Vilpatti Village Project
The Vilpatti Village Project (VVP) operates in a remote village at a height of 2000 metres in the Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu. The project focuses on the most marginalised sections of the community, in particular impoverished women and children, designing its programmes to meet their practical needs... more

Silvarpatti Community Health Project
Silvarpatti is a drought prone rural area in Tamil Nadu, where ICT India built a hospital and initiated a preventive health programme in 1996. Silvarpatti Community Health Project (SCHP) initially covered 26 villages with a span of 15km and a population of 11,000... more

Nilaitha Velaan Kuzhumam - Environmental Renewal
Nilaitha Velaan Kuzhumam (NVK or Sustainable Agriculture Group Project) is based in Silvarpatti village and is an organic farming project that will utilise and expand the capacity of 30 existing Southern Indian NGOs to deliver participatory agricultural development, through training and small loans schemes, to 150 villages... more

Shelter, Protection, Education and Development for Youth
Shelter, Protection, Education and Development for Youth (SPEDY): is a project set up to take direct action in assisting destitute families in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. SPEDY is an integrated community development programme, which provides shelter, education and training, and initiates small income generation projects. In keeping with ICT policies, the programme is managed and staffed by local people, targets the most marginalised and involves them in determining their own needs of the facilities and services provided... more

HIV/AIDS Awareness
Over one third of India's HIV positive population are from Tamil Nadu. ICT has been working in Tamil Nadu since 1987 and was well positioned to play a role in combating the spread of HIV... more