India
Destinations » IndiaThink India and you think a country of colour; a deep embedded history of different religions, culture and people. It is this unique diversity which continually attracts people worldwide, and nothing can quite prepare you for the overload of sensual experiences awaiting which leave you somewhat dazzled and bewildered.
It is a country of contradictions, yet it remains a compelling location which never fails to surprise and fascinate its visitors. From the awe-inspiring Himalayas, to the tranquil backwater ways of Kerala, the mystical Ganges to the far reaching desert, India has everything to offer a visitor.
Despite India's great strides forward in economic development, the majority of India's people (70%) are still living in rural areas with much of the 1.1 billion-strong population remains illiterate and underprivileged.
India's rural building and teaching project
Children born into a poor farming community do not have access to more than a very basic education, and therefore don't have the opportunity to learn the skills they would need to get a well-paid job or develop farming methods, which leads to a poverty cycle that it is hard for communities to address.
It is a country of contradictions, yet it remains a compelling location which never fails to surprise and fascinate its visitors. From the awe-inspiring Himalayas, to the tranquil backwater ways of Kerala, the mystical Ganges to the far reaching desert, India has everything to offer a visitor.
Despite India's great strides forward in economic development, the majority of India's people (70%) are still living in rural areas with much of the 1.1 billion-strong population remains illiterate and underprivileged.
Children born into a poor farming community do not have access to more than a very basic education, and therefore don't have the opportunity to learn the skills they would need to get a well-paid job or develop farming methods, which leads to a poverty cycle that it is hard for communities to address.
Tamil Nadu is located at the southeast edge of India. Karnataka and Kerala are to the west and Andhra Pradesh is to the north. The main attraction of Tamil Nadu is its magnificent temples and towering gopurams (gateway towers), which can be seen all over the state. In Tamil Nadu there are more than 30,000 temples, which have earned it the name "Land of Temples." Tamil Nadu also has attractive beaches, some good hill stations and wildlife reserves.
We will be working within 20 underprivileged and marginalized communities spanning a distance of 50km radius of costal and rural Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu South India. These people form the lowest group within the caste hierarchy of India.
With a total population of 1600 these, impoverished communities have received little, if any, focused or appropriate internal support to meet their needs. Challenges faced by these communities are; poverty, ill health, illiteracy, lack of education, and access to services/utilities, compounded by caste discrimination involving a long tradition of dependency on higher caste peoples.
For 2010 we will be offering our Community projects in India to bespoke school/community/university groups.
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