A School Companion is Vazhai's most direct investment in a child. Present every school day in a remote government school, they build trust with families and ensure no student quietly slips away.
What We Do
Getting trained, committed people into rural government schools in Tamil Nadu — and keeping them there, every day.
The Field Coordinator travels to each school weekly, supports Companions, and brings in outside resources — career experts, inter-school competitions, CSR partners.
Volunteers create assessment materials, open doors to careers students have never heard of, and expand the program through their networks. No teaching experience required.
Krishnagiri · Dharmapuri · Villupuram
Between 2005 and 2024, Vazhai served students in Dharmapuri and Villupuram. In 2025, we expanded into the forest and hill region beyond Aiyur, near Denkanikottai in Krishnagiri district — where some villages sit 20–30 km inside forest routes.
We began with Kodakarai Secondary School. By the end of 2026, we aim to have 10 rural government schools covered — not a workshop that comes and goes, but a person who stays.