35 million people in Tamil Nadu live on around £1 a day




SCAD World School looking for TEFL/ESL teacher for a short course

SCAD World School is opening in June 2012 for students in Classes KG to 9. We are offering the Cambridge Primary Curriculum and Secondary Curriculum supported...

Mrs Nagalakshmi’s Sapota Trees

Mrs Nagalakshmi set aside one acre of her five acre plot in 2007 to grow fruit trees and, with the help of SCAD's tree planting staff, she planted trees...

SCAD and VITOL help differently-abled

The Indian charity 'The Association of People with Disabilities' claims 17 million people with disabilities in India do not receive support such as mobility...




Differently abled sports event

Every child has the right to participate, grow, live and be protected from others. Being given a chance is essential for these rights to be fulfilled in a child....

Cancer camps

Screening and Awareness Cancer Camps are a new SCAD initiative, delivered in partnership with the Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai and Krishna Hospital,...

An update from Kate

‘Loving Greetings from SCAD!’ (a lovely phrase that is used at the start of most emails here) Like all good journeys and adventures it has been...




Shocking Figures on open defecation in Tamil Nadu

An article in the Times of India, Chennai today reveals grim figures from the 2011 Indian census about open defecation in Tamil Nadu. 45% of the state’s...

Celebrating women – Mrs Christy

SCAD’s greatest asset is not only the Chairman  & Vice Chairman but each and every team member. It is with such a dedicated and committed team that...

Places now available to volunteer with SCAD

We've built up a formula for successful community empowerment over the past 25 years which we wish to share with others. If you’re looking to expand...




A Life Free from Hunger

Last week Save the Children released a report entitled 'A Life Free From Hunger' and in it they declare that 48% of children in India are stunted in their...