{"id":361,"date":"2026-03-06T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:48:57","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"361\" class=\"elementor elementor-361\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d86e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"68d86e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0455a5b\" data-id=\"0455a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0886c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"a0886c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">HISTORY <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c495a64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"c495a64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8d36fc\" data-id=\"b8d36fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d8891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85d8891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>PARAN (Pedagogy and Action for Rights of Adivasis in North Tamilnadu) began its work in the rural tribal village called Makkampalayam from 2012 onwards. Makkampalayam is a tribal village situated at Sathiyamangalam hills in Erode District. It is 52 km from Sathiyamangalam town. Jesuit Madurai Province began its mission in Makkampalayam by sending Fr. Baskar Antony S.J. in 2008-2009. He was followed by Fr. Arockiasamy S.J. in 2009-2010. From 2010 to 2012 Br. Christopher of Ooty diocese stayed at Makkampalayam and took care of the spiritual needs of the people. All these years, Makkampalayam was the substation of Gundry Parish. St. Antony, the Hermit\u2019s Church, Makkampalayam was erected as a Parish on 4th June 2012 and given to Jesuits for a term of five years. Fr. Arockiasamy Antony S.J. was appointed as Parish Priest. Madurai Province decided to send a deacon every year to accompany the priest in Makkampalayam Mission. Fr. Philip Kumar S.J. worked in the mission for five years and brought changes in the lives of the Tribals.<\/p><p>Though the parish work is entrusted to the Jesuits by the Ooty diocese, the desire of the Jesuits behind taking up the parish is to work for Tribals in and around the parish territory. So eventually we divided our work in two kinds: Parish ministry and social work. The social action wing\u2019s name is PARAN (Pedagogy and Action for Rights of Adivasis in North Tamilnadu). PARAN started to reach the tribal community from Kadambur, a tribal village which connects fifty villages in Kadambur Hills. Study centres were started in many villages. Now there are forty-five centres in and around Kadambur and Thalawadi areas. PARAN brought many tribal women under self-help groups. It is to empower women and create women leaders. At present, there are twenty-six PARAN self-help groups active in about twenty villages. Urali Makkal Sangam was registered and the community leaders are working for the welfare of the tribal people under this label.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-291bc95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"291bc95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1722733\" data-id=\"1722733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"e2b8c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">LEGAL REGISTRATION DETAILS<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e87480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e87480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name of the Society:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur<\/p><p><strong>Date of Registration:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a002-July -2024<\/p><p><strong>Registration Number:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a050\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5255f elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"9c5255f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Future Plan<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9562d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff9562d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Creating TN SHG Women Federation<\/li><li>Campaigning and Demanding under PVTGs category<\/li><li>Two SHGs members as entrepreneurs<\/li><li>Coordinating and Initiating Tribal Widow Federation<\/li><li>Preparing Graduates for Civil Exams<\/li><li>Special Concentration to implement FRA (FOREST RIGHY ACT)<\/li><li>Strengthening Urali Makkal Sangam to archive govt entitlements and empower them.<\/li><li>Awareness on Child marriage \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91310d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"91310d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF THE ORGANIZATION<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f28c0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f28c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name of the Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur<\/p><p><strong>Type of Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Non-Profit Organization \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Address:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur,\u00a0Kadambur Post, DG Pudhur Via, Sathiyamangalam Taluk, Erode Dist. &#8211; \u00a0638503 \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Email ID:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0dir.paran@censj.org<\/p><p><strong>Mobile Number:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a08939605561 , 9443294979<\/p><p><strong>Target Group<\/strong>: Urali, Sholagar &amp; Arunthathiyars \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Focused Groups<\/strong>: Youth, Women, Children &amp; Urali Sangam \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>State<\/strong>: Tamil Nadu \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Number of Districts working in<\/strong>: \u00a0Erode<\/p><p><strong>Number of Panchayats working in<\/strong>: \u00a08<\/p><p><strong>Contact Villages:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a082<\/p><p><strong>Area of Intervention<\/strong>: Educational Empowerment, Economic Development, Social Enchancement, Political Advocacy and Lobbying.