We work across education, disaster resilience, women's empowerment, livelihoods, and health in one of India's most cyclone-vulnerable coastal districts. See exactly what your donation does — and give with confidence.
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FCRA Registered
GuideStar GSN 5559
30+ Years in Cuddalore
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✨Your ₹2,500 pays for one month of vocational skill training for a young woman from a fishing family — putting her on the path to economic independence.
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45,000+
Lives touched annually
68
Villages with active programmes
12
Programme areas
₹0
Spent on advertising
85%+
Funds reach the field
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Every rupee is earmarked. See the exact problem, the solution we run, and what different amounts unlock — so you can give with complete clarity.
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Education
Keeping children in school
Tamil Nadu’s secondary dropout rate hit 8.5% in 2024–25. In Cuddalore’s fishing villages, children miss school during catch season and girls drop out for early marriage. Over 3 crore children are out of school across India.
₹500One-time
Covers one child’s stationery & books for a full term at a bridge education centre.
₹2,500One-time
Pays for a month of remedial tutoring for 5 first-generation learners.
₹25,000Annual
Funds one full scholarship for a BPL student through Class 10 — fees, uniform and transport.
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Disaster Emergency Radio
Early warnings save lives
Cuddalore is one of India’s most cyclone-prone districts. 17 coastal habitations sit in direct storm surge zones. Effective early warning reduces disaster deaths by up to 36% — but only if it reaches the last mile in Tamil.
₹1,000One-time
Covers one week of broadcast operations — power, maintenance, and correspondent airtime.
₹5,000One-time
Trains one community correspondent to report ground truth during a cyclone event.
₹50,000Annual
Sponsors a full year of Emergency Radio reaching ~28,000 listeners across coastal Cuddalore.
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Agriculture
Dignified livelihoods for smallholders
85% of India’s farmers own less than 2 acres. In Cuddalore, saline intrusion from cyclones destroys farmland for years. Average net income after inputs: ₹6,000–8,000/month. Over 10,000 farmers die by suicide in India annually.
₹750One-time
Pays for a soil health test + advisory for one cyclone-affected farmer trying to restore saline land.
₹3,500One-time
Covers a farmer group session on organic inputs + pest management for 15 smallholders.
₹15,000One-time
Sets up a Farmer Producer Group — registration, savings seed fund and market linkage workshop.
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Women Empowerment
Agency, rights, freedom from violence
41% of Tamil Nadu women aged 18–49 have experienced physical violence (NFHS-5). India ranks 131st of 148 countries in gender equality. In Cuddalore, most rural women earn under ₹3,000/month with no financial independence.
₹1,200One-time
Funds a legal literacy workshop — property rights, DV law and RTI — for 20 women.
₹4,500One-time
Sets up and runs a new Self-Help Group — savings training, bank linkage, peer support.
₹18,000Annual
Supports one women’s leadership cohort for a full year — PRI training for elected Panchayat members.
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Child Development
Nutrition, protection, early learning
35.5% of Indian children under 5 are stunted. Post-cyclone, child malnutrition spikes in Cuddalore’s coastal villages. 160 million children globally are in child labour. Child protection gaps persist in remote habitations.
₹600One-time
Provides one month of supplementary nutrition for three malnourished children under 5.
₹3,000One-time
Runs a Child Protection Committee formation workshop in one village.
₹12,000Annual
Supports a Balwadi early childhood centre for one year — 20 children, play-based learning, growth monitoring.
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Skill Development
Trades that outlast every crisis
Only 5% of India’s workforce has formal vocational training. Cyclones destroy fishing livelihoods overnight. 12–14 million young Indians enter the workforce each year with no marketable skill.
₹2,500One-time
Covers one month of tailoring training — tools, fabric practice and instructor cost.
₹8,000One-time
Pays for a complete 3-month vocational course for one youth — enrolment to certification.
₹35,000One-time
Funds a full training batch of 15 youth — instruction, tools, certification and placement support.
❤️
HIV / AIDS
End stigma. Expand testing. Save lives.
India has 25.44 lakh PLHIV — 3rd highest globally. Tamil Nadu has 1.69 lakh PLHIV. Stigma is the #1 barrier to testing. TB co-infection among late-detected PLHIV in Cuddalore exceeds 30%.
₹800One-time
Sends a Peer Educator to 50 households in a fishing village for HIV awareness and testing referral.
₹4,000One-time
Runs a stigma-reduction workshop — community theatre, Q&A and ART referral — in one panchayat.
₹20,000Annual
Supports a PLHIV peer support group for one year — 15 members, monthly meetings, treatment literacy.
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Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation
Prepared before. Present after. Always.
Cuddalore faces cyclones once every ~3 years. Cyclone Ditwah (2025) damaged 57,000 hectares of farmland. 17 coastal habitations sit in direct storm surge zones. Without preparedness, recovery can take 3–5 years.
₹1,500One-time
Provides a complete emergency relief kit — dry rations, water purification, candles and medicines — for one family.
