Be the Change.

You wish to see.

Our Programmes

Environment

Sow a seed for a better future and work with people in a community to nurture and nourish the plants to create a society that is sustainable for all to live in.

Education

Take the knowledge sharing for kids beyond pages of books and walls of a school and provide a holistic understanding of society .

Humanity

Bring together people as equals and support every person in a time of need to bring out the best in a person so all may live in a better society.

Current Happenings

Kitchen Garden

Thuvakkam collaborated with Lebara in setting up a Kitchen Garden at the Government Higher Secondary School in Thiruvenchery, where over 160+ plant saplings were planted. Vegetable bearing plants were planted to ensure to suffice their mid-day meals every day.

Water Channel Renovation

Under the Integrated Community cum Environment Development Program funded by GEF’s Small Grants Program, through the United Nations Development Program, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change and monitored by The Energy Resource Institute in the panchayats of A. Punnavasal and Orivayal in Kadaladi block, Ramanathapuram, we are working in the renovation of a water canal where 1.7 km of the channel is jungle cleared from the Acacia nilotica 550 m of the channel is desilted for a depth of 1 ft.

Kumizhi Pond

Thuvakkam partnered with the Ford Motor Company in rejuvenating a waterbody on the outskirts of Chennai, under our Project Blue Zone. The waterbody spanning an area of 58,000 sq ft. was identified at Kumizhi panchayat of the Chengalpet district. Under the project, we desilted the pond, removed sludge which resulted in an increased catchment capacity to 5.8 lakhs cu. Ft. Through this project we estimate to create 1.6 crore Litres of water storage by volume, which would benefit the local community.

Community Development

As a part of our Integrated Community cum Environment Development Program funded by GEF’s Small Grants Program, through the United Nations Development Program, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change and monitored by The Energy Resource Institute we are conducting regular community events such as Farmers’ Interest Group, Youth Group formation etc., in order to bring about an awareness on the present interventions been brought to their communities.

Urban Forest Plantation

Thuvakkam’s partnership with HCL Foundation in creating yet another Urban forest, marking our 4th forest in Chennai. The forest at Kundrathur is developed at a size of 1.4 acres and will be housing 7000+ native plants species in a raised bed model.