VIDIYAL NEWS
02.11.2024 Ripple Circle – Social Action Forum at 3 Centres (Samanatham, Keelakuyilkudi and Thethankulam)
03.11.2024 Quarterly Training at Cluster 1 Beginner – Training on Helping and Sharing Primary- Know About Plants Junior – Workshop on Art and Crafts Intermediate & Senior – Training on Right to Protection from Drug Abuse
03.11.2024 Campaign on Boys Standing for Gender Equality
04.11.2024 Executive Committee Meeting-Rural Project (Online)
07.11.2024 Training on Critical Thinking
09.11.2024,23.11.2024 Executive Committee Meeting
09.11.2024 Mothers Meet
10.11.2024 -Motivational Programme by Olirum Muhangal – Alumni Forum Get Together and Dinner for Olirum Muhangal – Alumni Forum
09.11.2024 Ripple Circle – Social Action Forum at 3 Centres (Anupanadi, Mottamalai, Malaisamypuram)
14.11.2024 Children’s Day Celebrations in all Child Education Centres
14.11.2024 Children’s day Celebrations in all Child Education Centres
14.11.2024 Training on Healthy Food Habits
16.11.2024 A day in Bus Library – Nila Forum, Muthupatti Centre
16.11.2024 Ripple Circle – Social Action Forum at 3 Centres (Perunkudi, Nilaiyur and Soundarapandian Nagar)
17.11.2024 Quarterly Training at Cluster 3 Beginner – Training on Helping and Sharing Primary – Know About Plants Junior – Workshop on Art and Crafts Intermediate & Senior – Training on Right to Protection from Drug Abuse
10.11.2024 Ripple Circle – Social Action Forum 17.11.2024 Image Media Club
17.11.2024 Fathers Meet
23.11.2024 Ripple Circle – Social Action Forum at 3 Centres (Valayankulam, Thanakkankulam and Dr.Kabir Nagar)
24.11.2024 Athirvuhal Forum: Releasing ‘VidiyalParavaihal’ (Vidiyal Birds) Hand written Magazine
24.11.2024 Children’s World –A Dream World Created by Children, for Children
4th week Filing of form FC 4 with Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India

About Vid

WHO WE ARE

Sakthi is a registered nonprofit secular organization registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975 Old S.No.50 of 1993, New S.No.185 of 2006. Vidiyal was founded in 1996 as a program of Sakthi in the city of Madurai to provide safety and support to children in need of care and protection, especially – street children, runaway children, abandoned children, working children, children from excluded communities and children facing difficulties. Vidiyal provided the children with opportunities to work through their problems and offered support and guidance. Vidiyal focuses on the social inclusion of children, child rights and child participation.

Though Sakthi is the registered legal entity, VIDIYAL has gained the patronage from the general public, earned goodwill of the communities we partner with and attained popularity. Today we use Sakthi and Vidiyal interchangeably or sometimes together like Sakthi – Vidiyal to ensure a clear understanding of the nature of relationship. Though Vidiyal was initiated as a natural response to the need of that time, now it has grown beyond the charity mode and taken Children’s Rights as the framework for its operation.

Background

Urban poverty in Tamil Nadu in 93 -94 was reportedly at 80.4 Lakh. Children from marginalized, discriminated, migratory and disadvantaged communities living in congested unhygienic tenements are the worst affected by poverty. Inadequate schooling, verbal and corporal abuse in schools resulted in school dropouts. Children roaming in the streets are a common sight in the city of Madurai. Children, work as rag pickers, scavengers, polish shoes and do menial chores for low wages and are treated despicably as cheap labor in roadside shops and small eateries. Vidiyal was established to challenge the existing discriminatory practices faced by children in the family, society and in schools. Vidiyal enables these children who are at the bottom rung to avail opportunities for holistic growth through child resource centres and education. Vidiyal works to endorse and establish Child Rights.