Thank you for coming together to send Kaviyarasan to training school.

Kaviyarasan is an ambitious boy who is all too familiar with his family’s economic situation and wants to improve their quality of life. His father, Mr. Azhagarasan, works on a farm to support the family. They live together in Kodavasal, a town in Tamil Nadu in South India. Unfortunately, these funds do not cover the cost of Kaviyarasan’s studies.

Thanks to your donations, Kaviyarasan was able to enroll in the Padma Vocational Training Center in Manjakudi, a small village in the region, and study automobiles. Thank you Ashley, Vivek, Nishit, Kevin, Jibu, and Jaison for supporting Kaviyarasan and Padma!

Thank you for coming together to send Aravindh to training school.

Aravindh hails from an impoverished family in Manjukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Elangovan, is a farm laborer and his mother, Lalitha, is a home maker. He has two brothers- both of whom are still in school. The family income is not enough to allow Aravindh to study further.

He would normally have joined his father as an unskilled laborer, but your generosity has enabled him to enroll in a vocational course. Aravindh is now learning Automobile trade at the Padma Vocational Training Centre, and on graduating from the year long course will easily get a job as a skilled automobile mechanic.

Thank you for putting Aravindh and his family on the path of greater economic prosperity.

Seran, an eager learner from Keelapalur, is receiving vocational training for the automotive industry at the Padma Vocational Training Center in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Selvaraj, works on a farm, and his mother, Aandal, takes care of the household. He also has a younger sister who attends school.

Seran understands that his family income is not enough to support his studies, and he knows he has the power to change this situation. Your generosity, Molly, Thomas, and Microsoft, ensures Seran can learn vital skills in the automotive industry. After graduating from the program, he will be able to find a job that triples his family income! Thank you all for giving Seran and his family a chance to overcome their difficulties.

Madavan, an ambitious youth from Manjakkudi, is enrolled at the Padma Industrial School in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Paramasivam, is a farm laborer, and his mother, Vijayalakshmi, helps support the rest of the family. Madavan’s father earns just enough money to support Madavan and his three siblings, yet little is left over to support their education.

Molly, Stacy, Prasad, Lesley, and James, your kindness supports Madavan’s studies at the vocational center as he learns key skills for the automotive industry. Due to your generosity, Madavan will be able to increase his family’s income three-fold. These earnings will allow Madavan’s younger siblings to receive a quality education and pursue their own dreams. Thank you all for your support!

Thank you for coming together to support John Peter.

John Peter hails from the village of Kdavasal, Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Arulanandasamy, is a farm labourer and his mother, Gnana Sundari, is a home maker. His older brother also works as a farm laborer.

John Peter realized that an unskilled youth has limited livelihood options in the village, and so has enrolled himself at the Padma Vocational Training Center to learn the Electrical Trade. Your donation will ensure that he get the year long training, so he can get a well-paying job at the end of it.

Thank you for your generosity.

Thank you for providing technical training to Dhakshinamoorti.

G. Dhakshinamoorti was born into a family of modest means in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. His father, Ganesan, is a farm labour and his mother, Shanthi, a home maker. He has two sisters – one of whom is in the 12th grade and the other in 10th grade. Dhakshinamoorti knows that if he is to make a decent living, he needs to acquire a skill, which is why he enrolled in the electrical trade course at Padma Vocational Training Center.

Your donation will make it possible for him to become a skilled laborer, and to bring his family out of poverty. Thank you for your generosity.

Thank you for coming together to enable R. Mahendran to learn the welding trade and become a qualified mechanic.

R.Mahendran is a resident of Kodavasal village in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Ravi, is a farm laborer, and his mother, Amutha, is a home maker. He has a younger sister who is studying in grade 10. His father earns about Rs. 12,000 ( $ 240) per annum, which is barely sufficient to meet the needs of the family.

Mahendran would, in the normal course of events, have become an unskilled laborer like his father and spent his entire life at the edge of poverty. Your donation, however, gives him the opportunity to enroll in a year long welding course at the Padma Vocational Training Centre in Manjukudi, Tamil Nadu. On graduating, he can either join a construction firm as a welder, or set up his own business, and with the money that he earns, he is confident of putting his sister through high school and college.

Your donation has changed Mahendran’s life, and that of his family. Thank you.

Thank you for coming together to enable Deepan to learn the welding trade, and get a job as a skilled laborer.

Deepan is the son of Kalimuthu, a farm laborer, and Amutha, a housewife, and lives in the village of Vilammal, about 12 miles away from Manjukkudi. He has a brother and a sister, both of whom are in high school.  His father earns barely $ 240 a year, which is not enough to meet the needs of the family. Deepan dropped out of school to take up a job, but he soon realized that unless he has a skill, he will never be able to earn enough to move his family out of poverty.

Your donations will enable Deepan to learn the welding trade. As a trained welder, he will earn much more than his father is currently earning, and that will change the fortunes of the entire family.

Thank you for changing Deepan’s life.

Thank you for coming together to enable Vinoth Kumar to receive training to become an Automobile mechanic.

Vinoth Kumar comes from a family of modest means, and lives in the village of Pampanpadukkarai a village near Kumbakonam 14 miles away from Manjakkudi. His family income is 18000 per annum.. His father, Veeramani, is a farm labourer, and is the sole breadwinner in the family. His mother, Sudha, is a housewife, and his sisters are both studying in secondary school. Vinoth’s father earns about Rs. 18,000 ($ 360) per annum, which is sufficient for them to get by, but Vinoth knows that unless he starts contributing to the family income, his sisters will soon have to drop out of school because they cannot afford the fees.

Your donations will make it possible for Vinoth to get trained in the Automobile trade at the Padma Vocational Training Centre. At the end of the year long training, he is sure to get a good job, and will be able to ensure that both his sisters get a good education. Thank you for changing his life, and through him the lives of his sisters.

Madhusudan joined the welding trade in Padma Vocational Training Centre to get a good job to earn well and support his family.

Madhusudan’s father, P.Muruganandam, is a landless laborer and his mother, Tamil Selvi, is a housewife. He has two elder brothers, the oldest of whom is a driver, the youngest is a student of Computer Science in college. The family lives in Koradacheri, 10 kilometers away from Manjakkudi.

Madhusudan joined the vocational training course, aiming to earn well enough to support his family and ensure that his brother gets  good education.

Owing to their financial condition, Madhusudan finds it very  difficult to pay the fees.

Your generous donations, , have enabled Madhusudan to continue his studies.

Thank you,, for supporting Madhusudan in taking up the responsibility of his family and meeting their needs.