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Uma V.
Managing Trustee, Suyam
Biography
• MSc (Maths), Bed, MBA
• 20 years in field of Social Work
• Student Leader
• Started Suyam in 1998 with college friends
• Siragu Montessori school started in 2003 in a village 40kms from Chennai
Areas of Work
• Taking children off street begging and place them in schools
• Training program for teachers
• Manage running of the Siragu School
• Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation
Tsunami R & R
• Immediate Relief: Food Distribution, Removing corpses, Counselling
• Activity Center in Nagapattinam and Karaikkal
• Library in Akkaraipettai
• Tailoring Center in Nagapattinam
Tsunami R & R
• Training of other NGO’s
• Placing children through the SSA
Siragu School
• 200 children
• A hostel for 15-20 children
• 6 Teachers and 3 Non-Teaching Staff
• All children are first generation learners
• Teachers from the community and trained
• Tuition center children attending area schools
Other Activities
• Empowerment Programs : Self Help Groups, Self Employment
• Health Camps
• Eco friendly activities
• Networking with other NGO’s
Support
• $2667/ year (Rs 1.17 Lakhs) for the last 2 years
• Request for funding to continue
• Review by the Asha Fellowship Program since goals have changed