| Project |
To empower the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee youth in Tamil Nadu towards a sustained livelihood |
| Goal |
Sustained livelihood to the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu |
| Objective(s) |
- To develop the earning potential of the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee youth in the selected refugee camps in Tamil Nadu through job-oriented non-formal skill training and job placement guidance.
- To improve the living condition of the people in the camp through women’s club
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| Beneficiaries |
Sri Lankan Tamil refugee youth in the refugee camps in Southern Tamil Nadu.2010-11: 186 Males and 130 Females (Total 316)2011-12: 155 Males and 300 Females (Total 455)2012-13: Skill Training: 135 Males and 368 Females (Total 503)
Women’s Club: 540 Females |
| Sponsor(s) |
The United States Department of State’sBureau of Population, Refugees and Migration andSalesian Missions, Inc. |
| Strategy |
- Job-oriented skill Training
- Free food and Accommodation to the beneficiary trainees
- Educational aids during the training
- Free Tool Kits after successful completion of the training
- Job Placement Guidance after successful completion of the training
- Formation of women’s club
- Income generation
- Improving the camp environment
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| Trades Taught |
· Visual Editing
· Animation & Graphics
· Welding
· Electrician
· Computer skill
· Four & Two wheeler mechanism
· A/C mechanism
· Garments making
· Beauticians
· Income-generating skill training for camp women |
| Programme Centre(s) |
Skill Training Centres:
- Alaigal MEDIA, Manikandam, Trichy
- Don Bosco Amsam, Trichy
- Don Bosco Community College, Dindigul
- Don Bosco Community College, Keela Eral
- Don Bosco ITI, Lalgudi
- Don Bosco ITI, Madurai
- Bosco Maiyam, Pallithammam
- Don Bosco, Salem
- Don Bosco, Nettur
- Don Bosco, Alangulam
Women’s Club Camps:
1.Adiyanuthu
2.Thottanuthu
3.Irumboothipatti
4.KurukkupattiAttai
5.Thalaiyur
6.Okkur
7.Thappathy
8.Valavanthankottai
9.Gangaikondan
10.Boganallur
11.Settimedu
12.Kullursandhai
13.Mallankinar
14.Kandiyapuram
15.sevalur
16.Mottamalai
17.Anaikuttam |