₹6,000One-time
Trains 5 Community First Responders in search, rescue and first aid before the next cyclone strikes.
₹30,000One-time
Rehabilitates one fishing family — boat repair, gear replacement and 3 months of income support.
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Knowledge Centre
Digital access as a democratic right
2.7 billion people remain offline globally. Over 60% of Cuddalore’s fishing households lack independent access to government e-services. Eligible families miss PM-KISAN, PDS and health entitlements for years simply because no one helped them apply.
₹500One-time
Enables 10 government e-service transactions — ration cards, Aadhaar linking, PM-KISAN — for 10 households.
₹3,000One-time
Trains a Village Knowledge Volunteer — the hamlet’s digital guide for 12 months.
₹40,000Annual
Sponsors one Knowledge Centre for a full year — serving 3,000+ community members.
How Your Donation Works
From click to community — transparent, direct, and fully accountable.
1
You Choose & Give
Select an amount and programme. Pay securely via UPI, card or net banking. 80G receipt issued instantly.
2
Funds Are Earmarked
Your donation is ring-fenced to your chosen programme. 85p of every rupee reaches the field.
3
Field Team Deploys
Our programme teams in Cuddalore receive funds within 7 days and begin activities on the ground.
4
You See the Impact
Donors receive a programme update within 90 days — real stories, real numbers, real outcomes.
For Committed Supporters
Sustaining Donor Tiers
See exactly what consistent monthly giving sustains over a year.
Village Friend
₹1,000
per month · ₹12,000/year
Over 12 months, your giving:
Keeps 2 children in remedial education for the full school year
Covers 12 weeks of Emergency Radio broadcast operations
Provides nutrition support for 6 under-5 children for one month each
Funds 15 legal literacy sessions for women across one block
Pays for a Village Knowledge Volunteer for 4 months of service
⭐ Most Impactful
Community Champion
₹5,000
per month · ₹60,000/year
Over 12 months, your giving:
Funds 2 full scholarship students from BPL families through the academic year
Sponsors an entire year of Emergency Radio for 28,000 coastal listeners
Trains a complete skill development batch of 8 women in vocational trades
Sets up and supports 3 women’s Self-Help Groups from formation to bank linkage
Funds Child Protection Committee networks across 5 villages for a year
Supports HIV peer outreach reaching 300 households in fishing communities
Programme Partner
₹15,000
per month · ₹1.8L/year
Over 12 months, your giving:
Fully funds one smaller programme for an entire year
Trains 25 community first responders across 10 villages
Pays the full annual costs of the Knowledge Centre (3,000+ users)
Supports a Farmer Producer Group from formation to first market linkage
Named recognition in Saranalayam’s annual report (optional)
Our Track Record
Where your money went in 2023–24
Reported outcomes independently verified through our GuideStar India listing (GSN: 5559).
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620
Children enrolled in bridge education centres
👩
1,120
Women active in Self-Help Groups
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480
Skill training graduates
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1,240
Households supported in disaster relief
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28,000
Listeners reached by Emergency Radio
💻
2,840
Community members served at Knowledge Centre
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1,240
Farmers receiving direct livelihood support
❤️
4,200
People reached through HIV/AIDS awareness
Voices from the Field
What your donation means
“After the cyclone destroyed my boat and three acres of paddy, I thought it was over. Saranalayam’s rehabilitation grant repaired my boat, and the skill training gave my daughter a tailoring business. Today we are not just surviving — we are planning.”
“The SHG was the first time anyone explained to me what a bank account was for. Today our group has savings of ₹2.4 lakh and two of us have started micro-businesses. I know my rights now. No one can cheat me.”
Malathi, 34
SHG Leader · Women Empowerment Programme, Cuddalore
“I had never heard of PM-KISAN until the Knowledge Centre volunteer came to our hamlet. I was eligible for 3 years and had not received a rupee. Within two months of applying through them, ₹6,000 came to my account.”
Kannammal, 56
Smallholder Farmer · Knowledge Centre Beneficiary
Where every rupee goes
We believe donors deserve complete transparency. Over 85% of every rupee donated to Saranalayam reaches direct programme activities — among the highest ratios in the Indian NGO sector.
Our accounts are audited annually by a registered Chartered Accountant. Financials and activities are publicly listed on GuideStar India (GSN: 5559).
All donations above ₹500 receive an 80G exemption certificate enabling 50% tax deduction. FCRA-registered for international giving.
Fund Allocation
Direct Programme Activities85%
Field Staff & Community Workers8%
Administration & Compliance5%
Monitoring & Reporting2%
Based on audited financials. Zero spend on advertising or paid fundraising.
The next cyclone is coming. Be ready with us.
Every rupee donated today becomes a boat repaired, a child kept in school, a woman standing in a courtroom knowing her rights, a fisherman who heard the warning and evacuated in time.
Ph: +91(4142) 230107 Mob: +91 8056335180
Email: saranalayamtrust@gmail.com
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