ser.No. Names of Self Help Groups Number of