About Us
Vanavil Trust
Vanavil was started in the aftermath the 2004 Tsunami, in 2005 as a bridge school for children from Boom Boom Maatukarar Community. Started by a group of young professionals, the trust has spread its wings from just being a school to an organization that provides and supports the education of children from the nomadic tribal communities by running multiple projects. Vanavil is tackling the gaps in education, malnutrition, child safety, employability and awareness in one of the most backward regions in all of India. Currently Vanavil is operating in Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai districts on Tamil Nadu.
Our focus areas
An integrated approach to build a equitable and empowered society
CHILDREN RIGHTS
EDUCATION
HEALTH
LIVELIHOOD
NUTRITION
Mission & Vision
OUR VISION
The nomadic and marginalised communities attain Equality, Identity and Dignity
OUR MISSION
To ensure equality and dignity for nomadic communities by working for their protection, development and well being in Tamilnadu through Education, Livelihood, Advocacy, Health and Nutrition.
Our Programs
Vanavil Nursery and Primary School
Sixteen years of working with nomadic communities have enabled us to imbibe the best parts of various educational models and pedagogies and to process them through our practice and come up with a pedagogy of our own. We keep the children away from begging and provide comprehensive care including education, health and well-being. We currently operate with 100 students and 10 staff.
Vanavil After-School centres
We run after-school centres for school-going children in 9 villages where the Boom Boom Maatukarars have settlements. We provide academic support, conduct classes for extracurricular activities and provide them with nutritious snacks every day. At present we support 600+ students - 600+ with 20 teaching & support staff
Higher Education Support
Higher Education programme at Vanavil ensures that all our students who complete their higher secondary schooling continue their studies till they finish undergraduate education of their choice and interest. We provide the financial support needed to complete the course and also assign mentors with whom the children can communicate on a regular basis for academic and personal support. Currently we support 65 students through this programme.
Health and nutrition:
Malnourishment is prevalent among children of Boom Boom Matukarars and Narikuravars community. We provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks to help them improve their physical condition.
Vanavil Children’s Home
Our Home is an authorized children’s home with 38 girls and 7 boys. We rehabilitate children from begging and children brought in by the government’s social welfare department. We provide them shelter, nutritious food and enroll them into the local school. We engage them in sports and extra-curricular activities to keep them encouraged.
Livelihood of Nomadic women:
The livelihood program at Vanavil is designed to help young women and single women from the community to be financially independent. We arrange interest free loans to run small businesses, buy cows and set up a milk society which will be run by women and run a tailoring centre to teach tailoring and find them jobs in the market.Our Activities
Vanavil Nursery and Primary School
23-Feb-22
As schools reopened we entered our newly painted campus with new play equipment. Children are learning about the At Vanavil Nursery and Primary School, we have conducted several classroom learning activities. As the schools reopened, students were welcomed to our newly painted campus with new play equipment. Children are also learning about the animal world and visiting farms. Children are also expressing their creativity through art that they have learned and are playing in the newly set-up play area.
New After School Center at Pamani
21-Jan-22
On January 21st, 2022, Vanavil opened a new Afterschool Centre at Pamani, Mannarkudi. The centre was started to support the educational and nutritional needs of children from nomadic tribal communities. Since the inception of the centre, 40 children from the Narikuravar nomadic tribal community have been benefited.
Our Impact
It is the small change that makes the biggest impact.
6000
families helped with relief materials during Gaja cyclone hit in Nagapattinam
10
single women affected by cyclone are given houses
890+
Nomadic children’s education and health monitored with the help of after-school centres
520+
Children provided with care and protection at Vanavil children home
65
Tribal children sent to college through our higher education support program
Members
Board Members
Revathi R
DirectorDinesh Sundaramurthy
TreasurerR.Solai Raj
TrusteeAdvisory Panel
Devishree Radhakrishnan
AdvisorEmaya Kannamma
AdvisorKrishnaveni
AdvisorSenthil Babu
AdvisorKalpana Bhat
AdvisorTeam Members
Vardini M S (Fundraising Manager)
Abinaya N (Compliance & Finance Manager)
Sasipriya (Program Coordinator)
Revathi T (Higher Education Coordinator)
Akila (Childrens Home Coordinator)
Gayathri (Teacher and School Coordinator)
Devika S (Afterschool Program Coordinator)
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Make a generous donation to help us reach more beneficiaries.
Account Number: 954121293
Bank: Indian Bank
Branch: Nagapattinam
IFSC Code: IDIB000N004
All donations are eligible for tax savings under 80G.
VOLUNTEER WITH US
Volunteer with us for making a difference in somebody's life and also it is a good opportunity for you to give back to the society. For more information, mail us at team@vanavil.org
Get in touch
Mailing Address
No.264, Public Office Road, Velipalayam, Nagapattinam 611001
Email Address
team@vanavil.org
Phone Number
8072691159
