Our work
Year by year, one student at a time
Some of what we have done together since 2012, and only a part of it.
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2026
1 story
2023
1 story
2018
8 stories
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Education support Ramanathapuram
₹6,500 for a B.Com (CA) student
₹6,500 towards a B.Com (Computer Applications) student’s education.
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Health & emergencies Nagapattinam, Thanjavur & Tiruvarur
Cyclone Gaja relief coordination portal
When Cyclone Gaja struck the Delta districts in November 2018, we built an online portal to connect people in need with help.
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Education support Natham
School support at Peniel Hr. Sec. School, October 2018
School fees for eleven students, from Class III to Class XII.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
₹11,000 college fees for a B.Com student
₹11,000 towards a third-year B.Com student’s college fees.
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Education support Thangachimadam
₹5,500 for a Class II student’s education
₹5,500 towards a Class II student’s education.
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Education support Natham
More school support at Peniel Hr. Sec. School
More school fees for students at Peniel Higher Secondary School.
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Education support Natham
School support at Peniel Hr. Sec. School
School fees for a group of students at Peniel Higher Secondary School.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
₹20,000 college fees for a civil engineering student
₹20,000 towards a second-year civil engineering student’s college fees.
2016
2 stories
2015
6 stories
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Education support Natham
School support for students of Peniel Hr. Sec. School
School fees for a group of students at Peniel Higher Secondary School.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Support for a part-time English degree student
Support for a student studying English part-time in the evenings.
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Children’s homes Ramanathapuram
Caring for the children of Anbu Illam
Ongoing care for Anbu Illam, home to around 32 children without parental support.
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Education support Tamil Nadu
₹3,000 for a B.Com student
₹3,000 towards a third-year B.Com student’s studies.
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Education support Thoothukudi
Support for a nursing student, Tuticorin
Support for a third-year nursing student.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Continued support for a Class X student
Continued school support for a Class X student.
2014
5 stories
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Education support Natham
Continued support for a Class XI student in Natham
Continued school support for a Class XI student.
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Classes & workshops Ramanathapuram
Computer classes continue at Anbu Illam
Four weeks of regular computer classes for Anbu Illam and a government school.
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Education support Pamban
School support for a Class V student, Pamban
School support for a Class V student.
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Education support Natham
Supporting a Class XI student in Natham
Support for a Class XI student who lost her father.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Taking care of a Class IX student’s education
Taking responsibility for the schooling of an orphaned Class IX student.
2013
12 stories
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Supporting a final-year ECE student
Support for a final-year electronics engineering student after the loss of her father.
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Education support Coimbatore
Final-year support for a civil engineering student
Continued support for a civil engineering student through her final year.
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Education support Chennai
Supporting a Class XII student in Chennai
Support for a Class XII student facing hardship at home.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Newspapers and magazines for R.S. Madai school
₹1,200 for a daily newspaper and a weekly magazine for a whole school year.
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Education support Kalimpong
Supporting a Class XII student in Kalimpong
Support for a Class XII student after a family accident.
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Education support Tamil Nadu
School fees for a ten-year-old
₹4,500 towards a ten-year-old’s Class IV schooling.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
College fees for a marine engineering student
Final-year college fees for a marine engineering student from a low-income family.
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Education support Kumbakonam
Two computers for Sudar Trust, Kumbakonam
After a member visited to understand their needs, we gave two computers to Sudar Trust.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
₹6,000 for a computer science student
₹6,000 towards the studies of a second-year computer science student.
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Classes & workshops Ramanathapuram
Weekend computer classes at Anbu Illam
Members ran regular weekend computer classes for Anbu Illam and a government school.
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Classes & workshops Ramanathapuram
Inter-school competition at Nadesan Ayyar School
An inter-school competition that brought together more than sixty students.
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Education support Perambalur
Books and learning support for Vidhyashram, Perambalur
Science and engineering books for Vidhyashram, along with other learning support.
2012
15 stories
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Education support Ramanathapuram
₹15,000 for a final-year marine engineering student
₹15,000 so a student from a low-income family could complete his final year of marine engineering.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Appeal: helping an MBA student continue his studies
An appeal to help an MBA student from a low-income family continue his course.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
Appeal: helping an MBA student continue his studies
An appeal to help an MBA student from a low-income family continue his course.
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Education support Perambalur
Notebooks for Vidhyashram, Perambalur
Notebooks worth ₹5,500 for the students of Vidhyashram, run by Human Uplift Trust.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
A computer for Nadesan Iyyar School students
A personal computer for the students of Nadesan Iyyar School, with computer classes to follow.
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Education support Coimbatore
College fees paid for a civil engineering student
College fees paid in July 2012, together with Friendly Hands Society and Spread Smile Foundation.
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Education support Coimbatore
Appeal: college fees for a civil engineering student
An appeal to fund the college fees of a civil engineering student who lost her father.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
54 dictionaries for Nadesan Iyyar School, Ramnad
54 dictionaries worth ₹5,400 for the children of Nadesan Iyyar School.
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Community Thiruthangal
Sirpigal’s inauguration at Thiruthangal
The foundation’s inauguration, celebrated at the Lord Muruga Temple, Thiruthangal.
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Education support Ramanathapuram
A computer and a motivational talk at Anbu Illam
A personal computer for the students of Anbu Illam, with a motivational talk from our team.
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Classes & workshops Palani
Two-day workshop on computers, maths and spoken English
Seven members ran a two-day workshop on basic computing, mathematics and spoken English for Class 6–8 students.
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Health & emergencies Tamil Nadu
Support for a two-year-old’s heart treatment
Funds towards a toddler’s complex heart treatment, alongside support from the Tamil Nadu government.
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Health & emergencies Sivakasi
Appeal: help for a student fighting liver cirrhosis
An appeal for a first-year biotechnology student in critical condition with liver cirrhosis.
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Classes & workshops Ramanathapuram
Awareness programme for differently abled and orphaned children
An awareness programme for differently abled and orphaned children, run with the Enteccon team.
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Children’s homes Ramanathapuram
16 chairs for Angelo Home, Ramnad
16 cushioned chairs worth ₹25,000 for the children of Angelo Home.
Not every act of kindness makes it onto a page
What you see here is only what we wrote down. Over the years our members have done much more: a fee paid quietly, a book handed over, a call to the right person, an hour spent listening.
Small things that made someone’s life a little better. They matter just as much.
In the end, each of us doing something good, however small, is how a community changes. That is what Sirpigal is about.