Retired Couple Gift Free Education to 1000+ Underprivileged Kids – 2022

Retired Couple Gift Free Education to 1000+ Underprivileged Kids

Siva Swamy and Mahalakshmi, a retired couple in Coimbatore’s Pachapalayam, run Kalvi Thunai – a free education centre for underprivileged children.

“We realised that the daily wage earners’ children, who go to government schools, have no one to help them with school work,” begins Siva Swamy.“ They don’t understand what’s being taught in school and can’t complete their homework, so then they dread going to school,” he says. Swamy and Mahalakshmi, a retired couple in Coimbatore’s Pachapalayam, run Kalvi Thunai – a free education centre for underprivileged children. “We focus on ensuring the day’s lesson is revised and that they complete their assignments,” adds the 74-year-old.

Siva Swamy and Mahalakshmi,a retired couple in Coimbatore’s Pachapalayam, run Kalvi Thunai – a free education centre for underprivileged children. Founded in 2014, Kalvi Thunai offers after-school support to students from classes 4 to 12, helping with homework,clarifying difficult concepts, organising extracurricular activities and outings, and offering students the support andguidance for holistic development. The NGO started with an initial investment of Rs 40 lakhs from the couple, who bought and renovated the educationcentre building. They have now donated it to Kalvi Thunai, ensuring that its work will continue past their lifetimes. The centre has 136 students and 11 paid teachers. Over 1,000 students have gone through the centre, of which at least 350 now have jobs.