Toilets at PUPS Anandheri, PUPS Ammambakkam and PUPS Kuppathupalayam were repaired between Dec 2017 and March 2018 as part of Project Sugadharam.
Sangamam Library Initiative
On 9th March : Book shelves and books were donated to Project Sangamam schools.
Glovis Sangamam Excursion – 2018
On Mar 17th and 24th : Children from all the Glovis Sangamam schools were taken on an excursion.
Pearl Annual Days
Annual Day functions were celebrated at all 4 Pearl schools.
Nagalapuram Toilet Repair Work
On Mar 9 – 28: The toilets at PUMS Nagalapuram are repaired.
Bhoomi Pooja for new Library
on Mar 21 – 30 : Bhoomi Pooja was conducted for new Library building at Annanagar.
Annual Day functions at Project Sangamam in Feb/Mar
On Feb/Mar 2018 : Annual Day functions were conducted in 7 schools at Project Sangamam in Feb/Mar.
An American Peace Corp vetaran at Seeyapoondi
Gershon Gurin Podlish an American peace corp veteran helps fund Asha library at Seeyapoondi.
Article on Poorna Vidhya in Adyar Talk
On 24th March : Adyar Talk ran an article on Mrs. Kasturi Eswaran and project Poorna Vidhya.
Written Assessments — 2018
Written assessments were conducted at all the supported schools in Feb/March 2018.
Asha India Conference — 2018
Chennai hosted volunteers from all Asha India chapters for the Asha India Conference 2018.
Materials distribution for children at Sangamam schools
On Dec 19, 2017–Jan 13, 2018 : Materials were distributed to students at all the 15 supported schools of Project Sangamam. These included Chappals, Umbrellas, Sports uniform and health kit.
Toilet Inaugurated at Koppampatti
On 24th Dec 2017 : Asha Chennai with support from the chapters at Frankfurt and Pittsburg have been constructing a new toilet complex at Koppampatti in Thoothukudi Dist of Tamilnadu. This was completed and was finally inaugurated on the Christmas Eve (24th Dec 2017).
Three more school toilets repaired
Oct/Nov 2017 : Toilets at PUPS Kannigaiper, PUPS Katchur and PUPS Annanagar were repaired in Oct/Nov 2017 as part of Project Sugadharam.
Oral Assessments – 2017
On 8th Nov – 7th Dec 2017: Oral Assessments based on Pratham’s ASER survey were conducted at all the Asha Chennai supported government schools – over 70 of them spread across 5 districts.
Science exhibitions at Thiruvallur schools
On Nov 17th : Science exhibitions were held at Cluster level at all clusters in the Poondi block of Thiruvallur Dist on 17th Nov. All our supported schools also participated in these and several of them won prizes.
Term III teacher training held on Dec 26th and 27th
On Dec 26th and 27th : Teachers from all Asha Chennai supported projects attended training sessions over 2 days in Chennai. Maths training was held by training from Ramanujan museum and English training by local volunteers.
Three school toilets repaired
Aug/Sept 2017: Toilets at PUPS Gandhigram, PUPS Nemiliagaram and PUPS Yelappanaidu Pettai were repaired and made useable by Asha in Sept 2017 as part of Project Sugadharam.
Koppampatti Toilet Construction Started
Aug/Sep 2017:Project Sugadharam was extended to cover the construction and repair of toilets in three more schools we support at Koppampatti, Nagalapuram and Kaatu Sithaamboor. This will be funded by the Asha sister chapters at Pittsburg and Frankfurt. Construction of a new toilet at Koppampatti was started with the initial Bhumi Pooja and laying of the foundation.
Blackboard were painted for all the Project Sangamam schools.
Aug/Sep 2017: We undertake the repainting of black board annually for all our schools. We did that at all the 15 Project Sangamam schools in August/September of 2017.
Eye Camp at Sangamam Schools
On Oct 9th to Oct 13th : Eye Camp was conducted by Hyundai Glovis in partnership with Shankara Eye Hospital from Oct 9th to Oct 13th for children at all the 12 schools we support in Poondi Block of Thiruvallur District.
Gandhigram kitchen garden
On Oct 9th to Oct 13th : Hyundai Glovis has setup a kitchen garden to improve the children’s nutrition at the PUPS Gandhigram school. Health kits were also distributed to the children.
Teacher Training for Term II
30th sept to 2nd Oct 2017: Teacher training was conducted at Olcott Memorial school for teachers from all our projects over 3 days from Sept 30th to Oct 2nd.
Education and Sports materials were distributed at Project Sangamam schools
Education and Sports materials were purchased for all the Project Sangamam schools. These were distributed to the 12 Poondi block schools supported by Hyundai Glovis on the 26th and 27th of July along with staff from Glovis. These were distributed to the 3 Ellapuram block Project Sangamam schools on August 1st. These included stationery materials, sports materials, Maths kits, mats, …
Sports uniforms for children distributed at Project Sangamam schools
Hyundai Glovis sponsored sports uniforms for children at their 8 supported schools. These were distributed to the children in the 8 schools on June 22nd and 23rd. We also distributed these dresses to the children at Kannigaiper on July 1st.
MOU signed with Hyundai Glovis to continue Glovis Sangamam for 2017-18
Hyundai Glovis has been supporting 8 schools in Project Sangamam since 2014-15. On 15th June 2017 MOU was signed to continue the project in 2017-18. Hyundai Glovis has decided to support all 12 schools that we support in the Poondi block of Thiruvallur District. The MOU was signed by Mr. Joo Min, the managing director of Hyundai Glovis and Rajaraman …
RightStart 2017 from May 24th to 28th
Asha’s annual teacher training programme, RightStart was held from May 24th to 28th. This included training in English and Maths. All teachers from Asha suppoted projects and some teachers from other partner organisations attended this 5 day event at IIT Madras.
Toilet inaugurated at Thandalam
As part of Project Sugadharam, a toilet complex was built for girls at the PUP School Thandalam. This was inaugurated by Hyundai Glovis’ MD, Joo Min on 5th April 2017.
Hyundai Steel to work with Asha Chennai to improve schools in Kancheepuram Dist
Hyundai Steel approached Asha Chennai to work with the schools near their facility at Sengadu. Asha Chennai studied the area and submitted a proposal. This was approved and Hyundai Steel has decided to fund the project. This will be administered as part of Project Sangamam-Thiruvallur.
Excursion for Project Sangamam Children
All the 4th and 5th standard children from the 11 schools in the Poondi block supported by Project Sangamam were taken for an excursion to Dakshina Chitra and Mahabalipuram in two batched on the 18th of March and 1st April. This was sponsored by Hyundai Glovis.