Education for a living

INSTITUTE OF PEOPLES' EDUCATION - JAN SHIKSHAN SANSTHAN (JSS), a job training program launched by the Government of India, is run by the M.A. Math in Idukki, Kerala and Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. More than 100 courses in occupations varying from candle making to computer science are offered through this program. The M.A. Math also encourages JSS beneficiaries to participate in their communities and offer selfless service.

Learning to repair electrical equipment

In a village called Nedumbakkam in southern India, the JSS volunteers from the M.A.Math teach tribal women and also women from other poor sections of the area to repair electrical home equipments like blenders etc. Men are also welcome to these training classes.

These classes help the tribal and poor men and women to acquire a skill to sustain themselves. Surprisingly in the rural areas, the well-to-do families have blenders and grinders in their kitchens.
These women make house visits and offer electrical repair service and maintenance for a reasonable charge.

JSS is thus increasingly improving the lives of many people, who are now able to live comfortably with self-respect and self-confidence.

Beneficiaries and more

Educating the tribal people