Context: Community 29th ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 17 Context: Community Sevalaya’s birth in 1988 and its growth and expansion over the last 29 years, have been in response to only one context: the community it has set out to serve. 2016 - 17, in particular, was an year of new forays and initiatives determined by that context. Adding to Kasuva and Vadanallur, three new Community Colleges - two in Ambattur and one in Mambakkam - have been set up, to up the reach. Outlay for community development has grown faster than other activities, reflecting the new thrust. It is a holistic engagement encompassing education, livelihood, healthcare, awareness, environment, sports and culture. SEVALAYA TEAM Ist Row –Thenmozhi. P,Kaveri. S,Manjula. P,Abirami. P, Ilayaraja. G,Ranga. P, Ravichandran. N, Muralidharan. V, Bhuvaneswari Muralidharan, Amarchand Jain. M, Gayathri. K. , Lakshmi. J, Valarmathi. P, Alice. B,Kanchana. C,Anuchitra. D, Indira. M,Devaraj. V, IInd Row – Nirmala. B,Vijaya. R,Baby Ramani. R,Pachaiyammal. K, Kanchana. R,Sheela Mary. S, Jeevitha. K, SavithriSrinivasan, Jagannathan. N, Lakshmi Narayanan. E, Page Pierre, Mani. S. V, Seethapathi, Maheshwaran, Krishnan K M R, Devaki. M, Lakshmi. S, Girija. C, Nathiya. M,Rizwana sultana. R,ThilagavathiK. N. ,Pottiyammal. T, Sobha. S, Aarthi, Vijayaragavan. R, Ramarao, Tamil Anbu. P IIIrd Row – UshaSivakumar. M, Anupriya L. N,Annapurna. N,Saranathan. M, Mohanavalli. S, Sathya. D, Mariyammal. S, Rani. V,Sumathy. S,Jeeva. M, Nithya. V, SylviaPorselvi. P, Lillysharmila. A, Jaya. M, Santhi. S,Shakila. S,Nathiya. M,Nathiya. B, Radhika. R, Bhuvaneshwari. M, Dhatchayani. K,Revathi. K, Bhuvaneswari. S,Bakyalakshmi. K,Pramila. A, Sathya. V, Kaviyarasi. N, Lakshmi. S, Angel. S, Priyanka. R, Sasikala. G, Kalaiarasi. A. IVth Row – Sathya. M,Bhavani. S,Poongothai. V, Vanmathi. D, Lakshmi. P, Anbukarasi. A,Sharmila. P, Usha. N,Kanniyammal. S,Sumathi. C, Lakshmi. P, Mari. E, Renuka. M,Vanmathi. E,Malleswari J, Bhuvaneswari. M,Shyamala. G, Selvi. T, Kala. E,Latha. G, SebastinSahayamary. A, Rehka Perumal, Tamizholi. M. Vth Row – Ashwini. D, Beulah. K,Karthika. A, Jeevitha. A, Padmavathi. R,Karpagam. T, Sabira A. N, Suganya. V, Prescilla. S, Poongavanam. R,Poomani. N,Umasankari. R,Sevvanthi. M,Arasani. A, Aparna. E, Thangapushpam. N, Priya. N,Kalaiyarasi. V, Gayathri. T,Sangeetha. S, Muthu. S,Suganya. K, Tamil selvi. T. VIth Row – Anandan. M. T,Selladurai. V, Abdul Nazeer, Lokesh. G, Moorthy. M, Sankarapandian. A,Krishnamoorthi. G,Aadhimuthu. C, Purushothaman. S,Nagenthiran. P,Magesh. G,Thennarasu. M, Devaraj. S,Ezhilarasan. R, Suresh. S. C, Umar. D, Prasath. M,Srinivasan. K,Pradap. D,Kannan. R,Arvind. A. VIIth Row – Manivannan. J, Prasanna. P, Karthikeyan. E, Subramani. M, Ganeshbabu. E, Panneerselvam. M, Veeramani. K, Manimaran. M, Senthilkumar. B, Dineshkumar. B, BarathPandian. M, Naveenkumar. P, Jeevendran. R, Anbarasan. K, Sathyamoorthi. G, Jacob. A, Kathirvelan. Y, Kumaresan. A, Sathishkumar. S, Kingston. A. A Inset : T S Venkataramani, Thomas T Abraham, Dr D K Devendra Oza, Thilak Iyer, B Chandramouli, R Shankar, Kumaran Mani, Malavika Vinothkumar, Lakshmi Murali, Radha Srinivasan Contents Organisation ............................................................................................... 1 Management Heads ................................................................................... 2 Vision - Mission - Values ............................................................................. 3 Our Activities .............................................................................................. 4 Our Coordinates ......................................................................................... 5 Our Associates ............................................................................................ 6 What They Say ............................................................................................ 7 Context: Community Education ................................................................................................. 11 Livelihood ................................................................................................. 19 Healthcare ................................................................................................ 23 Environment ............................................................................................. 25 Awareness ................................................................................................ 28 Sports & Culture .................................................................................................. 29 Managing Trustee’s Report ....................................................................... 33 Financial Statements ................................................................................. 