New Hope and New Life Project
The Tambaram Community Development Society (TCDS) is a long-standing, legal charitable organization in the Chennai area of southern India. TCDS provides social services and the New Hope and New Life Project for people living with HIV and AIDS. Long-term success includes empowering persons from the "dalit" or "untouchable" community to get an education and to have the economic means for a self-sustaining life. TCDS is a partner agency of the Center's with its own Board of Directors and leadership.
Led by Director Ambrose Dhanaraj, the New Hope and New Life Project includes:
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A tutoring program for young girls working to pass their 10th and 12th level exams and continue their education.
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A nutritional supplement program that provides needed food to persons affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Funds and guidance for Income generating projects that lift families and individuals up.
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Career counseling and health education for sex workers looking for stable, safe, and healthy employment.
Care & Support
EMPOWERING HIV positive MOTHERS IN INDIA
For the past 15 years, a cooperative venture between the Tambaram Community Development Society and the Center for Health and Hope in has provided health and hope to women from one of the poorest, most marginalized, and most stigmatized groups in Indian society - HIV+ women.
Through a comprehensive program including monthly nutritional supplements, life skills training, counseling, and income generating projects, each of these 30 women are alive, in spite of the odds stacked against them. Some are even thriving. All are grateful for the compassion shown by strangers half a world away.
Funding is needed for both the Care & Support program and the Income Generating Projects. Cost of the Care and Support program is $40 a month per woman. Income generating projects are approved based on funding availability.
