Since I arrived from Mumbai as a volunteer, Thamarai has taken me on a lot of trips around Auroville. However, the visit to the recycling units have been the most educational and eye-opening ones. Vignesh, from our team, very kindly organised the trip for the children and us. First stop – Terrasoul As soon as … Read more
Laughter and greetings rippled through Thamarai Learning centres on Monday evening, November 23rd, as our older children and facilitation team had a heart-warming reunion. After 8 months of a voice-only connection on the daily learning phone calls, we could at last meet again at the centres and have socially distant learning activities together. The students … Read more
A delay due to the lock down The construction of our new learning centre has been challenged with a stop-start routine since March 28th due to Covid protocols but we are back with a careful, full-powered response. We are putting the finishing touches to the building including the toilet block where we have chosen to … Read more
The spice of life ! The generosity and concern of a French friend touched us all deeply recently when he gave us a donation to buy immunity-boosting spices so that the Thamarai children and their families could remain healthy with strong systems to fight symptoms of COVID. This care stretched to over 100 families who … Read more
The consequences of the pandemic Covid 19 has had a big impact on mental health and well-being all over the world but in particular people from marginalized communities. Here in rural Tamil Nadu, where we in Thamarai Educational Projects work, many people are at home now without work, concerned about the future. Families are together … Read more