Media — Coodu Trust

Agriculture A low masonry check dam holding a pool of water at the edge of a cultivated field

A check dam holds a pool of water at the head of a field, slowing the run-off after rain so it soaks in instead of carrying the soil away.

Agriculture Two cows in a whitewashed shed while a group of women watch from along the wall

Two cows stand in a whitewashed cattle shed while a group of women watch from along the wall.

Skilling

A trainee at work on an industrial sewing machine during a tailoring course

A trainee works at an industrial sewing machine during a tailoring course.

Skilling

Trainees in aprons practising hair washing and styling on one another at salon chairs

Trainees in aprons practise hair washing and styling on one another at salon chairs and basins.

Environment A young tree plantation established on cleared land

Restoring degraded ecosystems for sustainability

Environment A group standing under a tree on the earth bund of a tank holding shallow water

A group stands under a tree on the freshly shaped earth bund of a tank holding shallow water.

Health

Men walking in under the signboard of a Material Recovery Facility marked Coodu Trust, Dindigul

Visitors walk in beneath the signboard of the Material Recovery Facility that the trust runs for the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.

Health

A woman in a sanitation worker tabard sweeping a main road with a long grass broom

A woman in a sanitation worker’s tabard sweeps a main road with a long grass broom as traffic passes.

Health

Women carrying pots and buckets of household waste out to a small collection vehicle

Women carry pots and buckets of household waste out to a small collection vehicle in a lane.

Community

A man standing inside a newly built masonry water-harvesting structure cut into an earth bank

A man stands inside a newly built masonry water-harvesting structure cut into an earth bank.

Community

A woman speaking into a microphone beside a large coloured diagram laid out on the ground

A woman speaks into a microphone beside a large coloured diagram laid out on the ground, villagers ringing it.

Recognition Two men shaking hands, one of them Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in a white kurta holding a sheaf of papers

Coodu Trust’s Director with Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, leading a delegation of farmers from Karur district.

Recognition Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam walking into a chandeliered reception hall past a line of visitors standing with their hands folded in greeting

Dr Kalam walks into the hall past the visiting delegation, hands folded in greeting.

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Dr. P. Senthilkumar IAS, Collector of Dindigul, viewing the Coodu Trust exhibition

Dr. P. Senthilkumar IAS, Collector of Dindigul, at our work exhibition

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Thiru. P. Annamalai IAS, Collector of Karur, on a field visit with Coodu Trust and community members

Thiru. P. Annamalai IAS, Collector of Karur, reviewing our project site

Recognition A long hall with participants seated at tables facing a banner-backed stage at a human-rights training programme

A one-day training on human rights for panchayat and SHG federation leaders in Karur district, convened with the National Human Rights Commission.

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Coodu Trust members with social activist Anna Hazare

Coodu Trust members with the veteran social activist

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Coodu Trust members at a gathering with social activists

With social activists working for rural communities

Recognition A dense group of men and women standing close together outdoors in front of a red sandstone wall, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in white among them

A dense group of men and women standing close together outdoors in front of a red sandstone wall, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in white among them

The visiting delegation gathers around Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam outside the sandstone facade at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Recognition A man in white standing to speak among rows of seated visitors in a chandeliered hall with a patterned red carpet, an elderly man seated in a single chair at the left

A man in white standing to speak among rows of seated visitors in a chandeliered hall with a patterned red carpet, an elderly man seated in a single chair at the left

A member of the delegation stands to speak while Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam listens from the chair at the left of the hall.

Recognition A man in a pale shirt standing among a group of villagers under trees, one man in a black shirt beside him

Dr J. Radhakrishnan I.A.S., then District Collector of Salem, in conversation with villagers under the trees.

Community

A man speaking into a microphone in front of a large printed Tamil banner, three men seated at a table beside him

A speaker addresses a participation camp beneath the project banner, with the organising team seated at the table beside him.

Health

Two men standing in front of a blue and white shed beside a board reading MRF Centre, Material Recovery Facility, managed by Coodu Trust, Dindigul

Two staff members stand beside the signboard of the Material Recovery Facility, which the board records as managed by Coodu Trust for the Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.

Environment Two performers, one in a patterned costume and cap, acting on a blue mat spread in a village lane while people watch from the roadside

Two performers in costume act out an awareness play on a mat laid in the lane, with printed boards propped up behind them.

