Tamil Nadu Slum Development Board Citizen Matters, Chennai

குப்பையான பாதையை மைதானமாக மாற்றிய கோட்டூர்புரம் குழந்தைகள்

November 22, 2019 Laasya Shekhar

A Tamil translation of our story describing the wonderful initiative of kids and youngsters at the Kotturpuram Housing Board, who transformed a littered pathway into a clean, colourful space for the community.

கூவத்தின் கரைகளிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றப்பட்டவர்களின் வாழ்வில் விடிவு பிறக்குமா?

July 3, 2018 Jagadheeswaran D

A concerned citizen accompanies an official on his visit to the Navalur Padappai slum resettlement colonies, and comes back saddened, not only by the pathetic living conditions and lack of facilities there, but also the extreme apathy of the government.

Balwadi in Perumbakkam resettlement colony has a teacher who doesn’t read!

March 20, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Many balwadis in the Perumbakkam resettlement colony have no power, no play equipment and in some centres, not even a teacher who can help the kids learn. This is a gross violation of ICDS norms.

RTE violations rampant in Perumbakkam primary school for slum evictees

March 7, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

No playground, no fire exits, no proper washrooms and sometimes, no teachers either. That’s how kids from families in the Perumbakkam resettlement colony study, in a primary school operating from residential flats.

College students turn mentors for kids from Chintadripet slum

February 7, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Students from the Madras School of Social Work are working with less-privileged children from the area, to divert them from the ills of their social environment and help them develop as productive individuals.