Brother James writes: When we come across a trustworthy group who wish to help those in the greatest need but who do not have access to the necessary finance or planning facilities then RTU will step in and help them substantially in whatever way is needed from purchase of land to planning the necessary lay-out and with finding initial finance to start and to continue, sometimes for several years. 

A typical and immediate example of this is a new centre for physically and mentally handicapped children in the large town Theni, some 30km south west of our base at Kallupatti.  We have been building this for a group called RUADT, which cares for more than 200 physically and mentally handicapped children.

I was shocked by the poor conditions for the care-takers and children - two very small rooms, no running water, one small toilet, no cooking facilities, no play space.

I decided that something must be done without delay.

RTU in the UK, and a few other donors, have provided the £52,000 necessary for the new 'Pushparani Children's Centre' to be built.

Read more about Pushparani (and find out what the word means!) in our latest Newsletter, available by clicking here. You can see some of the new buildings and facilities in our selection of photos here.  The zingy bright walls have been painted like this to please the children!