Recognition Men in light shirts walking across dry scrubland beside a tree, one holding papers

Thiru V. Pandian I.A.S., then District Collector of Tiruchirappalli, walking a site with a group of officials and villagers.

Agriculture A woman in a saree standing beside a blue-lined pond covered in green azolla, with five men standing on the far bank and a small display board between them

A woman in a saree standing beside a blue-lined pond covered in green azolla, with five men standing on the far bank and a small display board between them

A woman explains a lined azolla pond beside a fodder plot to a group of visitors standing at the bund.

Community

A large group of women and girls seated on the ground outdoors facing a table under a cloth banner, men standing behind

Women and children sit on the ground facing the resource team at an open-air appraisal camp, under a banner reading Participatory Rural Appraisal.

Health

Two facing lines of sanitation workers in grey and orange high-visibility tabards standing along a tree-lined street early in the morning

Sanitation workers line up along the road at the start of the morning shift while a supervisor speaks.

Recognition A man speaking into a microphone at a table under a Tamil-language banner, two other men seated to his side

Thiru R. Venkatesan I.A.S., then District Collector of Kanchipuram, speaking at a training camp.

Environment A group of men in shirts and trousers walking along a sandy path lined with rows of potted saplings, vehicles parked under palms behind them

A group of men in shirts and trousers walking along a sandy path lined with rows of potted saplings, vehicles parked under palms behind them

A group of officials walks the path between rows of potted saplings during a site visit.

Community

A seated man wrapped in a bright orange silk shawl at a meeting table while another man stands smiling beside him

A visitor is honoured with a shawl in the meeting room at the trust’s office.

Skilling

Students in white shirts and ties standing around a small table laid with plates, glasses and cutlery while one pours from a jug and an instructor watches

Hospitality students take notes as an instructor demonstrates table service on a laid cover.

Community

Three men and a woman seated at a table under a cloth banner printed in Tamil and English, villagers and children standing at the edges

The project team sits at a table under the scheme banner at a village meeting to explain a new watershed project.

Recognition A panel of men and women seated at a long table beneath a blue banner reading One Day Training on Human Rights for Panchayat Leaders and SHG Federation Leaders and NGOs in Karur District

A panel of men and women seated at a long table beneath a blue banner reading One Day Training on Human Rights for Panchayat Leaders and SHG Federation Leaders and NGOs in Karur District

The banner behind the table names the National Human Rights Commission and Coodu Trust as the conveners, and Karur district as the venue.

Health

A group of men standing on the concrete floor of a large open shed beside stacked bales of compressed plastic waste and black sacks

Visitors walk the sorting floor past stacked bales of compressed plastic and sacks of sorted waste.

Community

Around thirty women standing in rows outside a blue and white village building, most holding a small printed booklet, a man addressing them from the right

Women stand together outside a village panchayat service centre, each holding a printed booklet.

Environment A line of men in shirts standing at the edge of a plot of young leafy saplings, one in police uniform among them

Officials stop to look at a block of young saplings, a police escort standing at the edge of the group.

Recognition A man speaking into a microphone in front of a banner reading Participatory Rural Appraisal, men standing behind him and a woman seated to the right

A man speaking into a microphone in front of a banner reading Participatory Rural Appraisal, men standing behind him and a woman seated to the right

Thiru D. Rajendran I.A.S., then District Collector of Namakkal, at a participatory rural appraisal camp.

Agriculture A crowd of women in sarees standing beside a small white pickup marked Milk Van while two men hand over a document

Women gather around a new milk van as a handover is made outside a collection building.

Community

Rows of men and women seated on plastic chairs filling a long hall, many holding printed handouts

Village men and women fill a panchayat hall for a water and sanitation committee training.

Recognition A dense group of men standing outdoors in bright sun, most in white shirts, one at the centre holding papers

Thiru P. M. Basheer Ahamed I.A.S., then District Collector of Theni, in the middle of a large group outdoors.

Health

Women and men handing containers of household waste to a worker at a small collection vehicle in a narrow street, a printed banner on the wall behind

Residents bring pots and buckets of household waste out to a collection vehicle beneath a Swachh Bharat banner.

