கனவு means ‘dreams’. A small team with big dreams, we dream of an India where circumstance does not dictate destiny. We empower rural schools and communities of rural Cuddalore, by bridging the skill and opportunity gap. We presently work with Affordable Private Schools & allied communities, set up by ASSEFA Foundation in rural Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. We work across 2 thematic areas – Education and Community Development.
In education wing of our work, we work with four affordable private schools to deliver holistic education sustainably. In the Community Development wing, we empower communities through skill development and livelihood opportunities for rural women, through our social enterprise Sura.
The Association of Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA) was set up in the 1980s. It put to good use the lands collected during the Acharya Vinobha Bhave led Boodhaan movement. Having set up more than 100 schools in rural Tamil Nadu, ASSEFA started 6 schools in tsunami affected rural and coastal Cuddalore in 2005. These schools aimed to create nurturing learning environments for children who are disadvantaged by systemic, man-made and natural oppression. Children and women from this communities inspire us endlessly wit