Voice for the Oppressed through Integrated Community Emancipation Trust Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts:
Nagapattinam , Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, Nagapattinam , Thanjavur
Operational States: TAMIL NADU
AchieveMents: Past activities of VOICE Trust are many. Following are important ones:
ïÆÂ¼ Emancipation of Widows exploited by ââ¬ÅWhite Sareeââ¬Â humiliation (from 1985).
ïÆÂ¼ Integrated Rural Development of Murungai Village from 1986-1988
ïÆÂ¼ Employment generation for unemployed Youth from 1989-1991.
ïÆÂ¼ Rights of unorganized Workers and Dalit People during 1992-1993.
ïÆÂ¼ Skills Trainings for self employment to landless people from 1994ââ¬Â¦
ïÆÂ¼ Sponsorship of 850 Dalit and Backward Class Children from 1995.
ïÆÂ¼ Ecological Agriculture for poison free food from 1996.
ïÆÂ¼ All round Inclusion of the Differently Abled (Disabled from 1997ââ¬Â¦.
ïÆÂ¼ Students Environment Groups in Schools of Trichy District from 1998.
ïÆÂ¼ TOT Trainings in IFS (Integrated Farming System) for 105 Groups from 1999.
ïÆÂ¼ Bio Control Lab for Production of Trichogramma Egg Parasitoids from 2000
ïÆÂ¼ Integrated Pest Management in cotton with FAO Cotton IPM from 2001-2004
ïÆÂ¼ Organic Cotton Production Centre at Sirganur from 2005ââ¬Â¦.
ïÆÂ¼ Rehabilitation of Mentally Ill Persons with Employability Skills from 2005
ïÆÂ¼ Involving 300 Women Farmers in Integrated Farming Systems from 2006 to 2009.
Focus from 2010: ecological, enviro, economic, educational empowerments:
ïÆÂ¼ Friendship Childrenââ¬â¢s Home for 23 Parentless and at risk Children.
ïÆÂ¼ Technical Education of 75 Rural Adolescents under ââ¬ÂJoy to Children Programââ¬Â
ïÆÂ¼ Empowerment of 50 Disabled Women for Rights and Self Reliance.
ïÆÂ¼ Guide Scheme for 1823 Differently Abled Persons in Mannachanallur Union
with help from District Differently Abled Welfare Office of the Government through
1 Coordinator and 40 Differently Abled Welfare Workers.
ïÆÂ¼ Biodiversity Agri Trainings to 1500 Youth every year.
ïÆÂ¼ National Green Corps with 2000 Students in 50 Schools,
ïÆÂ¼ 189 Peopleââ¬â¢s Organizations for Rights and Responsibilities SHGs of Women,
Men, Farmers, Landless laborers, Disabled Persons etcââ¬Â¦.
(There are 15 full-time Staff, 42 part-timers, 150 Volunteers and 287 Care Givers)
Direct Work areas are 90 Villages in Tiruchirappalli District. (Outreach Centers are
in 60 Villages in parts of Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Karur and Nagapattinam
District including the Tsunami Villages around Madavamedu Coastal Hamlet in
Sirkali Taluk of Nagapatinam District). Recently, 2 Children Development Program
have been implemented near Kamuthi in Ramnat District.