Visit a village in India
Join villagers from one of India’s poorest regions as they climb from subsistence to success
In February 2014, thanks to a generous donation of US $44,000 from Swedish construction firm Bergsäker AB/AVA Monitoring, we embarked on a two-year mission to transform the community of Paramesvaramangalam, Tamil Nadu, by deploying our model on a village-wide scale. We call it the Village Uplift Program.
We will update this space with the latest progress every six months.
About Paramesvaramangalam
Paramesvaramangalam is located in Kancheepuram, just 70 kilometres from some of India’s best-known ancient temples. With a population of 2,800, the village relies almost entirely on agriculture. Toilets are scarce, a testament to poor education in health and sanitation, and dozens of children are forced by poverty into working instead of attending school.
The Plan
One medium-sized enterprise
At least one woman with a particularly promising idea will be supported in developing a medium-sized business. This might be a brick-making unit, a bakery or a plant nursery.
100% primary school enrolment
We’ll visit every family in Paramesvaramangalam to get children out of work and into school.
Holistic development
Our team in India operates four complementary programmes that help members access better healthcare, improved education, a cleaner environment and one-on-one civil rights training.
The story so far
