NCLP Schools Fans donation Apr 2013

Helping Minds donated 23 Fans, out of them 7 went for Coimbatore National Child Labor Project (NCLP) schools and 16 for Tirupur NCLP schools. — inTirupur, Tamil Nadu.

First graduate in the family from Chatrapatti

First graduate in the family from a rural area: HM got a request for help from a girl from Chatrapatti near Rajapalayam. She has got 1014/1200 in 12th std, she had got 90% in 10th std. She got selected in regular seat BA-English , Thiyagaraja college of arts, Madurai. The college fees is Rs 1500 only. It is one of the best colleges in Madurai. As this college is away from her home, she will have to stay in hostel which will come around Rs. 10000 per semester for room rent + another 2000 for mess bill. Her family is also supporting his brother's education who is in polytechnic. HM has decided to support her with Rs. 7000 for her hostel fees. 

Continued support for PACR diploma student

HM had helped a girl doing Textile tech diploma in PACR Polytechnic College, Rajapalayam, for her third year college fees of Rs. 9630 last week. She has scored 79.5% in the second year.  
More details about her is here.

Rajapalayam diploma student doing Textile Tech in PACR

Helping Minds received a request for help from a girl who is supported only by her grandfather. Her parents are no more. She has got a seat in Textile Technology in PAC Ramasamy Raja polytechnic in Rajapalayam. HM trust has decided to help her and gave Rs. 9152 towards her college fees. Thanks to our member Subramani for referring this request.

Thanks Letter from NCLP

Helping Minds donated 23 Fans, out of them 7 went for Coimbatore National Child Labor Project (NCLP) schools and 16 for Tirupur NCLP schools.

Thanks letter from the project co-ordinator of National Child Labour Project (NCLP) to Helping Minds Trust for the support provided for 23 fans to NCLP schools in Coimbatore and Tirupur.

  Thanks letter from NCLP by sankarsuresh

Amazing story of a Nagore nursing student

We got a request for help from a student who is studying B.Sc Nursing at Madras Medical College. Our member Venkatramani Balasubramanian referred this student. He is from Nagore (Nagapattinam dt) and secured 488/500 in SSLC. His father, a fisherman, is a drunkard and is not with the family now. His mother is mentally challenged and is in an asylum. He has a younger brother studying +2 now. Bala's father published a special story about him in Indian Express after the SSLC exam as he emerged the district topper amid all difficulties in life. That article fetched him support from the District Collector for his HSC expenses.

This boy faced some health problems right after the +2 practical exam and was hospitalized. So, he could not attend the public exam. He later appeared for supplementary exam. He secured around 1050 and got admission for BDS, but chose B.SC Nursing as job opportunities are very bright. He is in the first year now.

His uncle, a school teacher was paying his fees and mess bill. Since his uncle's daughter has also joined Engineering, he is not in a position to support him now. He is an amazing boy and we decided to help him for his mess bills. HM trust sent DD for Rs. 10000 towards his 4 months mess bill on March 28th.

Sports materials for Mayanoor Government primary school

Helping Minds Trust has helped the Mayanoor Government primary school over the years in many ways - including getting a water tank, uniforms for the students, bio gas model project. Now we have provided support for getting sports materials.

Inspiring story of a Ramanathapuram girl

Here is an inspiring story of a girl who has fought against all odds in her life: The girl student belongs to Ramanathapuram and hails from a family of town cleaning workers. Her father fell ill due to stomach problems and is bedridden now. Her mother is collecting plastic articles from garbage and selling them. The student has two younger brothers who have stopped studying and are collecting garbage now.
She secured 977/1200 in HSC - Tamil 180, English 134, History 175, Economics 166, Commerce 141 and Accountancy 181 and got admission to D.TEd in District Institute of Education and Training, Vadalur in Cuddalore district.
Her mother had planned to send her to Tirupur for a job in a factory as they could not afford college fee. However, her friend, who also belongs to the same community and is doing social work through Safai Garamchari Andolan (eradicating manual scavenging) sought the help of another social worker Murugesh, who helped in paying the initial fees and hostel fees so far from Aug 2011 to Sep 2012.
Now he is not in a position to help further and she has been sent out the hostel. Our Helping Minds member Bala brought this request to Helping Minds. HM trust has provided Rs. 13215 towards her hostel fees and exam fees and she has joined the hostel again and continuing her studies.

Daughter of a watchman in Namakkal gets BE CSE seat

HM trust got a request for help from a girl, who hails from Velur, Namakkal Dt. She has scored 463/500 ( 92.6%) in 10th std. She had studied in Govt school.
Then a nearby private school gave her education with ZERO tuition fee. She had scored 1128/1200 (94%) in Plus two. Her marks are : 
Physics-194,Chemistry-194,Maths-191,Biology-188,English-175,Tamil-186. She has got BE Computer science in Madurai Thiyagaraja (Govt) engineering college.
She has one brother who is studying 10th std now. Her family income: 8000 Rs (father -watch man Rs.5000 and mother 3000 Rs) 
They are staying in a rental house. They do not have own land and own house.
HM trust has provided Rs. 10000 towards her hostel fees.