At Sebs we focus on school education, but health is becoming an increasingly important to all the work we do in the Bawaldi Hills. Since September 2017, two individuals in particular have been helping us to improve the health of the local population. Sulochana and Asodha, who completed their BSS Nursing (2 year course) in THI Sittilingi, belong to the local community and are gradually establishing primary health care along with the CHAD mobile services.Their presence appears

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

A young baby was born prematurely in the rural village of Periyapanapari. A very unfortunate and heartbreaking story, as the mother who was 19 years went into labour at 7 months in the middle of the night. Sadly the mother died in labour. After which the baby was taken care by his grandmother in the village. The weight of the baby was reducing gradually as there was no opportunity to provide alternative nutrition. Seb’s Projects on hearing the condition of the baby intervene

Saraswathi is our Balwadi teacher at Periya-panapari. She was a quiet, shy, soft spoken girl when she joined SEBS. Through these years she did a good job with the balwadi children in teaching as well as addressing health needs. She mobilizes the community during the mobile medical unit visits to the village. She under-stands the needs of the children and efficiently carries out all the activities of the Balwadi program. During the regular home visit she made good rapport with

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

The humanitarian clown’s team arrived in the first half of the November. They visited the different projects around Vellore town. A one day visit was made to Seb’s school Periyapanapari village in the Jawadhi hills and the entire team was involved in making the day a success for both the children and the volunteers. A get-together was organized for the local volunteers to share their experience and learning from their service to the needy. #GetInvolved #Volunteer #JawadiHills

The Sebastian Hunter Memorial Trust is thrilled to announce that the Seb’s projects team in Vellore has successfully received a grant for a lamp project for the tribal villages in the Jawadhi hills. More details to come soon! #Livelihood #Tribal #JawadiHills

“While even the urban areas that have power connection feel the pinch of the absence of electric supply when there is a power shutdown, one can imagine the plight of the villagers who do not have power connection at all. There are several tribal hill villages in Vellore district which do not have any access to electricity, resulting in the retardation of the development of the villages. Realising the difficulties of the inhabitants of these villages, Friends of India-Chennai,