<\/p><p><strong>Funding Sources<\/strong>: Jesuit Chennai Province.<\/p><p><strong>Number of Employees<\/strong>: Field Staff \u2013 6, Domestic Staff \u2013 4, Office Staff \u2013 2, Campus Staff \u2013 1, \u00a0\u00a0Evening Study centre Animators \u2013 50.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5b223d\" data-id=\"d5b223d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8f768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"4d8f768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">NETWORKING ORGANAIZATION<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf680e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf680e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PALAVAI, Tindivanam<\/p><p>RDC, Thenkanikottai<\/p><p>ASSET, Chengalpattu<\/p><p>Loyola college, Vettavalam<\/p><p>Loyola ITI, Ranipet<\/p><p>ISI, Delhi &amp; Bangalore<\/p><p>LIBA, Chennai<\/p><p>Social Watch, Chennai<\/p><p>Auditors, Chennai<\/p><p>Political Parties, Kadambur<\/p><p>VIDIAL, Sathiyamangalam<\/p><p>RWDT, Salem<\/p><p>Loyola College, Chennai<\/p><p>Child Help line, Erode<\/p><p>Chennai Province Youth Commission, Chennai<\/p><p>AICUF, Chennai<\/p><p>IDEAS, Madurai<\/p><p>Urali Makkal Sangam<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1604635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"1604635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Objectives: <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1131d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Strengthening women SHGs, village SANGAMs&amp; Children Clubs<\/li><li>Ensure tribal children access quality education with support services to redress disadvantages and secure a better future.<\/li><li>Promoting tribal women empowerment by strengthening Self-Help Groups and federations and engaging in entrepreneurial activities.<\/li><li>To prepare the tribal youth for a better future through capacitation and upskilling.<\/li><li>To promote Urali-Solagar tribal leadership and cultural heritages<\/li><li>To preserve, rejuvenate and promote the indigenous knowledge system of herbal medicines. \u00a0<\/li><li>Networking with NGOs and likeminded organisations initiated facilitating FRC and improved access to TSP Schemes<\/li><\/ul><p>Obtaining certificates \u2013 community, income, birth, nativity, Aadhaar card, ration card<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY PARAN (Pedagogy and Action for Rights of Adivasis in North Tamilnadu) began its work in the rural tribal village called Makkampalayam from 2012 onwards. Makkampalayam is a tribal village situated at Sathiyamangalam hills in Erode District. It is 52 km from Sathiyamangalam town. Jesuit Madurai Province began its mission in Makkampalayam by sending Fr. Baskar Antony S.J. in 2008-2009. He was followed by Fr. Arockiasamy S.J. in 2009-2010. From 2010 to 2012 Br. Christopher of Ooty diocese stayed at Makkampalayam and took care of the spiritual needs of the people. All these years, Makkampalayam was the substation of Gundry Parish. St. Antony, the Hermit\u2019s Church, Makkampalayam was erected as a Parish on 4th June 2012 and given to Jesuits for a term of five years. Fr. Arockiasamy Antony S.J. was appointed as Parish Priest. Madurai Province decided to send a deacon every year to accompany the priest in Makkampalayam Mission. Fr. Philip Kumar S.J. worked in the mission for five years and brought changes in the lives of the Tribals. Though the parish work is entrusted to the Jesuits by the Ooty diocese, the desire of the Jesuits behind taking up the parish is to work for Tribals in and around the parish territory. So eventually we divided our work in two kinds: Parish ministry and social work. The social action wing\u2019s name is PARAN (Pedagogy and Action for Rights of Adivasis in North Tamilnadu). PARAN started to reach the tribal community from Kadambur, a tribal village which connects fifty villages in Kadambur Hills. Study centres were started in many villages. Now there are forty-five centres in and around Kadambur and Thalawadi areas. PARAN brought many tribal women under self-help groups. It is to empower women and create women leaders. At present, there are twenty-six PARAN self-help groups active in about twenty villages. Urali Makkal Sangam was registered and the community leaders are working for the welfare of the tribal people under this label. LEGAL REGISTRATION DETAILS Name of the Society: \u00a0\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur Date of Registration: \u00a0\u00a002-July -2024 Registration Number: \u00a0\u00a050\/2024 Future Plan Creating TN SHG Women Federation Campaigning and Demanding under PVTGs category Two SHGs members as entrepreneurs Coordinating and Initiating Tribal Widow Federation Preparing Graduates for Civil Exams Special Concentration to implement FRA (FOREST RIGHY ACT) Strengthening Urali Makkal Sangam to archive govt entitlements and empower them. Awareness on Child marriage \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DEMOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF THE ORGANIZATION Name of the Organization:\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur Type of Organization:\u00a0\u00a0Non-Profit Organization \u00a0 Address: \u00a0\u00a0Paran Tribal Society Kadambur,\u00a0Kadambur Post, DG Pudhur Via, