Little Lambs Primary School in Chennai

Little Lambs primary school is in a suburb of Chennai (formerly Madras), in South India. The people of Perambur live in a type of poverty that does not exist in Ireland. A good education provides the only way out of poverty but the average Indian primary school has sixty to seventy children in a class, so there is little individual attention and those with learning difficulties do not progress at all. Many children therefore drop out of school at a young age. Little Lambs School was established by Maria Gislen, a Swedish woman, to provide small classes and cater for these children. Maria is currently building a school and needs money for building and equipment. EUR2 is enough money to buy school uniforms for two students, so the money raised will go a long way in providing the children of Peramabur with a decent education.

For more information on the school or to make a donation, see www.littlelambsschool.org.