School education in India is free and compulsory. However the cost of higher education is expensive, and educating a school child is highly challenging for tribal communities. Due to less access to middle schools they are forced to opt for boarding schools and this increases the burden to spend for boarding supplies and other needs. This year we successfully made 43 transitions from primary to middle school. Our partnership with the government has helped us to celebrate a lan

11 Seb's School students have qualified in the entrance exam for the Eklavya model school in Jammunamarthur of Thiruvanamallai district and will be admitted in sixth standard in June. We appreciate our teachers for their tireless efforts to prepare these students. The largest contingent of students who qualified were from Seb's school. Seb’s tribal school encouraged and provided the opportunity for 29 fifth grade students to write the entrance exam for sixth standard admissio

The partnership with the Shishukunj has facilitated access to education and health care for tribal communities in the Jawadhi Hills. It has been an in-credible journey for the Seb’s Team to be a part of the development story of these communities. Highlights of the project: Antenatal and postnatal care availed by young women Children being immunized regularly as per the schedule Greater awareness among young mothers regarding nutrition for themselves and their children Women c

Teacher training, sports tournaments and new classrooms! Sebs school for the academic year 2016-17 started in the month of June. Six primary schools and one middle school have a total strength of 299 students. 33 students were enrolled in class I and 14 students joined middle schools. The school is provided with necessary learning materials and sport’s equipment. Our school has completed two terms of this academic year. Children are performing well in studies. Uniforms and Id

We are so moved and thrilled for this extraordinary girl, Bhavani (pictured left), who has managed to secure a coveted Diploma in Nursing at the Scudder Memorial Hospital. Through our ‘Goodbye to Paper’ programme, her mother, Laxmi, was able to gain a livelihood and work while her daughter received an education. #Donate #Sponsor #Education

We are overjoyed for our dear Thavaseelan, a young man from Senji mottur, whose entire college and post-graduate education (Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Degree and MPhil!) was paid for by The Sebastian Hunter Trust. Thayaseelan visited our Director, Emma Koshi, with his certificate in hand and a big smile across his face! He received a First in his M. Phil! We are so proud of his incredible achievements. He is currently trying to get a teaching job in a College for which

We have identified the immediate need for balwadis in the villages of Periyapannaparai and Palamarthukollai and we hope to have these two centres set up by the end of this week. The balwadi in Palamarthukollai will be inaugurated on the 22nd of July and in Periyapannaparai on the 24th of July. From the 14th to the 16th of July, we conducted a training programme for the new balwadi teachers, a group of 11 young women from all the tribal villages where Seb’s Projects works. Ove

Lenin Mark has joined The Sebastian Hunter Memorial Trust staff in Vellore, Tamil Nadu as Programme Officer. Lenin has a BA in Tamil and Masters in Social Work specialising in community development. Lenin previously worked as field staff on tribal community projects among the Kolli’s of Odisha. He conducts life skills workshops based on magic tricks, dancing and puppetry shows for adolescents. He plans on joining the 20 Humanitarian Clowns, an organization previously affiliat

Six of the children who grew up at MBKG Pannai Six of the children who grew up at MBKG Pannai orphanage have recently completed their university degrees and are now employed. Many of these children were able to continue their education after King’s School thanks to the generous donations to the Higher Education Fund by their sponsors. Vasanthakumar & Vendamani: admitted to MBKG at the age of three and one respectively. They are both working as a Medical Laboratory Technician

We are delighted to read about the wonderful work being carried out by our tribal teachers, enabling children who previously had no access to education the chance to learn in the tribal schools. #Education #Tribal #Press

“Earlier this year I spent two months at MBKG Pannai in Kassam, volunteering at the orphanage and King’s School. The experience was one I’ll never forget and I am so looking forward to getting back out there again soon. Being a volunteer, you become one of MBKG, living day-to-day with the children and staff, sharing meals together, engaging with the day students, playing games, helping with studies, generally being involved as a member of the team and living as part of the fa

Emma Koshi and the DREAM project have started computer skill classes for 4th and 10th grade children as well as adolescent Education and Communication skills for the 14 and 15 year old children. The Junior School at King’s received twelve computers from Tharyan Koshi and were dedicated on the 22nd of August. The children at King’s will now be able to begin their computer education much earlier. #KingsMatriculationSchool #Education

The DREAM program is now at Seb’s School, Senji Mottur, teaching English to 1st-5th standard. The program at Seb’s School also teaches farming and gardening techniques, encouraging the children to actually get out in to the field and plant. In November, Seb’s School received its first computer from Tess Data Solutions. Computer Skills sessions are now being taught to 4th and 5th standard. Mic Olsteen has been doing a wonderful job at Seb’s School and the community is starting