Vanavil Trust (Vanavil)
Organization background

Since 2005, Vanavil Trust (Vanavil) has been supporting two nomadic tribal communities - Boom Boom Mattukarars and Narikuravars - in Tamil Nadu. They run a school for these children near Nagapattinam. In addition, they also provide child protection and health & nutrition services, and run livelihood programs to help the youth of these tribes break out of the cycle of poverty.

Project background

Vanavil runs the Vanavil School where children from these tribes are discouraged from begging and are provided free access to education from kindergarten to grade 8. They provide 3 meals a day, monitor the health of the children, address barriers like mobility and lack of documentation, ensuring that they have access to a stable learning environment. They also provide vocational training opportunities.

GKF contributions to Vanavil