1. Banyan Chennai, T.N -Provides free medical care and shelter to mentally ill destitute women and reunites them with their families. -In the past 10 years - rehabilitation of over 600 women, Currently 400 women are being looked after at banyan. -Asha is working on vocational skills to integrate the women back to the society. Vocational skills – helps inmates build their confidence, helps them to earn a living and forms an important part of their treatment as 'Occupational therapy'. -The Banyan has a 24 Hr helpline. An in-house clinic that caters to patients even outside of the Banyan.

2. Banyan – Site Visit Chennai, T.N Date : 03/19/05 Day : Saturday Done by : Santhosh C Padmanabhan -Second site visit. -To look at the vocation training units in specific. -To determine what specific stream ‘Banyan’ wanted us to support.

3. Store

8. Time table

9. Cooking Unit

10. Dining hall

12. Tailoring/embroidery

14. Block printing

16. Weaving

18. Embroidery/tailoring

20. Clothes sorting

22. The loving bundle of energy!

23. Room for other activities – residential floor

24. The wonderful cook from maharashtra

25. Resident in the residential quarters

26. Residential quarters

27. One more friend

28. I got her to smile for this one!

29. -The vocational training units exist and form an important part in the lives of the women and in their therapy. -‘Banyan’ wants us to support the ‘Canteen/Bakery unit’ or the ‘Block printing unit’. We will be receiving details on the ‘Canteen/Bakery unit’ in a few days. -Please pick up a copy of the detailed report. NOTE: When in Chennai, I had also visited Seva Chakkara Samajam. I would like to present the site-visit report for the orphanage in the next meeting. Banyan – Site visit outcomes Chennai, T.N