Vision

PAD dreamsof a world where all children and youth at safe , strong and valued.

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Mission

PAD envisions a community where children and youth play an active role in tackling deep-rooted barriers to change, empowered to raise their voices to realize their basic needs and rights, including gender equality and freedom from violence.

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Impact

In 1985, PAD started its intervention in Thirunelveli and Thoothukudi area of South Tamilnadu to address the issue of child labour by educating the general public, parents, teachers and fellow NGOs and bringing them out of hazardous work by enrolling them in schools.

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Where we are moving towards

Development Goals

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Our Special Attentions

focus area

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education

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Child protection

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health and nutrition

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youth development

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livelihood

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disaster risk reduction

people who trust us

partners

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Blog

latest articles

  • by Bhuvaneswari Mahalingam

A community unites to save a girl from child labour

By Dr. Mannar Mannan, project director, People’s Action for Development (local partner) Sethulakshmi was in a...

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  • by Bhuvaneswari Mahalingam

Experiencing the joy shared between sponsors and sponsored child

It’s a Monday morning, and I am driving to work. The previous evening many of us were in a daze. So many people were...

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  • by By Nancy J. Anabel

Aspiring leaders inspire social change in India

“We are now taken seriously. Adults pay attention to us and ask our opinions about village development ventures,”...

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