SRI LANKAN TAMIL YOUTH
Project
To empower the Sri Lankan Tamil refugee youth in Tamil Nadu towards a sustained livelihood.
Goal
Sustained livelihood for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu.
Objectives
- Develop the earning potential of the refugee youth through job-oriented, non-formal skill training and job placement guidance.
- Improve the living condition of the people in the camp through women’s clubs.
Beneficiaries
2010–11: 186 Males, 130 Females (Total: 316)
2011–12: 155 Males, 300 Females (Total: 455)
2012–13: 135 Males, 368 Females (Total: 503)
Women’s Club: 540 Females
Strategy
- Job-oriented skill training
- Free food and accommodation
- Educational aids during training
- Free toolkits after successful completion
- Job placement guidance
- Formation of women’s clubs
- Income generation and camp environment improvement
Trades Taught
- Visual Editing
- Animation & Graphics
- Welding
- Electrician
- Computer Skills
- Four & Two-Wheeler Mechanism
- A/C Mechanism
- Garment Making
- Beautician Training
- Income-generating skills for women
Programme Centres
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
- Adiyanuthu
- Thottanuthu
- Irumboothipatti
- Kurukkupatti Attai
- Thalaiyur
- Okkur
- Thappathy
- Valavanthankottai
- Gangaikondan
- Boganallur
- Settimedu
- Kullursandhai
- Mallankinar
- Kandiyapuram
- Sevalur
- Mottamalai
- Anaikuttam