43 Advertisers’ messages ............................................................................... 49 ORGANISATION CHART Board of Trustees / Advisors / Hon. Co-ordinator / Hon. Correspondent Founder & Managing Trustee V Muralidharan VP - Donor Relations VP - Operations VP - Operations VP - Accounts & Admin Radha Srinivasan A A Kingston P Prasanna K Gayathri P Rangarajan, Corporate Relations R Vijaya, Education A N Sabira, Vadanallur A Kalayarasi, Administration N Jagannathan, Media & Govt L N Anupriya, Homes C Sumathi, Mambakkam Arathi Babu, Accountant N Ravichandran, Retail Donors K Srinivasan, Community college S Mohanavalli, Ambattur - 1 Rekha Perumal, Tech Support Dr M Thamarai Selvi, Health K S Moorthy, Ambattur - 2 A Arvind, Admin B Dinesh Kumar, HR P Manovah, Corporate Relations V Vijaykumar, Retail Donors K K Sai Sekhar, Seva Crafts ANNUAL REPORT 1 MANAGEMENT HEADS Founder and Managing Trustee V Muralidharan, Software Engineer Board of Trustees N Annapurna, Educationist G Ilayaraja, Software Engineer Kumaran Mani, Entrepreneur E Lakshmi Narayanan, Tax & Investment Consultant A Mageswaran, Social Activist R Shankar, Entrepreneur Thilak Iyer, Management Consultant Advisory Committee M Amarchand Jain, Social Activist B Chandramouli, Social Activist Lakshmi Murali, Software Engineer Dr Malavika Vinothkumar, Nutritionist Prof Dr S V Mani, Software Engineer K Muthuramakrishnan, Social Worker & Educationist D K Oza IAS, Rtd. Chief Election Commissioner Thomas T Abraham, Management Consultant Hon. Co-ordinator T S Venkataramani Hon. Correspondent Bhuvaneswari Muralidharan Hon. Internal Auditor P Seethapathy, B.Com., A.C.A Hon. Statutory Auditors M/s Menon & Pai, Chartered Accountants, 12/4 - Ashirwad Apartments, Puliyur First Lane, Trustpuram, Chennai – 600024. Academic Heads B Nirmala, Tamil D Aswini, English S Sumathi, Mathematics B Dinesh Kumar, Physics R Jeevendran, Chemistry R Vijaya, Biology M Thenmozhi, Computer Science P Lakshmi, Economics S Lakshmi, Commerce G Jeeva Kumar, Agriculture A Kumaresan, Social Science A Sankarapandian, Physical Education 2 SEVALAYA 2016 -17 VISION - MISSION - VALUES Vision The vision of Sevalaya is to serve the rural poor and transform them for an equitable, happy and fulfilled society with an improved quality of life. Mission Sevalaya’s mission is to offer required quality inputs free to: Children: Providing high quality education, life skills and character building for rural children to prepare them for productive, healthy and happy lives. The aged: Caring for the aged and ensuring their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being. Rural citizens: Providing capacity enhancement initiatives for the rural poor for self-sustaining livelihoods and lifestyles. Values Service and sharing Equality of all humans Indian, yet international Courage of conviction Discipline Fair means ANNUAL REPORT 3 OUR ACTIVITIES Education Rural Development Homes (Mahakavi Bharathiyar Unit) (Mahatma Gandhi Unit) (Swami Vivekananda Unit) Mahakavi Bharathiyar Higher Secondary Environmental Education Swami Vivekananda Boys Home and School is a Govt. recognised, unaided Sevalaya imparts environment Mother Teresa Girls Home (Partly School for classes from LKG to Higher education to its children and aided, recognized as “Children’s Home” Secondary. It provides quality education implements the same in the campus. under Dept. of Social Defence, Govt. of 100% free. The school provides value- It segregates the degradable and Tamilnadu) based education to make the children non degradable wastes for disposal. Presently these homes shelter around self-reliant and responsible citizens. Sevalaya’s Kasuva Campus is thus a 175 children. These homes provide Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami green zone. food, education, opportunities for skill Vivekananda and Mahakavi Bharathiyar Tapping Solar Energy development and talent promotion in are imparted to the children. 70% of operations in Sevalaya’s Kasuva an atmosphere of love and care. Free Education from LKG to campus is powered by Solar energy. These children are taken care of, till Std XII Organic Farming they become self reliant. Many of the Free uniforms, stationery, note books, Organic Farming is implemented children are now well settled in life, bags in the three centres namely, pursuing careers as qualified mechanics, Free transport for Primary school Kasuva, Thirumalaivaiyavur and electricians, artisans, bank officers, day scholars Madhuranthakam. Cow dung, nurses and software professionals. Total school strength 2058 Panchakavya and Vermicompost are Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Old Minimal drop outs - 2% used as bio fertilizers. Sevalaya conducts Age Home (Unaided, Recognized by the Centum or near centum results in regular