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Transforming Lives Through Education and Empowerment

Uma V., Managing Trustee of Suyam, has dedicated 20 years to social work, rescuing street children and providing education. Suyam runs Siragu Montessori school and various programs for sustainable development in villages near Chennai.

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Transforming Lives Through Education and Empowerment

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  1. Uma V. Managing Trustee, Suyam

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Tsunami R & R • Immediate Relief: Food Distribution, Removing corpses, Counselling • Activity Center in Nagapattinam and Karaikkal • Library in Akkaraipettai • Tailoring Center in Nagapattinam

  5. Tsunami R & R • Training of other NGO’s • Placing children through the SSA

  6. 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

  7. Other Activities • Empowerment Programs : Self Help Groups, Self Employment • Health Camps • Eco friendly activities • Networking with other NGO’s

  8. 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

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