ARMDS

There is perennial demarcation between the ‘haves and have-nots’. The destiny of the 'have-nots' is always been determined by the ‘haves’ and they continue to shed tears perennially for their helpless conditions. Education, one of the fundamental rights of every child, is denied mercilessly in this soil. The children are deprived of their childhood. The women continue to face social oppression. Th

e disabled are ridiculed even today for their physique. The social down castes are not respected and they are ill-treated extensively. The disadvantaged sections of the society had no other go, except to die to their own pitiable circumstances. It is under these circumstances, the likeminded vibrant youth who have had the opportunity of internalizing the deprivation of the marginalized and the other disadvantaged groups came together under the banner “Youth Development Association” in 1988. These vibrant youth took up most backward villages in Mugaiyur Block and started helping out the school going children by way of imparting supplementary education and non-formal education to the school drop outs and other disadvantaged groups. Since then, this group of youth initiated to reform the life style of these target groups in order to improve them through various developmental programmes. As the years rolled on, the quantum of works multiplied and its members felt the growing need to register the society as “Animators for Rural Multipurpose Development Society (ARMDS) in 1992 under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act in 1990. Since 1992, the works of ARMDS amidst these 'have-nots', marginalized and the disadvantaged groups have been very progressive. ARMDS is in fact gifted to have a wonderful set of Board Members, Professionals, Staff, Local Well wishers and the supporters who think of the welfare of the people, leave no stone unturned and make lot of sacrifices for the cause of the poor