Reaching the Unreached Member

Reaching the Unreached (RTU) is a far-reaching grassroots organisation that has already achieved an enormous amount in empowering the most marginalised and disadvantaged people, especially children and their families, in rural South India.

Our services are provided entirely by people from the local area in Tamil Nadu. Many of our staff are former beneficiaries or grew up in our care, so they are well placed to understand how Reaching the Unreached can be as effective as possible. We work predominately with people who belong to scheduled castes (also known as Dalits or untouchables) and tribal castes. 

Focusing on children, where possible Reaching the Unreached supports them and their families within local communities. If this fails, our four Children’s Villages act as a safety net, providing care in a community setting with a foster mother, brothers and sisters. Children admitted have often lost one or both parents to diseases such as TB or HIV, to accidents, alcoholism, suicide or domestic violence.