NILA HOME TRUST

Nila home trust has been formed with the main purpose of serving the poor and the needy irrespective of caste, colour, creed, etc within India.
It has its registered office at No. 73/30 Perumal Nagar, Thiruvannamalai has been involved in economic, educational, cultural, religious and social activities in the Thiruvannamalai (District) of Tamil Nadu (state) for the last six years.
The trust is devoted to the improvement of child, family education, economic and nutrition and medical development.

Objectives of trust:
It has been set up for charitable purpose and the objectives of the trust include the following:
1. health and education
2. home for aged and handicapped people and dropout children
3. taking care of animals and wildlife
4. to start schools from pre-primary schools to higher education schools, laws, arts and science, medical, and engineering colleges
5. to establish and maintain orphanages and homes
6. to establish and maintain hostels for all study students
7. to provide simple legal framework and aid to the poor
8. to encourage adult formal and non formal education
9 to cooperate with other trust, institution and organizations in pursuit of any of the above objectives 10. advancement of other objectives of public utility
11. to provide relief to the poor or distressed persons without any distinction on the basis of community caste, creed or religion
12. to provide medical relief including the establishment, maintenance and support of institutions or fund for medical relief for hospitals, clinics, dispensaries to serve the poor and distressed.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ACTUAL PROJECTS ·
Help provided to children
1. Free morning meals Many of our school children suffer from malnutrition. They are very skinny and short: a teenager of 13-14 physically can sometimes resemble a child of 9-10 years old. So, every morning around 8 am, before going to school, about 50 kids are given a plate of yellow rice and some vegetables.
2. Financial support for semi-orphans Nila Home also caters for 15 semi-orphans. A monthly donation of 300 Indian rupees is given to each semi-orphan. This money is mainly used to buy foods and daily commodities such as soaps.
3. Financial support for higher secondary students Each year about ten students having financial difficulty to continue their studies are given 500 Indian rupees. Out of this sum of money, 200 rupees are totally free and the remaining 300 rupees will have to be reimbursed once they start working.
4. Free evening tuition center for poor students
5. School uniforms School uniforms are compulsory in India; unfortunately many children do not have the means to buy one. So, once per year, Nila Home donates one school uniform to each primary student.
6. Nila Home recreational activities (i)Annual excursion (ii)Sport day (iii)Dance classes.

· Construction of Nila Home community center
The Nila Home community center was constructed in 2000 from money donated from Germany Nila Home. The community center contains a handicraft and health care room. The latter is used to give day-to-day care to local patients by two Nila Home salaried nurses (an ayurvedic and a herbal nurse). The cases which they cannot follow are directed to the doctor who comes once a week. The nurses are also responsible in carrying regular women's right awareness campaigns and medical check up programme. Concerning, the handicraft center, it is used by local women to make palm leaves baskets. This self-help project was initiated in 2006, and has been involved in the making of palm leaf baskets by local women. Its main aim is to develop women's skills and create employment. It is hoped that it will generate sufficient income to support their families' basic needs.

Nila Home orchard
Since its formation, Nila Home has acquired 3 ½ aches of land. One ache has already been planted with mango trees and the fruits are expected in three years. The revenue that will be obtained from the selling of mangoes will be used to fund future projects.

Micro- credit self help project
This project started five years ago and is funded by French donors. Yearly, 15 persons are selected and offered a test loan of 1000 Indian rupees with "a repay back time" of 15 weeks. If they pass the test, they are offered a bigger loan of 10,000 Indian rupees to buy cows, sheep or goats. They have a maximum of 2 ½ years to return the money with an interest of 6 %. Until now, Nila Home has funded 55 persons. Nila Home also makes sure that any animal purchased is in good health and insured against any risks of accidents. The acquisition of an animal is a good example of self-help. For instance, a female cow can produce milk, which can either be used as a source of food or revenue (7200-8600 Indian rupees per year). A female cow life expectancy is approximately 10 years and during this lapse of time it can give birth up to six calves. In the other hand, male bullocks are very tough and can be used in rice plantations.

FUTURE PROJECT
Building of a English medium school In Tamil Nadu state, there are two types of education:
The English medium education RESERVED FOR THE RICH and the Tamil medium education RESERVED FOR THE POOR. In villages, most people do not earn enough money to send their children to English medium schools. WHY ARE ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS BETTER THAN TAMIL MEDIUM SCHOOLS?
1. English medium schools have a higher level of education; there school manuals are also more up to date and are more efficient in building the intellectual power of young learners
2. Many English medium schools have well-trained teachers with postgraduate certificate in education. Generally, English medium students have better success in obtaining jobs. The English language is so important in the Indian society, that knowing Tamil is not of great use when somebody needs to find a job in cities and towns.
Many low cast parents are poor and their children go to Tamil medium school. One way to get these people out of the poverty zone is to give their kids a descent education in an English medium school. That is why Nila Home wants to build such school.
Until now, Nila Home has managed to find the construction land and half of the annual budget (1200 euros) to run the school. In June 2006, we started the building of the new school. HOWEVER, NILA HOME STILL NEEDS 100,000 RUPEES TO FINISH THE SCHOOL.
Once completed, the school will have two classes with a total capacity of 40 students.

