Vidiyal Photos

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Vidiyal Photos

• Asha Cincinnati

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About Vidiyal

• Vidiyal is a Tamil word meaning dawn. The
  project is based in Chetpet a small town about
  100 Kms S-W of Chennai. The project provides
  tuition to children who have dropped out of
  school due to the fact that they are employed
  during the daytime. Typically the children are in
  the age group of 5-15 and are employed in tea
  stalls, granite quarries, brick kilns or as
  agricultural laborers. The aim is to provide
  basic education and practical skills for these
  children.
• The school timings are the evening between 5.00
  PM and 9.00 PM during the weekdays and all
  through the day on the week end, throughout the
  academic year teaching about 10 children.

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Name Hussain Age 10 Education level Std.
VIII Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Hari Age 17 Education Level Std
IX Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Arun Robert Age 13 Education level Std.
IV Daytime Occupation Selling cycle tokens in
theaters and working in a tea stall.
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Name Edwin Age 16 Education level Std.
VII Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Mohammed Ali Age 12 Education level Std.
VI Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Perumal Age 17 Education level Std.
X Daytime Occupation Workshop Laborer
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Name Rajiv Age 19 Education level Std.
X Daytime Occupation Workshop Laborer
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Name Seenu Age 17 Education level Std.
X Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Solomon Age 11 Education level Std.
VI Daytime Occupation Coolie
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Name Tharas Age 15 Education level Std.
X Daytime Occupation Coolie