H.E.L.P. is a registered non-governmental/ non-profit/ non-political/ non-religious organization under Tamil Nadu Trust Registration Act. Registration Number: 437/2005.
We address the desperate need to save children and youth in the rural unprivileged districts of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, South India from prostitution and to give them vocational skills. Our solution to children's problems is HELP Evening School in Koliyonkulam nearby Vadakkankulam in Tamil Nadu. The students in the school either come from poor families that can not afford to pay for their kids’ education or they don't have family at all. The school provides a safe environment for the children. By providing education we can prevent children from becoming sex or bonded workers. We provide them with the means to receive an education by paying their school fees and providing uniforms, food and educational materials such as books, paper, pens and pencils. We will also train them in soft skills that will help them to find sustainable employment.
The school started with 12 children last year and now the school has adopted 42 children age group 5 to 18. The students learn social, physical, educational and vocational skills .We are happy to report that the children love the activity-based training, games and life skills we offer at the school. We are trying to further develop our curriculum to expand on the possibilities available with this type of education. Our teachers are volunteers.
We can also measure our success by the new-found confidence and hope we see in the children’s faces. The children understand the importance of education and can see its lasting and positive impact through role playing and other learning activities we offer.
We need your financial support to continue and sustain our current project for the next year and to develop vocational training program for children older than 15 years.
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