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29/11/202030/11/2020

workshops on menstruation for tribal women

Malar Trust India organised a series of workshops about menstruation and associated issues for women belonging to the tribal communities of the villages where we work. The four sessions were delivered in collaboration with the Institution of Research and Development for Rural Poor Trust (IRDRP) and the Consortium of Health Associations in India (CHAI) which jointly financed the project.

Medical student Yuwasri running one of the workshops in Panjartheerthi

Over 100 women attended the four workshops which provided knowledge on the functioning of the female body and basic hygiene information..

08/11/202009/11/2020

Fourth Day Care Centre opens in Puliyur

Our fourth Day Care Centre opened in the Irular community of Puliyur village (Chengalpattu District) on Saturday September 12th 2020. The centre is serving children from 15 families who live in the village, who have only been able to attend school occasionally until now.

31/08/202022/09/2020

Two awards for Malar Trust India

On 28 August, Malar Trust India (MTI) received two awards from the Chengalpattu Department of Disability Welfare.

20/07/202009/11/2020

No smart cards, no food!

It was only when the Government began free food distribution in March and April that we realised how many people – especially Gypsies and tribal people – do not have their family ration smart cards yet.

20/03/202009/11/2020

Malar Trust India opens a Disabled Resource Center in Poonjeri village

On April 1^st 2019 a new Disabled Resource Center, run by Malar Trust India, officially opened its doors to the public.

15/03/202024/07/2020

Tailoring machine donated in Periyar Nagar

A tailoring machine has been delivered yesterday in one of the backward areas where the Association works, a village called Periyar Nagar (Manampathy, Thiruporur block).

02/03/202024/07/2020

Monthly individual support granted to blind woman

During a disable camp run on February 5^th in the Sembakkam Panchayat we came to know about Alamelu, a 29 years old woman blind by birth.

26/06/201924/07/2020

Distribution of notebooks to the children of Poonjeri Masima Nagar Tuition Center

Last Saturday, beginning of this new academic school year, Malar Trust donated and distributed notebooks to all the students of Poonjeri Masima Nagar Tuition Center.

09/02/201924/07/2020

Disease awareness camp in the Irular village of Poonjeri Anjeneya

MTI staff interacting with the community

A meeting with the eight resident families, 32 people between adults and children, was held on February 9th in the small Irula village of Anjeneya in Poonjeri

16/07/201724/07/2020

Youth suicide prevention day in Memory of Nandini

Last Sunday, Malar Trust India organized a commemoration day one year after the passing of Nandini, a child of Poonjeri who, at only 14 year of age, committed suicide for reasons that were never clear but were probably linked to a small disappointment in love.