Greetings to you from Association for Community Training (ACT), We would like to introduce ourselves as ACT, Which is registered under Act1975 Tamilnadu society’s registration and Foreign Contribution Regulation act 1976. ACT is a voluntary social action group. It was founded in 1981. It is working in 110 villages in Villupuram district, Tamilnadu, INDIA among the most deprived and disadvantaged people for their socio, economic, empowerment and liberation. we have improving the social, educational and economic situations of rural and urban/rural women, Improving girls’ education and women’s literacy, Motivating grassroots women to form self-help groups and schemes for their economic development, Raising awareness among grassroots women on collective work and collective responsibility, Helping grassroots women to become economically independent, Helping women recognize their labor and their innate intelligence as human resources ,Building women’s self confidence through personal development and technical training, Rural poor students summer camps, Construction and unorganized labor welfare development, Low External Input Sustainable Agricultural activities, Child Development, Child Education, Child Care, Child Feeding Supports, Child Education and Sponsorship, Poverty Alleviation, Tribal Welfare, Disable Care, Women Empowerment, Slum Development, Health and water Sanitation Program, Human Rights, Environment, Aged Care, Orphan Care, Housing And Shelter, Leprosy Care Program, And Other Charitable Program. We are need of interested likeminded volunteers to facilitate our above said programs which aim at clean and green environment and human transformation of weaker sex. We need your support. Your support may give new strength and hope to go ahead with our commitment towards the empowerment of rural disadvantaged, Based on the need, we request you to send us your project format to submit a project proposal. Thanking you, expecting your kind reply Yours Sincerely Mrs.A.Synthiya President Association for Community Training Mugaiyur-605755 Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. www.actmugaiyur.org

1. ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY
TRAINING - ACT
Mugaiyur, Villupuram - 605 755, Tamil Nadu, India.

2. ORIGIN
ACT was blossomed in the year 1981 by a body of
like minded people who have thirst to serve the
society, quench to render social justice and to
create equalitarian society under the leader ship of
Mr.S. Arulandu.
ACT has crossed 33 years in the social work field.

3. Vision
In search of God in man formation of a new way of
being to a new society. To break the chains of society
and to create new social order.
Mission
Through the process of multi facetted initiatives
empowerment protect fundamental rights of the poor
and the marginalized and fight against discrimination
on the basis of caste, color, gender language, religion
and restore human dignity to the down trodden

4. Working Area
ACT has been working in over 110 villages of
Mugaiyur constituency, Villupuram district, and now
it has extended it’s coverage to all 22 blocks of
Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.
Target Group
Unorganised labours, Women, Children, Youth, Dalit
and Environment Aspects

5. LEGAL STATUS
Registered under Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act
Registered under Foreign Contribution
Regulation Act

6. ACT INTERVENTIONS IN THE PAST
1. Non - Formal Education (1983-1988)
In order to improve the learning capacity of dalit school going
children, Non-formal educational centre were promoted in the
villages of Mugaiyur block. Locally functioning Women SHGs are
entrusted the work of monitoring education centres. Locally identified
volunteers are engaged in this Non - formal Education centres. The
subjects which are felt by the students as hard were taught to the
children in simple methods. Apart from the regular syllabus extra
curricular activities were also promoted in this
2. Forming and Strengthening of Women Self Help groups(1989-
1991)
Special efforts were taken to strengthen the women’s self groups
resulting in an increase in membership from 2067 to 3057

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3. Youth Integrated Development Programme (1992–1994)
4000 young boys and girls from40 villages (100 each from 40
villages) were given Capacity Building and Leadership Trainings and
made them to be proactive to the social justice and democracy.
4. Rain water harvesting
In order to improve the ground water level, rain water harvesting
structures and roof catchment systems were constructed in
20villages. 20 small and marginal farmers unit was set up and trained
on the set out topics related to rain water harvesting.

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5. Community Rally on “Dalit Rights”
1000 women self help group members were gathered and a
massive rally was organized from Gandhi Statue -Thirukovilur to
RDO office, Thirukovilur, demanding for Dalit Rights(land title,
Proper electricity collection, Graveyard, Two dumbler system etc.,).
6. Condensed Course Program (V – X Standard)
(1998 – 2002)
Girls who have discontinued their education in elementary itself will
be identified. These girls have given the education in a different
setup upto their 10th Std.

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7. Leadership and educational camp for rural poor dalit
students(1991 – 2014)
Each year in summer holidays leadership and educational camp for
rural poor dalit students were organised. Apart from the regular
curriculum extra curricular activities like singing, dance, sports,
drawing were promoted among the students in these days.
special care will be given to these students to improve their learning
capacity. This is organized to the children those who are studying
10th std.
8. Literacy India Trust Program (1998-2005)
In collaboration with Literacy India Trust’s adult literacy centers in 10
target villages were established. Each centre covered 25-30 senior
citizen aged 55-65 years. This programme played a vital role as it
focused to teach the aged and middle aged with functional literacy
and to promote the skill to read and write.

