PCK Social Welfare Centre This Centre has crossed 17 years of selfless services in enabling the poorest of the poor. This centre comes directly under the Society of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Reg. No; 5/1973 composed of a group of volunteers working for Socio, Economic and Cultural development of the people in and around Naidupuram, Kodaikanal, in Dindigul District. Since its inception in 1999 until today this centre has been concentrating on the overall development of the people and in particularly the Women and Children of this area. The involvement of the PCK team and its commitment are well recognized by the target people.
Tree Plantation – Environmental justice, This centre comes directly under the Society of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Reg. No; 5/1973 composed of a group of volunteers working for Socio, Economic and Cultural development of the people.
The PCK Social Welfare Centre Visit by the Chairman and 2nd Ward councillor Ganesan to the Welfare Centre.This visit is to meet 100 women from Shanmugapuram for getting 2cents of land and the house to be build by the Panchyat. The process just started, and this has been a dream of the people in Shanmugapuram since 1990.They were trying from then onwards.
PCK social welfare supports Perugkadu (big forest) is a Tribal area. In our first visit the people looked like these photo.they lived in a forest with small huts. We approached the Panchayat and few NGOs and got housing facility and a school. And with PCK, support we provided cow for their livelihood.
PCK Social welfare Centre team During our monthly visit to this tribal area, with the help of some people we distributed rice and provisions to people and to the school children.
PCK Social Welfare got two chidren , after their primary education , are helped to stay in our PCK hostel to do their higher studies. They got their birth certificate through the court. And we helped the people to get their community certificate,Ration card, Adhar card , voter’s ID through the village officers. we also supported them, and helped them to get their Odl Age Pension who ever is above 60 years.
RDO, THASILTHAR, VO ‘S VISIT TO THE VILLAGE, We fill in their application forms for various benefits.
OAP (OLD AGE PENSION), COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS WERE FILLED AND SUBMITTED.
PCK Social Welfare Christmas Celebration with 100 old and poor people doubled our joy. It was very meaningful to mark our presence here in Kodaikanal for 100years.We identified those deserving people in our locality. The programme started with a prayer followed by a short cultural programme. We distributed Blanket and served lunch for them. We were happy to see them enjoying the day.
Awareness programme on waste Management: – Two resource persons Dr. Raja manikam & Mr. William from Kodai International School explained clearly through the Power point presentation on the topic.
40 women leaders from PCK Self Help Groups Participated.
The resource persons provoked their thought by saying; 20 years back nobody thought we would be buying water; it is happening now. 20 years after, from now on, we may have to buy oxygen in a cylinder, if we don’t protect and safeguard the environment.
PCK Social Welfare Centre had celebrated International Women’s Day 2017, This was celebrated on 11th march of this year 2017.