The Delta region of Tamil Nadu is experiencing a great calamity due to the Gaja cyclone. The affected districts are Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Tiruvarur, and Ramanathapuram. More than 60 people have lost their lives due to the terrible cyclone. Over 200 livestock were dead and their carcasses are in the vicinity. More than 3.7…

OfERR provides critical medical care and maternity care to refugees through the Tamil Nadu government health service. Our health workers, volunteers and medical unit coordinate with the government whose infrastructure of hospitals and clinics is used to provide life-saving health care to the residents of refugee camps. OfERR is deeply gratified both to the government…

The nursery and day care center program was launched by OfERR to protect young children in refugee camps and provide them safety, nutritious meals and a primary education when their parents are at work. The parents of these children often need to work long hours every day, and there were concerns about keeping their young…

For a Sri Lankan child growing up in a refugee camp in Tamil Nadu, a higher education is the turning point in his or her life. These children show great tenacity by pursuing an education and excelling in their efforts. Many refugee students graduate high school with flying colours and are offered admission into reputed…

After the brutal floods hit Tamil Nadu in the final months of 2015, families living in thatched roof huts in rural and low-income areas found their dwellings in shambles. The water’s fury tore apart roofs and walls, severely damaged toilets and septic tanks rendering them unusable and ripped off doors at the hinges, causing serious…

Following the floods of 2015, refugee volunteers worked closely with communities in Chennai and Cuddalore that suffered considerable damage from the disaster. As with other relief efforts undertaken by OfERR, it was established that working on a long-term welfare program is required to benefit the residents in the years to come. Students from these villages…

Following the success of the Toms Shoes distribution campaign, where nearly half a million formal school shoes have been distributed so far, both to Sri Lankan refugee children and underprivileged Indian children, the campaign ‘I gave one, I got one’ was launched by OfERR through a partnership with its sister Trust, the Asthtva Foundation, to…