A. Devaneyan
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A. Devaneyan is the founder of Thozhamai (2006)[1], an Indian non-profit working on women & children, human rights and education from Chennai.
Thozhamai
Thozhamai started in 2006 as a human rights resource centre in Chennai and has grown into a child protection and rights organisation. It works with children and women in slum resettlement colonies, runs child safety education, and advocates on child rights policy in Tamil Nadu.
Thozhamai reports the following, on its own site:
- COVID relief reached over 6,000 families; over 12,500 families supported since the 2015 floods
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- 2006
- Press
- 3
References
- [1] “A. Devaneyan is the Founder and Director of Thozhamai (meaning "Solidarity"), a civil society organization established in 2006 alongside social activist and theatre artist Suresh Dharma in Chennai.” — Thozhamai. Source
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