Here at HELP Trust, we run informal evening classes and development programmes in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for children, as well as literacy programmes for women from underprivileged societies.

70 out of 100 children in school drop out by the time they reach secondary education. When we started working here, the education level hit a low due to the destruction caused by the Tsunami in 2004. 50% of children dropped out before they reached class 5 and ended up as daily wage workers or bonded labourers.

Today, we run nurseries for children aged 3-5 and informal evening classes and computer training for school dropouts. We also run literacy programmes for women where they learn accounting and basic reading and writing skills. So far we have reached over 1,500 children and helped more than 1,000 families.