RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
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Owning a small and simple house is the dream of every poor families. Though it is a challenging task in the context of high cost of the construction and limitation of mobilization of fund at a time by poor families SEEDS made a humble attempt with Mahindra Rural Housing Scheme, a private initiative. Out of 20 beneficiaries identified 12 families availed the loan and house construction was completed at a cost of Rs.10, 60,000 in 5 villages.
SEEDS in participation with Antenna Trust provided 11 houses (Kambali, Melathulukkankulam, athipatti and Savaspuram villages ) benefitting 11 poor families belonging to dalit community. The credit assistance was carried out through SHGs. The beneficiaries are promptly repaying the installment as agreed. |
ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS PROGRAMME
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Under Environmental promotion activities of Ministry of Environment and Forest and Peace Trust, green coverage of rural area was undertaken in Alagiyanallur village. An awareness camp was held and 500 tree saplings of Neem, Pungai and Tamarind were planted in the common area inlcluding school campus. 50 women from SHGs actively participated in this programme.
In Amanakkunatham village, children and youth have been sensitized in medicinal plants and alternative medicine. In this respect a camp was organized and a garden was established in the local school involving youths and students where five spices of medicinal plants were planted |