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TCS-Maitree Initiatives
TCS Maitree has been rendering community support for Nainar Rural Development
Initiative in Chennai, India since September 2007. Based on the community request we
started daily tutoring classes for 50 school children.
25 volunteers visit the community every weekend to provide training in school subjects like
English, Mathematics and Science. To ensure interest in learning, a trained teacher from the
same community was also appointed.
70% who were trained under our supervision passed their Board exams. Before the weekly
coaching classes by TCS Volunteers a majority of the students lacked basic mathematical
knowledge. The sustained effort of our volunteers resulted in increasing the percentage of
students that passed the exam.
“This year, with the help of TCS volunteers I was able to score 90% in my 10th grade
examinations. My family was very happy with me…I want to become an engineer, join TCS and
help other children like me” Manikandan - A student helped by TCS Volunteers for 4 years
Figure 44 Providing support to a village in Nainar, Tamil Nadu
16 year old Subhash passed his 12th grade examinations in April. He regularly attended
special coaching from TCS Maitree Volunteers who helped him with various school subjects.
Subhash’s hard work and will to succeed in becoming an Engineer was evident. In addition
to coaching him in school subjects, TCS volunteers helped him gain confidence in his
abilities. Subhash fared well in his examinations and through the support of TCS
Management secured a place at Vel-Tech Arts College, Avadi and is currently pursuing his
Bachelors in Science.
Mr. Harendra Singh from TCS Delhi comes from the same school where TCS extended its help
through volunteer intervention to improve the quality of education. In his times, things
were difficult and he had to fight to achieve success. Mr. Singh is now an employee at TCS
and his heart is filled with pride each time he volunteers to teach underprivileged students.
He says, that he experienced a moment of pride when after years of sustained effort two of
his students qualified the entrance exam for a professional course in fashion designing
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