PARASPARAM TRUST

1993 – 2018 SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION REPORT

• Parasparam trust was founded on 02-06-1993 by our beloved Mr. Franz Xaver Augustin for the benefit of single parent female children.
• The backward children who are living in the nearby   villages of Parasparam Trust came in and studied here using the facilities of the trust to improve their life skills and to get good jobs for the betterment of their families after studies.
• To begin with, children have started their studies at  G. Meenatchipuram and Batlagundu and now they are studying in First ward middle school and Mahalakshmi Girls higher secondary school, Batlagundu.
• In 1996 Screen Printing was started at Parasparam and earnings were used to bring up children.
• In 1996 Mr. Kalimuthu was appointed and in 2000 he took charge of complete local management & until now he has been performing very well for the upliftment of Parasparam Trust.
• On 04.02.1997 Parasparam got registered under the Trust Registration Act by Vijayalakshmi Amma and got its registration No. as 116/97.
• From 1997, Mr. Ramachandran, a Chennai-based auditor, audited the accounts of Parasparam and after his retirement in 2012, CA Mr. Surya Narayanan of Coimbatore  is taking care of the annual audit.
• Income Tax Exemption No. 2(28)/97-98 was given on 26-09-1997, PAN was given  on 20-09-2003 No. AAATP3002H by Govt. departments.
• During 1997 Desk Top Publication computer centre at Batlagundu and screen printing centre at Parasparam campus were established to get revenue for the trust activities. Due to heavy competition at Batlagundu during 2000 they were closed. The earlier earnings were used to support  Parasparam activities.
• In 2000 for this land owned by Keithan Satya Trust Parasparam got patta and chitta and other land documents.
• This extent of land of 2 1/2 acres was got on lease from Keithan Satya Trust and the same in renewed from time to time.
• During 2000 & 2001 utility layout plan of this trust has been changed. Path was made in the middle and Eastern side path was closed. Cage house for pet animals (dogs and cats),  Care taker house , Guest room, Multipurpose house, library and store room were constructed apart from Kadappa benches.
• Computer software Tally-soft is being used from 2001 onwards for accounting purpose.
• FCRA approvals from Central government was obtained in 2003 (No. 075950010 dated 17-07-2003) to regulate foreign currency donations.
• Solar facility was donated to Parasparam by M/s. Climens and Santra.
• At Parasparam fruit bearing trees were provided with drip irrigation and saplings were planted by Mr. Climens.
• Shiradi Sai Baba temple  was initially constructed  by Viji Amma in 2004, and made a permanent structure in 2007.
• Second hand Maruthi omni van was purchased during 2004 for the benefit of children.
• As per the wish of Viji Amma, cage  houses for 2 dogs and 25 cats were constructed in 2004 creating an atmosphere of love and affection between the children and the pets.
• Parasparam lost Viji Amma on 26-07-2007, the biggest blow to the Parasparam Trust, after which her brother, Mr. Jayaprakash took charge as Managing Trustee.
• The current trustees comprise of Mr. Jayaprakash, Mrs. Alamelu, Mrs. Rama Natarajan, Mrs. Shanthi Narayanan and Kalimuthu.
• The new TATA Sumo was bought with the help of German Consulate with the support of Mr. Augustin during 2009.
• A borewell was dug with the support of Mr. Suba Marimuthu and relatives.
•  Parasparam has the necessary government approvals as an authorized NGO, vide communication No. 364/DSD/2016 dated 28-01-2016, from Department of Social Defence, Government of Tamilnadu for Building Stability, Building License, Health Certificate, and Fire Safety Certificate which are renewed from time to time.
• Parasparam family is thankful to Thirumathi. Victoria for generously donating 21 cents of land with 6 houses in Batlagondu, valued Rs. 75 Lacs and fetching Rs. 15,000 rental income a month, supporting the trust activities.

SPECIAL FEATURES  :

Administration:

• Transparent administration & true service are the mottos of our organization.
• The children are encouraged to be self-disciplined and self-motivated, by taking up the day to day administrative responsibilities under a predefined schedule.
• The food given here are nutritious and tasty with high quality standard.
• 60 files and 15 registers are being maintained very well.
• A very good audio system is available.

Children’s Balar Sabha:

• The functioning of “Balar Sabha” – organized into 5 groups ably managed by their group leaders – inculcating self-discipline, administration and cleanliness,   is very much appreciated.

