1. ECO-VILLAGES: Education, Empowerment, Environment Kanchipuram Dt., TN, India A proposal from the Anawim Trust

2. About Anawim Registered as a TRUST (Registration number 188/1997) Permitted to receive foreign funds under foreign fund contribution regulation act (Registration number : 076160005/11Jun2001) Registered under section (u/s) 12A of the I.T Act, 1961, and it's Sl.No.67/97-98 dated 25/2/98. Registered u/s 80G of the I.T Act, 1961 in c.No. 464/7/97-98 dated 25/2/98.

3. Accomplishments ‘Innovative approach for rural development (Anawim)’ : UNESCAP HRD Successful completion of several projects –Education of rural children –Sensitivity to coastal environment –Income generation (micro-credit initiatives) Target community : Women, children in rural India Goal-oriented, well-organized In the good books of –Government of India –Government of Tamil Nadu

4. Completed and Ongoing Projects ASHA : 8 projects in rural villages –Transformed the education situation in these villages. CRY (Child Relief and You) : 16 villages project (5 years) International Ocean Institute, Malta : ECO VILLAGES (70 villages) –Holistic development –Tiruchendur taluk : 55 villages –Kanchipuram dt. : 15 villages Kanchipuram district : –Tuition centers –Type writing institute –Program for women groups in 15 villages (income generation). –Adult literacy programs in 5 villages. –Computer literacy course (State govt.), 2 (old) computers

5. Education Spoken English center, Madras

6. Empowerment Community leaders, Madras

7. Environment Micro-credit initiatives, Madras

8. Objectives, Details of Current proposal Kanchipuram District, Eco-villages proposal Increased awareness about coastal environment. –Education of women and children (the future of India) Income generation (community-based micro credit). –Self help groups for community-based enterprises Improved economic condition of women linked to respect in the community Towards achieving these goals: –Type-writing institute (2 Computers) –Tuition centers (Teacher salary: 1 year) –Spoken English (Resources) –Adult Education (Teacher stipend: 1 year) –Women groups (Corpus for loans)

9. Budget (in Rupees) Computer 2nos. (P-IV) X 25000 =50000 rupees Salary for Tuition Teacher 12 months X 1000 =12000,, Resource person and materials for Spoken English 12 months X1000=12000,, Adult Education 250 X 8centres X 12 months =24000,, Revolving fund for micro-credit = 100000,, Contingency= 2000,, Total requested: Rs. 200,000 (~$4500)

10. Contact info Mr. John Sekar, Founder - President, Anawim Trust. (johnsekar@sify.com )johnsekar@sify.com Prof. (retd., IIT Madras) R. Rajagopalan, Director, International Ocean Institute, India. (ioi@vsnl.com) Mailing address: –Anawim Trust, 2/550, Dr. Radhakrishna Salai, Pasumpon Nagar, Perumbakkam, Chennai – 601 302.