About Us

REST inception from a small beginning with working on education issues, REST has today made significant inroads in the fields of Children education, strengthening human capabilities and building institutions of self-governance at the slum community level. This work has enabled REST to gain a deeper and more understanding of both the complex nature of the systems it is engaging with and what it takes to engender change within them.

In order to develop the organization’s strategies are being carried out at all levels with the community. All the conversations have focused on exploring what has been achieved so far, distilling the lessons learned from this experience, understanding the changing context and identifying the challenges. Based on this, visions from the community were integrated and combined with visions and strategies evolved at the community level and consolidated into the programmes. To support strategic decision-making process a qualitative & quantitative data were collected by the survey. Multiple opportunities are being provided for the results of this strategy-making process to be questioned and refined by staff and communities from across the organization’s work area.

For years, we have found it to be a core factor in our ability to remain transparent, just and respectful of diversity.

One more year has passed 365 days of trials and tribulations, endurance and perseverance, culminating in great achievements and jubilation. Bountiful blessings from the Almighty, generous support from the benefactors, timely assistance from the authorities, dedicated service from the staff and, above all, whole hearted cooperation from the beneficiaries and the public at large, at every step of the way, lightened our yoke and turned every thorn into a rose petal. Nothing else really matters. We must also look forward and gear up for the immense work awaiting us in the field of social service that uplifts the oppressed, awakens the depressed, comforts the deprived and rehabilitates the displaced. Let us hitch our wagon to the stars and strive to move farther and farther, higher and higher, swifter and swifter, in this year of the Olympics. Thanking everyone for their support and cooperation, I present herewith the Annual Report of Peace Trust for the year 2011-2012.

REST-RANSOM EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL TRUST is a well known non-profit & non-govt. organization in Tiruvallur, Tamil nadu State, India. It aims at facilitating a process to establish a just and healthy society in which the poorest of the slums poor gets the power to maintain a better and qualitative life with equal access and control over the education and resources.

And this is possible with opportunities to knowledge, information, resources & participation in decision making process. It also committed to the implementation of socio-economic development of marginalized sections of society since its inception in 2010. At present our development initiative covers more than hundred poor, vulnerable and weaker section population including women, children, elderly, disabled, destitute, small & marginal farmers, rural artisans and other such underprivileged. It has developed an integrated strategy by combining direct service delivery approach and development support activities like research, advocacy, networking etc.

Considering the primary objectives & aims of organization at the very broad level the programs undertaken during the year 2011-2012 can be divided into various areas. By having skilled and professional staffs, REST runs a number of programs like sustainable socio-economic development of slums communities, taking special care of child education, environment education, sexual & reproductive health education, non-formal education to girl children, ensuring basic health needs, SHG empowerment through & income generation programs etc. It's intervention area also extended with elderly care, support to people with disability and HIV/ AIDS, with local knowledge and resources.