Support towards Education:

• In order to increase the learning ability of our girls to get high marks in the public examination so as to compete with others in the educational field, the educational experts are coaching and training our girls. Mr. Suba Marimuthu, a senior teacher and a motivational speaker, supported by Mr. Arul Regis, Mr. Balasubramanian, Mr. Veeraiah, Mr. Murugesan, Mr. Jayaram, Mr. Kanagaraj, Mr. JP, Mr. Rajesh Kannan, Mr. Srikanth, Mr. Rajaguru, Mrs. Malarvizhi, Mr. Sri Ram, Mr. Karthik, Mr. Balavadivel, Mr. Vijayakamar, Mr. Perumay, Mrs. Shanthi, Selvi. Alagumeena, Mr. Senthura Pandian, Mr. Gunaseelan, Mr. Ganesh, Mr. Pitchai kani and others are helping the girls by taking free tuition classes.

Holistic development of Children:

• Children are practicing to be self confident by improving their soft skills.
• For improving employment opportunities for school leaving children, vocational training such as cutting and tailoring, typewriting, fashion designing, etc., were given till 2010. From then on, Parasparam provided higher education opportunities to senior children to become graduates / diploma holders as well.
• Girls are encouraged to do B.E., B.Sc,  Lab technician, Dialysis, Teacher training, Operation theater assistant courses, fetching them enhanced employment opportunities as listed below.
• Parasparam Alumni

• Parasparam is blessed to have 39 sons-in-law and 32 grand children.

Sponsorships:

• Rotary Club, Lions Club and Vasavi Sangam of Batlagundu are backing us and helping us in all our Parasparam Trust activities.
• Girls are receiving free medical treatment at Batlagundu by Latha private Hospital and D.M.S. Hospital Batalagundu for which we are greatly thankful to them.
• All girls are celebrating their birthdays very well.
• All National and local festivals are being celebrated by the children with gay and gaiety with help of kind hearted donors from whom each one of our children get  at least 6 new dresses per year.
• Kind hearted donors donated Desk Top Computer and our girls are receiving computer practice as and when it is required.
• For cooking and good water supply machineries and utensils are made available with help of our respectable donors.
• Second hand bike was donated by Mr. Jayaprakash.
• Consistent support comes in from several local residents as well as Parasparam alumni. Parasparam family acknowledges their kind gesture.

Pongal Festival – Improvement of soft skills:

• Headed by Mr. Radhakrishnan a team of staff from Electricity Board and others  have been conducting variety entertainment and competitions for our girls such as sports, eloquence competition, poetic competition, essay writing, and Thirukural memory, enhancing their interest and confidence.
• Selvi. Karthika took part in number of eloquence competitions winning cash awards and laurels.
• Selvi. Sneka took part in “Agada Vigadam” programme conducted by Raj Television and received appreciation.
• Vijayalakshmi took part of in Tamil poetic and music competitions at district level, winning first prize from the district collector.

Sports achievements:

• Nandhini got a National award 1^st prize in carom doubles, receiving wide appreciation from the local public and school management.

Awareness Programmes:

• Govt. DCPU. Child line, Health Department as well as private kind hearted people have given many awareness programs for the children.

Training:

• Right from inception, Parasparam has been providing diverse training programs to its inmates in skills such as making face powder, tooth powder, Soap, cleaning powder and pickles.
• Yoga demos and trainings are being given to the girls and they are practicing the same everyday.

Tour:

• The children have toured almost all important tourist places of Tamil Nadu such as Chennai, Tanjore, Trichy, Madurai, Ettayapuram, Panjalamkurichi, Thiruchenthur, Manapadu, Upari, South Thirupathi, Kanyakumari, Susindram, Padmanabapuram, Kodaikanal, Theni, Dindigul and their surrounding places like – Palaces, water falls, temples, etc.

Free Medical Camp:

• Padmashri Dr. Mohan Kameswaran, ENT specialist from Chennai, and his team members conducted multiple ENT free medical camps at Parasparam, supported by Santosh Gas Agencies, for the benefit of local population.

Physically Challenged:

• Physically Challenged children Chandra, Perumayee and Kameswari were taken in during 1996 by Parasparam, of which
• 1. Chandra left Parasparam for good in 2000.
• 2. Kameswari has completed 12^th Std, with vocational certificates for tailoring and computer operations. She got married to Mr. Sudhakar, also physically challenged,  and is living  happily with their 4 year old son at Usilampatti.
• Perumayee now takes care of cooking and the well being of all children. She has successfully completed her 10^th Standard, and pursuing further studies in Tanjore Tamil University.

Agriculture:

• We are taking utmost care to save the trees and other green vegetation even at the stage of monsoon failure after losing 64 coconut trees and 15 mango trees. From the remaining valuable trees children are getting fruits and vegetables such as orange, sappotta, jack fruits, custard apple, drumstick and lemon.

CONCLUSION:

• Parasparam dedicates its hearty thanks with gratitude to all the donors who have supported Parasparam, in all its endeavors in developing the children, to be good human beings serving the society.