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Dr. Natteri V. Chandran founded The
East West Foundation of India (TEWFI) in 1992.
Our patron is Sri Girish Karnad. We have
supporters across the globe helping in a variety of ways,
including donating funds and volunteering skills.
TEWFI began with the collection of medical
and nursing textbooks, journals and medicines from overseas
and their distribution to various charitable health care
organizations in India. Then in 1994, in association with
the Schizophrenia Care and Research Foundation (SCARF),
we assisted with the construction of a psychiatric hospital
for the poor and disadvantaged in Chennai.
Our two major projects since have been
the creation of the Uluru Health Care Centre (UHCC)
and the Uluru Children's Home (UCH)
both located in Kadapakkam, a small fishing village south
of Mahabalipuram, in the southern Indian state of Tamil
Nadu. We have also established community development programs
concentrating on health, the environment and education in
this region.
TEWFI operates solely on private donations.
We have offices in India, Australia and the USA.
Apart from meeting its mission charter, it is envisaged
that TEWFI will be a locus of charitable
endeavor not only locally, but also by assisting sister
charitable organizations around India.
It is hoped that with funding and purchase of suitable land,
Uluru at Alampara will become an important training, seminar
and conference centre, where experts from around the world
can stay and donate their expertise and skills, and share
them with their many colleagues in India whose attendance
there will be funded by the Foundation.
This land will give the Foundation the opportunity to create
an amazing informative and creative area near the Children's
Home. It will also be a space where local, national and
international professionals can share their knowledge and
skills greatly impacting on the health and welfare of the
community as a whole.
The land will enable TEWFI
to build the following:
1. Library
for the community that is home to an array of books, audiovisual
and electronic material and an Internet café.
2. Community Hall
for gatherings, talks and performances.
3. Open Air Theatre
where children and adults can perform.
4. Playground and
Multipurpose Field for athletics, cricket, hockey
and soccer etc.
5. Teaching and Training
Facilities.
6. Secondary and
Trade/TAFE School
7. Art School, Studio
and Gallery
8. Seminar and Conference
Rooms.
9. Accommodation for visiting guests and
seminar/conference attendees.
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