What we do
The Venkat Trust provides and improves education for the children of Kovalam. This includes buildings, equipment, teachers, school fees, scholarships and sponsorships.
Here’s what has been achieved since the Trust was set up in 2004:
- 130 sponsored children
- 200 fees paid each year for St Joseph’s pupils
- 3 buildings – Venkat Tuition Centre, The Ganesh Building and the Dining Hall
- 1 sports ground and equipment
- 1 English teacher
- 1 Tamil teacher
- 1 computer teacher
- 6 sewing machines
- 1 sewing teacher
- 12 computers
- 4 university scholarships each year
- 2 postgraduate MBA students
- 1 post doctorate student’s research fees
- 1 electricity generator
- 1 WC block
- 2 children’s excursions each year
- 240 uniforms twice a year
- 240 sets of text books and stationery twice a year
- Lots of wells, walls, water pumps, desks and benches, tables, lockers, fans ….