Uma V'

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Uma V.

• Managing Trustee, Suyam

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Biography

• MSc (Maths), Bed, MBA
• 20 years in field of Social Work
• Student Leader
• Started Suyam in 1998 with college friends
• Siragu Montessori school started in 2003 in a
  village 40kms from Chennai

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Areas of Work

• Taking children off street begging and place them
  in schools
• Training program for teachers
• Manage running of the Siragu School
• Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation

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Tsunami R R

• Immediate Relief Food Distribution, Removing
  corpses, Counselling
• Activity Center in Nagapattinam and Karaikkal
• Library in Akkaraipettai
• Tailoring Center in Nagapattinam

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Tsunami R R

• Training of other NGOs
• Placing children through the SSA

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Siragu School

• 200 children
• A hostel for 15-20 children
• 6 Teachers and 3 Non-Teaching Staff
• All children are first generation learners
• Teachers from the community and trained
• Tuition center children attending area schools

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Other Activities

• Empowerment Programs Self Help Groups, Self
  Employment
• Health Camps
• Eco friendly activities
• Networking with other NGOs

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Support

• 2667/ year (Rs 1.17 Lakhs) for the last 2 years
• Request for funding to continue
• Review by the Asha Fellowship Program since goals
  have changed