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9. Awareness Education
98 cultural programmes were organized among the community to
educate the community on productive health, education, dalit &
women rights, and environment.
10. Income Generation Program (2008)
50 windows from 14 villages were provided with Milch animals
and goat in order to ensure the stable income in their future.
11. Mother and Child health programme
In partnership with Govt Tamil Nadu and Central Govt health
education programmes were organized in 36 villages.
Communities were educated on Reproductive and child health
care, ANC and PNC care, vegina & breast cancer and illegal
abortion. 12600 people were covered by this programme.

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12. Extending contribution against Global warming
100 small and Marginal farmers (hidden leader) were motivated on
Bio – Based agro’ activities like vermin compost, Bio – Pest control,
Goat rearing, Pounding, Leveling, cultivation of minor millets , water
management through Rain water harvesting, drop – let water
irrigational method on assertiveness of a weak program. The
program was conducted by Low external Input sustainable
agricultural scientist Dr. Nammazhvar.
13. National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) (2003 –
2008)
With the support extended by C.P. Ramaswamy Iyyer Foundation,
Nodel agencies for National Environment and Rural afforestration,
ACT implemented multi phase programmes under the title water
management, waste management, solid waste management in 20
villages of Mugaiyur block through the use of massive student’s
Rally, undertaking tree plantation, cleaning water bodies , Reverse
march by school students, promotion of Kitchen garden and so on.

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14. Empowerment of widows (Learn while I earn) (1996-1997)
120 vulnerable widows were extended socio, economic support
through building their capacities to generate income from collective
activity such as candle making, Mushroom cultivation. Toys making,
Jewel making and Goat rearing. Crèche facilities also were provided
to accommodate their children.
15. Joint Action of Sustainable Livelihood (JASUL Net work)
In an effort of special way and in order to promote rural environment
and to keep clean bio – mass, JASUL Net Work – a 15 member
NGO’s collectively had worked categorically in their target region to
maintain clean and green environment like cleaning drive water
bodies removing encroachments, under taking tree plantation
deepening water wells, Rain water harvest structures etc.

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16. Tamil Nadu Un Organized Manual Workers welfare board
It is an innovative initiatives of ACT, started in the year 2003. A total
of 527233 workers who are working in various level of un
organized sectors like construction, Manual workers, Laundering,
Tailoring, handloom etc., were registered themselves in to trade
union. They are all provided identify card with photos and enrolled
with ministry of labour and welfare, Govt of India. They are
provided with marriage, maternity,education assistance to their
children,, accident relief, support for the victims of natural
calamities and man made calamities, old age and family pension.
So far a total of 15000 members of trade union are benefitted the
ministry labour and welfare. They are also taught on Right to
information ACT to achieve their rights.

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17. Independent Income Earning Opportunities
26 women consist of widows and destitute were supported by
this programmes by making them a income earners by training
and supporting them in Goat rearing, Push cart, puffed rice,
fried corn and mushroom cultivation.
18. Sustainable Agricultural Practice and water
Management (2008-2009)
Open wells in 7 villages were deepened in to further 20 feet and
restored irrigational water. 3 rain water harvesting were
established in Mugaiyur, Kodungal and sennakunam villages.
19. Coastal Community Development program (Relief,
Rehabilitation and Livelihood) (2005)
1750 fisher community people were provided with 3 type’s
fishing net and 13,430 children and adults were provided
counseling support to relieve them from their trauma.

15. ONGOING PROGRAMMES
 Organizing the unorganized workers into Trade Union
 Facilitation of Women SHG Activities
 Students Summer Camps
 Water management Programme
 Sustainable agriculture programme

16. WAY FORWARD
ACT focuses its future programmes on the following
aspects
 Elimination of Child Labour
 Promotion of Quality Education to the Rural Poor
Children from unorganised workers family and Dalit
Community.
 Providing Technical education to the rural poor students
focusing on the employment
 Promotion of sustainable environment
 Waste Management
 Promoting income generation activities to the
disadvantaged women.
 Creation of Ecological Farm Development as a
demonstrative plant of Villupuram district.

17. STRATEGIES WE FOLLOW…..
 Creating good rapport with the Target population
It is achieved through
 Frequent interactions with the people, community leaders.
 Providing counseling support of the individual and community problems
 Taking part in their family and social functions.
 Awareness creation
Awareness is generated among the community through distribution of IEC
materials (hand outs, notices & Banners) and organizing campaigns
 Assessment of Problems and Needs
Using PRA tool problems and the needs of the community are identified
and the way to overcome the identified problems and needs are educated
to the community
 Building Capacity of the Target groups
According to the need various capacity programmes will be imported to
target population, so that the community on its own manages their
development process.

18. PRINCIPLES OF ACT
 Building capacity of the people
 Motivating the community to participate fully
 Networking with other Institutions(Govt, Private &
NGOs)
 Ensuring Sustainability of the programme
 Cross Cutting Issues of Environmental aspect.

19. OUR STRENGTH….
Infrastucture
 Head Office 1
 Branch Offices 2
 Training hall 1
Own Land 3.5 acres
Manpower
 Administrative staffs 5
 Field Staffs 22
 Office Staffs 3

20. Thank You…..