The Multipurpose Institute for Training and Employment (MITE), through the support from the Project “MADS Mädchen Aus Dalit- Familien Stärken: (Girls from Dalit Families) Project, and with the help of the Diocesan Commission for SC & ST, has identified 58 Dalit Female Students to support their Education.
Fr. G. Gabriel, the Secretary of the Society, recollected the initial stages of “The Jeeva Foundation” and the Evolution of the Project and explained the follow-up initiatives and efforts to contact the Donors after the demise of Rev. Fr. Jeeva to fulfil his dream of supporting and promoting the Education of the Female Dalit Students.
Different individuals and Donors have adopted 58 Dalit students, and a first set of initiatives has been implemented with financial assistance of Rs. 600000, and Rs 9,28, 000/- for the second batch .The second batch of educational assistance was given to the students in the form of a cheque in two instalments to all the students selected from Madurai, Kodaikanal, Theni, and Virudhunagar districts on 01.12.2024 & 29.11.2025 at the central office of MITE in Madurai.