Nambikkai
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Nambikkai Foundation is a charitable trust
providing vocational training for adult deaf in South India
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The word Nambikkai means 'Hope' in Tamil
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Started in 1978 by Ian and Sue Stillman, the project is based on a 60+ acre farm which is 13 kilometers from the southernmost tip of India. One of the main aims of the charity is to bring services for the deaf to the more rural and isolated areas of India where none had existed before despite a huge demand. Nambikkai works to train adult deaf students in skills that can be useful in their own communities, and can them lead independent lives. The work is sponsored, in part, by the Carey Baptist Church
in Reading, England.
In the year 2000, Nambikkai started a new initiative called Deafchild India
, in Chennai
, to bring emerging information technology to young deaf students in schools in Tamil Nadu
.
One of Nambikkai's long term goals is to create a community for deaf individuals or families who struggle to integrate into mainstream society.
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
providing vocational training for adult deaf in South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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The word Nambikkai means 'Hope' in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
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Started in 1978 by Ian and Sue Stillman, the project is based on a 60+ acre farm which is 13 kilometers from the southernmost tip of India. One of the main aims of the charity is to bring services for the deaf to the more rural and isolated areas of India where none had existed before despite a huge demand. Nambikkai works to train adult deaf students in skills that can be useful in their own communities, and can them lead independent lives. The work is sponsored, in part, by the Carey Baptist Church
Carey Baptist Church
Carey Baptist Church is an independent evangelical/baptist church in Reading, England.-History:The church was founded in 1867 and was named after William Carey, a famous missionary from Northamptonshire, who went to India in 1793, and never returned to his homeland.Notable past pastors include Rev...
in Reading, England.
In the year 2000, Nambikkai started a new initiative called Deafchild India
Deafchild India
Deafchild India is a project of Nambikkai Foundation providing information technology access and training to many deaf children in schools in Tamil Nadu...
, in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, to bring emerging information technology to young deaf students in schools in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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One of Nambikkai's long term goals is to create a community for deaf individuals or families who struggle to integrate into mainstream society.