Visit our projects in India

Supporter Trips

We organise trips for supporters of Reaching the Unreached usually in January/February and October/November for around two weeks. Combining visits to our progammes to meet beneficiaries with local sightseeing - which usually includes the magnificant Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Periyar Tiger Reserve and the backwaters of Kerala - the tours give visitors a means of understanding many of our programmes. We can also arrange trips for whole groups of friends, or from a parish for example.

“It was an experience of a lifetime and will remain an influence on the rest of my life for sure. It is impossible to thank you enough for making this expedition a reality for me .”

Reaching the Unreached has guest accommodation and everyone is accompanied throughout. If you sponsor one of the children, you will have the opportunity of meeting them and if you have built a house, you will be able to visit the house you have built. All you need to do is arrange your flights, visa and insurance and we'll take care of the rest. The next tour we are arranging will be at the beginnng of 2021. Do get in touch to find out more. You can read Tricia Tyler's account of a visit to RTU from St Andrew's parish in Rushmere in our blog section.

“I feel very privileged to have been to RTU. All the staff are wonderful dedicated people. I am very moved and impressed. I now fully appreciate the effort and impact RTU is making. I hadn't realised how diverse RTU's work is.”

Volunteering

Opportunities for young people from the UK to spend 5 weeks after their A-levels with our house-building programme at Reaching the Unreached are provided by Lasallian Projects. Groups of 12 young people with a leader stay in the guest bungalows and usually manage to help build 10 houses while they are there, as well as spending weekends on various trips out. Visit their Facebook page to find out more.

"I would encourage anyone to seize an opportunity like this. To help others whilst also growing as a person. I thought I would cry the most because I was away from home, from my bed and from my family. I never thought I'd cry because I had to leave the people of RTU. I never thought that two months down the line, I would still be talking about the great experiences I had in India. I miss and cherish every second of India." Shelby Poole, Volunteer

We can also organise two-week visits to help with the housing programme for schools or corporate groups. Again do contact us for further information.

There are other volunteering opportunities but these are limited as most people at Reaching the Unreached only speak Tamil! Please do contact us if you would be interested in volunteering and have a particular skill that you feel would be willing to share.

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Suroma's London Marathon page

I wanted to run for the London Marathon for a charity that has not had the opportunity in the past and is a cause that is close to people I know. Although the May event had to be cancelled, I am now taking part in the virtual one on Sunday 4th October to raise vital funds for RTU
Stella Kerr

In Loving Memory of our mother Stella 1929-2020
100 mile walk

We are walking 100 miles during the lockdown to raise vital funds for Reaching the Unreached and their emergency relief work supporting the most disadvantaged families in remote rural villages in South India
John's lengths of the garden for RTU

I am 82 years old, a past pupil of Brother James, founder of RTU, and am self-isolating having completed over four weeks of ratiotherapy for cancer. Living in a flat with a shared communal garden it struck me that I could raise money for RTU by walking 8km a day around the gardens so that they can help those most affected by this terrible virus