Village Service Trust funds the health and development work of partner organisations in south India, principally in Theni District in Tamil Nadu. The main programme activities concern women's rights, micro-enterprise, the rights of Dalits and indigenous people, children's rights, tuberculosis control, prevention of HIV and Aids and care of people affected by HIV.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Elamathi | Village Service Trust adviser
Our project “Free 750 Indian families from debt and deprivation” works with women of the Arunthathiyar community in our project area – women who count among the most disadvantaged... Read the full report ›By Maddie A. Welford | VST volunteer
Recently, a VST volunteer visited some Arunthathiyar children’s groups in the village of Sankarnagar. Arunthathiyars are a Dalit sub-caste who face discrimination from other communities. There... Read the full report ›By Tony Huckle | Secretary, Village Service Trust
As part of our project to uplift the marginalised Arunthathiyar community, field staff from our partner Arogya Agam try to ensure that Arunthathiyar children, especially girls, stay in school so that... Read the full report ›
