A Slum with 100 Houses
- 500 poor people – CAN WE HELP?
In December 2012, I (Anitha, Blogger) visited a slum near the
Cooum River Bridge in Choolaimedu. The stairs from a litter-filled pavement
lead you to an underground made of small houses. There are cement roads, prayer
rooms, temples, and mosques. The people wear decent clothes. The kids study in
the nearby corporation schools. But,
cleanliness is missing. The houses are dirty. And the rooms are small and dingy
with no air circulation or air supply.
Lack of Cleanliness is a major health issue in this slum. We need to educate people here about personal
hygiene and environmental cleanliness. We all know that, “Cleanliness is Next
to Godliness.”
The contact person in this area is one Mr.Perumal. Social activist
Ms. Prema Shankar and I can co-ordinate intervention activities in this area.
Possible Charity Activities in the Slum:
1. Cleanliness Drives and samples.
2. A library in one of the halls.
3. Edutainment (Education + Entertainment)
activities once in a fortnight.
4. Soft Skills Training.
Benefits for Donors and Corporates:
1. The ladies work as maids in many middle-class /
upper-class homes. And can circulate your product brochure were they work.
2. The school children will do Word of Mouth
marketing.
Mr.Perumal comes to the Amman Temple at 7 a.m in the morning
and 7 p.m in the evening. Volunteers and
CSR people can connect with him at that time.
Look forward to a positive response from social
entrepreneurs, volunteers, and philanthropists. We can “make a difference.”
Please find an attached Google Image for approximate
location.
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