Community

A man speaking into a microphone under a decorated cloth pandal with men standing behind him and villagers seated on the ground in front

A facilitator speaks into a microphone at a participatory rural appraisal held under a temporary pandal.

Environment Five performers in green shirts with yellow sashes standing on a blue mat in front of large printed awareness boards, one singing into a microphone

Five performers in green shirts with yellow sashes standing on a blue mat in front of large printed awareness boards, one singing into a microphone

An awareness troupe performs on a mat in front of printed boards at a roadside stop.

Recognition A man in a blue shirt with folded arms standing in front of a group of men outdoors, tiled roofs and trees behind

Thiru Sunil Paliwal I.A.S., then District Collector of Tirunelveli, standing with a group at a field site.

Community

A group of men standing on a bare field beside a thatched hut, one in a white shirt at the front with hands on hips, a police officer at the back

Officials and villagers stand together on a harvested field during a site inspection.

Skilling

Two rows of students in white shirts, black trousers and ties standing in front of parked coaches, holding a pink banner reading Industrial Visit

Students hold a banner reading SJ Educational Institutions — Industrial Visit in front of the coaches taking them out.

Health

Four men standing and talking on the concrete apron outside a shed, part of an MRF Centre sign visible above them

Four men stand talking on the apron outside the recovery facility, the traffic of the main road behind them.

Recognition A large group of men standing shoulder to shoulder outside a plastered village building, one in a dark shirt at the centre

Thiru N. Muruganantham I.A.S., then District Collector of Karur, with a crowd outside a village building.

Community

Two men shaking hands in a doorway while two others look on, a green Coodu Trust sign on the wall behind

A visitor is met with a handshake at the door of the Coodu Trust office.

Environment A performer in a patterned costume on a blue mat in a market street, ringed by a standing crowd of shoppers in front of shopfronts

Shoppers stop to watch an awareness performance staged on a mat in a busy market street.

Agriculture Rows of women seated on plastic chairs in a bright hall facing a table of speakers, with a printed banner reading Azolla Cultivation on the wall behind

Rows of women seated on plastic chairs in a bright hall facing a table of speakers, with a printed banner reading Azolla Cultivation on the wall behind

Women dairy farmers attend a classroom session under a banner reading Training on Azolla Cultivation.

Community

A man standing at a table in front of a blue printed banner addressing about twenty villagers seated on chairs

A trainer stands at the table to run a session for a village water and sanitation committee.

Recognition Four men standing in a row beside a plastered compound wall under a green awning

Dr P. Chandramohan I.A.S., then District Collector of Madurai, standing with a group beside a compound wall.

Community

A man in a grey shirt speaking at a microphone beside a table, with villagers seated on chairs and on the ground around him

A speaker addresses a participatory appraisal meeting with villagers and the resource team seated around him.

Community

A man in a white shirt standing in a crowd of villagers at dusk, women and children pressed close around him

An officer stands among villagers as light fades, hearing out a group of women and children.

Environment A line of men in light shirts walking along the edge of a field of tall grassy crop, one crossing the path in front

A line of officials walks the edge of a cultivated plot during an inspection.

Recognition A man gesturing as he speaks to a group of men standing close around him outdoors under trees

Dr K. Manivasan I.A.S., then District Collector of Tiruchirappalli, in discussion with a group of men outdoors.

Recognition A framed photo-plaque: five people at a memento handover in front of a Civil Society Partnerships in HIV/AIDS backdrop, with a printed caption strip beneath the photograph

A framed photo-plaque: five people at a memento handover in front of a Civil Society Partnerships in HIV/AIDS backdrop, with a printed caption strip beneath the photograph

A framed photo-plaque of the memento handover at the Civil Society Partnerships in HIV/AIDS programme, its caption strip naming Coodu, Dindigul as the recipient.

Recognition A framed certificate on a red mount, headed Coodu Trust, Karur, with the USAID and APAC-VHS logos above the text and two signatures below

A framed certificate on a red mount, headed Coodu Trust, Karur, with the USAID and APAC-VHS logos above the text and two signatures below

A framed certificate addressed to Coodu Trust, Karur, thanking the team for its contribution to the APAC–VHS project and to HIV/AIDS prevention in Tamil Nadu.

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