Since 2008 Planet Duskworld supports the non profit organization Gyan Shenbakkam eV from Dresden financially and logistically. This organization is continually building and maintaining a school project in Shenbakkam, a poor suburb of Vellore in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Gyan Shenbakkam offers free lessons and recreational programs mainly for poor children, but also for adults. The focus is on teaching English, but also includes computer classes as well as environmental and hygiene education. The young school project is growing: Three volunteers from Germany are permanently on site who teach and develop the project, alongside with two Indian teachers.

Gyan Shenbakkam is constantly looking for volunteers from Germany who want to work in South India in an intership or as project manager for the school. The organisation is also dependent on private donations and new members to finance the activities in Shenbakkam.

If you are interested in the work of the association or want to help financially or otherwise, you get more info on the website oder on facebook.