LET - EMPOWERING THE POOR AND THE MARGINALISED CHILDREN
Live! Liberate!! Lead!!!
Life Empowerment Trust is a Charitable Trust registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1961 with the district registrar of Acharapakkam under Reg. no. 16/2024, dated June 26, 2024. All donations to Life Empowerment Trust are Tax-Exempt Under Section 80G. We serve for the welfare of the underprivileged communities irrespective of caste, creed, language and religion.
We mainly work on the education of children, empowerment of widows, the elderly care and disaster relief. Most of our kids are from the dalit and tribal background. Their parents are dhobies, cobblers and Irulars who follow up to this day the traditional occupations. They are still considered to be untouchables and outcaste under the oppressive caste system. They are deprived opportunities that life could offer for a better life. Their children are deprived of education and schooling. They lag behind quite far from their peers. Eventually they become victims of school- dropouts and child labor.
It is to these children Life Empowerment Center has offered hope since 2010. We not only gave them access and opportunities but also made them aware of their rights to education. We invite volunteers to teach them skills, good habits and mannerisms. More than sixty children make use of our weekend programs. Besides learning, we teach them games, good habits and mannerism. Our volunteer teachers engage them with different programs and keep them entertained for both Saturday and Sunday. These kids suffer from malnutrition. We feed them with nutritious meals and snacks with the generosity of friends and Neighbours.
The children enjoy their stay with us in completing their homework and assignments from schools. Our teachers clarify their doubts and concerns. Most kids do not have a conducive atmosphere to learn at their homes. Our center becomes very comfortable in every way. These kids are the first generation in their families who attend the school. It is our hope that they would come out of their schools with flying colors and would become bread winners. We believe that human being must have roughly the same opportunity to succeed in life, irrespective of where or how that person is born.
These children deserve your love and support. Every bit of your generosity can go a long way in shaping their future.
Oorukku Oru Kudi - an Auto-Biography
Oorukku Oru Kudi (A Family Per Village) is a compelling story of a dhobi family narrated by Juliyes. She comes out very emphatically about the challenges and humiliations that the dhobies go through with her stories. The society owes an apology to them for the atrocities and injustice committed against them. The book is released by Honorable Member of the Parliament, Dr. D.Ravikumar on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2023 04:00pm at Hotel Devi Bala, Opp. to new bus stand, Villupuram.
Oppressed by caste violence, our family was never allowed to cook our own food. I have never shopped for clothes in my favorite color or worn the right size. We had to beg every house in the village for our food.
Juliyes - from the book 'Oorukku Oru Kudi'
A Story of Dhobies (Washermen and Women), Dalits among Dalits - A Video Documentary Published by CCT, 2011
What We Do
Education is the key to bring these children back to the main stream of the society. LEC has helped them with a tuition center where these children would come and have special classes on English and Maths. Currently we have 130 children from twenty villages. I consider that this outreach is something beautiful for God.

Education of the Children
Children from nearby villages come for weekend tuition and learn English, Mathematics and Science.

Empowerment of the widows
Relief support to the poor and the destitute women

Elderly Care
Elderly Care at Life Empowerment Centre

Women’s Leadership
Women's Leadership at Life Empowerment Centre

Self-sustenance Programs
Tailoring training at Life Empowerment Centre

Cultural Training
Cultural training session at Life Empowerment Centre

