With Sulochana, from Colombo, we visited Solidar members' projects in the Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India. The objective of this visit was to exchange work experiences between Solidar members working in India and Sri Lanka, but also for me to simply finally visit the projects!
The Nagapattinam programme was set up following the humanitarian crisis caused by the 2004 tsunami. In continuation to pre-existing cooperation between Volkshilfe and the local NGO People's Development Association (PDA), a reconstruction and rehabilitation programme for 16 villages in the Nagapattinam District was developed with the support of Progetto Sviluppo, La Ligue/Solidarité Laïque and ASB.
On the 29th September, we inaugurated a school built by PDA with the support of La Ligue and Solidarité Laique.
The day of the school inauguration
They misspelled my name... but whatever, it looks great!! 
Sulo doing the inauguration ritualMETAL MAN!!!
Kids organised a 2h show!!
With a Women Self Help Group
With Sulo
this is a bridge course
at the entrance of a meeting with women
A fish auction
Tailoring centre
Reconstruction of houses
with the PDA familyI also visited the local NGO Nangal in Pondicherry, created by Dany, an incredible person! This NGO receives the support of Solidarité Laïque. Nangal activities are implemented in Thazhanguda, in the Cuddalore district, mainly in the field of education.
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