In 2005, a group of longtime social activists felt the need for a structure to carryout conscientization programmes among the rural poor for their development. VIJAYALAKSHMI AMMAL SELLAMUTHU EDUCATIONAL TRUST, was born.
Our vision is to create a nationally known inner city elementary Education Institute that produces major gains in student achievement, and helps make the neighborhood in which it is located a much more pleasant place in which to live and work. Our vision is to create an extremely effective rural Institute that not only produces very high levels of student achievement, but also helps train the next generation of rural teachers. Our vision is to create a Institute that is highly regarded for its academic excellence, and for its contribution in actively serving and improving the community in which it operates.
Sensitization, Organization and Empowerment
Drop out of children in the schools
Child Labour
Child Trafficking
Child Marriage
Discrimination against girl children
Lack of sufficient care and protection for children
Sexual Harassment among Women Workers
Occupational Health Hazards
High incidence of Dowry
Indebtedness and Bondage
Exploitation of unorganized workers
Practice of Untouchability
Teamwork
Commitment to Vision, Mission and Strategy
Effective use of traditional media
Pursuance of community based campaigns
Vsedutrust has established itself as a resource and training organisation in the District taking up issues related to rights of children, women, and workers through networking and collaboration with people’s organisations and other NGOs. Vsedutrust is growing into a nodal organisation in the southern region to address larger issues including caste and gender discrimination.
Our mission is to help urban students who have not succeeded in traditional secondary schools prepare for work, active citizenship, and post-secondary, using a combination of classroom work and community internships. Our mission is to help inner city students develop higher order thinking skills, peacemaking skills and leadership abilities in an environment of shared values of nonviolence, equality and unity, by using a combination of the Core Knowledge Curriculum and Direct Instruction. Our mission is to partner effectively so that we help prepare middle school students to be responsible citizens, good workers and faithful family members. Our school strives to be a racially and culturally diverse community of students, parents and staff, dedicated to creating a peaceful environment in each person is treated with unconditional positive regard and acceptance. Within such an environment, each student, will be empowered and inspired to reach his or her full academic, emotional, physical and spiritual potential. The mission is to empower pre institute through seventh grade children to unfold their potential as whole and unique persons, and through them create a peaceful world community.
Community based Approach
Eradication of Child Labour
Campaign on Protection and Promotion of Child Rights
Campaign Against Child Trafficking
Organizing children, women and workers.
Campaign Against Child Labour
Formation and strengthening of civil society organizations at Block, District and Sub Regional level.
Instilling democratic principles
Development of Palmyrah Workers
Empowerment of Beedi Rolling Women
Improving the health of girl children
Educating women against all forms of violence
Campaign on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
Promoting the concept of self help
Strengthening PRIs through interfacing with PRI elected representatives
Highlighting the main issues through the mass media.
25 villages in the Vsedutrust working area declared child labour free.
400 child labourers removed from work and reenrolled in formal schools.