Education Is The Answer To Poverty.

Elumalai has been involved with Nirvana School since its very beginning. He was one of the students that were first taught when Mrs Samani (Masi) started tutoring children outside her house, and he’s been with the school ever since.

Masi took him under her wing and coached him. After he finished his early schooling, she gave him a job at the school where he started out as an administrator. She encouraged him to go back into education, and Nirvana ended up sponsoring him through college.

Today he is a Bachelor of Education.

Elumalai has and continues to play a variety of roles at Nirvana School. He continues to assist Masi in the various tasks at the school, with no task being too big or small! Nirvana Trust assisted him in setting up a card making cottage industry which he runs part-time with a few other ex-Nirvana students in the local area. A proportion of the profits are donated back to the school.

Through his hard work and savings, Elumalai has also built his own house, with Masi’s help. In his house (shown right), he has installed full water and heating facilities.

Ever energetic, Elumalai is one of the main volunteer co-ordinators at the school – all volunteers at the school fondly remember his ever smiling and ever helpful personality. And even with his busy schedule, he kindly helps us co-ordinate our projects at the school!

Through his hard work and perseverance, he continues to ascend to new heights, always looking onward and upward.

From what we understand – he has a further challenge for 2009. Masi has given him a deadline: He has to get married before the end of the year!

Good luck Elumalai!