Institute of Development Education, Action and Studies
Recent Events
A safe place to teach our children!
The Kal Oddar Unit of IDEAS runs an Evening Study Centre at Kannagi Colony, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District. About 40 children attend. The centre was run under a tree. The parents
A class 4 dropout dreaming of becoming a teacher!
In Kannagi Colony, Thiruthangal, Sivakasi Corporation, the Itinerant People’s Rights Organisation (IPRO) Evening Study Centre, and the Constitutional Rights Education Forum are actively working to support the development of children
Attending a workshop saved my future
I am R. Mani. I worked as a sanitation worker for the last 30 years in Melakkal Panchayat, Vadipatti Union, Madurai district. In October 2025, I retired from my job.