TRIBAL HOME DON BOSCO PAST PUPILS ON A MISSION TO PAINT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN TRIBAL VILLAGES

The Retreat, Yercaud: To mark the 150th year of Don Bosco Bosco Past Pupils, the Sola Tribal Children’s Home (SOTCHO) past pupils have decided to take up the initiative of painting government run schools in the tribal villages.

These schools mostly are abandoned from renovation and beautifying. With the schools closed down due to COVID-19 lockdown, one wonders whether these were the schools that were full of life with children.

The initiative will cover as many schools that need attention and care. On Sunday, 29 November, the past pupils started with Kotachedu school in Yercaud Taluk. Fr. Selvakumar along with Fr. Amos joined the past pupils and they are in the process of identifying schools in most need. The Master of Social Work students from Christ (Deemed to be) University who are doing internships in our social ministry wing of Shevaroyhills tribal development Institute (STDi) also joined the past pupils in this venture.

The School was inaugurated by erstwhile Chief Minister Mr. K. Kamaraj on 10th June 1958. He walked about 18 kilometres to open the school. We know why he is known as Padikatha Methai (An Illiterate Educated)

 

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