HOW TO CONTACT US? Name: A. Amstrong Address: Gengapuram, Devanur P.O., (Via) Valathi 604208, Gingee, Villapuram(district), (Tamil nadu state), India Tel: 0091414529120 7/ 00919360355427 Email: nilahome@gmail.com



Nila home trust has been formed with the main purpose of serving the poor and the needy irrespective of caste, colour, creed, etc within India. It has its registered office at No. 73/30 Perumal Nagar, Thiruvannamalai has been involved in economic, educational, cultural, religious and social activities in the Thiruvannamalai (District) of Tamil Nadu (state) for the last six years. The trust is devoted to the improvement of child, family education, economic and nutrition and medical development. Objectives of trust: It has been set up for charitable purpose and the objectives of the trust include the following: 1. health and education 2. home for aged and handicapped people and dropout children 3. taking care of animals and wildlife 4. to start schools from pre-primary schools to higher education schools, laws, arts and science, medical, and engineering colleges 5. to establish and maintain orphanages and homes 6. to establish and maintain hostels for all study students 7. to provide simple legal framework and aid to the poor 8. to encourage adult formal and non formal education 9 to cooperate with other trust, institution and organizations in pursuit of any of the above objectives 10. advancement of other objectives of public utility 11. to provide relief to the poor or distressed persons without any distinction on the basis of community caste, creed or religion 12. to provide medical relief including the establishment, maintenance and support of institutions or fund for medical relief for hospitals, clinics, dispensaries to serve the poor and distressed. BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ACTUAL PROJECTS · Help provided to children 1. Free morning meals Many of our school children suffer from malnutrition. They are very skinny and short: a teenager of 13-14 physically can sometimes resemble a child of 9-10 years old. So, every morning around 8 am, before going to school, about 50 kids are given a plate of yellow rice and some vegetables. 2. Financial support for semi-orphans Nila Home also caters for 15 semi-orphans. A monthly donation of 300 Indian rupees is given to each semi-orphan. This money is mainly used to buy foods and daily commodities such as soaps. 3. Financial support for higher secondary students Each year about ten students having financial difficulty to continue their studies are given 500 Indian rupees. Out of this sum of money, 200 rupees are totally free and the remaining 300 rupees will have to be reimbursed once they start working. 4. Free evening tuition center for poor students 5. School uniforms School uniforms are compulsory in India; unfortunately many children do not have the means to buy one. So, once per year, Nila Home donates one school uniform to each primary student. 6. Nila Home recreational activities (i)Annual excursion (ii)Sport day (iii)Dance classes. · Construction of Nila Home community center The Nila Home community center was constructed in 2000 from money donated from Germany Nila Home. The community center contains a handicraft and health care room. The latter is used to give day-to-day care to local patients by two Nila Home salaried nurses (an ayurvedic and a herbal nurse). The cases which they cannot follow are directed to the doctor who comes once a week. The nurses are also responsible in carrying regular women's right awareness campaigns and medical check up programme. Concerning, the handicraft center, it is used by local women to make palm leaves baskets. This self-help project was initiated in 2006, and has been involved in the making of palm leaf baskets by local women. Its main aim is to develop women's skills and create employment. It is hoped that it will generate sufficient income to support their families' basic needs. Nila Home orchard Since its formation, Nila Home has acquired 3 ½ aches of land. One ache has already been planted with mango trees and the fruits are expected in three years. The revenue that will be obtained from the selling of mangoes will be used to fund future projects. Micro- credit self help project This project started five years ago and is funded by French donors. Yearly, 15 persons are selected and offered a test loan of 1000 Indian rupees with "a repay back time" of 15 weeks. If they pass the test, they are offered a bigger loan of 10,000 Indian rupees to buy cows, sheep or goats. They have a maximum of 2 ½ years to return the money with an interest of 6 %. Until now, Nila Home has funded 55 persons. Nila Home also makes sure that any animal purchased is in good health and insured against any risks of accidents. The acquisition of an animal is a good example of self-help. For instance, a female cow can produce milk, which can either be used as a source of food or revenue (7200-8600 Indian rupees per year). A female cow life expectancy is approximately 10 years and during this lapse of time it can give birth up to six calves. In the other hand, male bullocks are very tough and can be used in rice plantations. FUTURE PROJECT Building of a English medium school In Tamil Nadu state, there are two types of education: The English medium education RESERVED FOR THE RICH and the Tamil medium education RESERVED FOR THE POOR. In villages, most people do not earn enough money to send their children to English medium schools. WHY ARE ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS BETTER THAN TAMIL MEDIUM SCHOOLS? 1. English medium schools have a higher level of education; there school manuals are also more up to date and are more efficient in building the intellectual power of young learners 2. Many English medium schools have well-trained teachers with postgraduate certificate in education. Generally, English medium students have better success in obtaining jobs. The English language is so important in the Indian society, that knowing Tamil is not of great use when somebody needs to find a job in cities and towns. Many low cast parents are poor and their children go to Tamil medium school. One way to get these people out of the poverty zone is to give their kids a descent education in an English medium school. That is why Nila Home wants to build such school. Until now, Nila Home has managed to find the construction land and half of the annual budget (1200 euros) to run the school. In June 2006, we started the building of the new school. HOWEVER, NILA HOME STILL NEEDS 100,000 RUPEES TO FINISH THE SCHOOL. Once completed, the school will have two classes with a total capacity of 40 students. HOW TO CONTACT US? Name: A. Amstrong Address: Gengapuram, Devanur P.O., (Via) Valathi 604208, Gingee, Villapuram(district), (Tamil nadu state), India Tel: 0091414529120 7/ 00919360355427 Email: nilahome@gmail.com

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