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Welcome To Island

History of the organization

Island Trust which is the acronym of ‘Indo Sri Lankan Development Trust’ is a registered charitable organization working in the Nilgiris district.

The Trust was registered in July 1984 to deliver relief and rehabilitation services to the Repatriates of Indian Tamil population who were returned to their mother country India from Sri Lanka by an agreement (pact) between the governments of India and Sri Lanka in the year 1964. By this agreement the Indian people who were working in the plantations of Tea, Coffee and Rubber were repatriated to India. The Indian Government helped them to settle down in different districts of Tamil Nadu and nearby states with housing and employment opportunities.

Our Foot Prints

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Education Support

Island Trust has supported the education of nearly 3500 children to get fundamental education and 750 young boys and girls to get higher education. Main outcome of our educational support to children was that not only they became qualified for gainful..

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Housing & Sanitation

Island Trust has constructed 3500 houses with the financial support of SELAVIP, Belgium, Karl Kubel Stiftung, Germany and the Indian government funds until 2000. IT has also constructed more than 800 sanitary latrines with the government funds

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Community Health

Island Trust has been implementing Community Health project since its inception in 1984. In fact the entry point of Island Trust in Nilgiris district was its Health Project. The first batch of Community Health Workers was trained by CMC, Vellore in 1985.

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Child & Women Development

Island Trust has promoted a Children’s Network called ‘ Ilanthalir Children’s Federation’ in its working villages. Through this federation the children are formed into Children’s Clubs and given awareness education on Child Rights,

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Tribal Development

Capacity Development training on Organic Farming, Climate Change – Adaptation, protection of their culture/ traditions, and documentation of their health systems. Land development training, land reclamation, FRA, preservation of their millets and herbs.

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Volunteers Orientation

Island Trust is continuously getting volunteers from overseas. They are oriented about the values of the country, customs, practices, religions, traditions, communities (tribal). Education system. They involve in assisting teachers in schools,

Some of our Projects

TNVHA, Chennai

Island Trust has been nominated as the DISTRICT RESOURCE CENTRE of Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Association which is a state level network with 702 NGOs as permanent

HIV/ AIDS Project

Island Trust is also serving as the facilitation (coordination) center for implementing HIV/ AIDS project in Nilgiris district supported by Elton John AIDS Foundation through Christian

ADI Project

Island Trust has been working in 25 tribal villages in Kotagiri taluk for the integrated development of tribal communities living in these villages since 2002.

Community Rehabilitation

Training on care and support for the Disabled is being given in all our target villages for the last one year. Based on a survey in the tribal area, it has become necessary to motivate

Education & Health

Island Trust has been propagating compulsory fundamental education for all the children in its target villages especially in the tribal areas in the district. Accordingly 26

Link Workers Scheme

Island Trust is implementing this project since 2010 onwards. We are covering 100 villages in the 35 Gram Panchayat Areas to give awareness about HIV / AIDs and prevent HIV

Female Sex Workers

Island Trust is also entrusted with implementing an important project among FSW in the Nilgiris District by the National AIDS control Organization and TANSACS

Networking

The Managing Trustee of Island Trust is the Secretary of a state level organization called Adivasi Development Initiatives – Tamil Nadu (registered society).

PALM Netherland

The Managing Trustee of Island Trust is the Secretary of a state level organization called Adivasi Development Initiatives – Tamil Nadu (registered society).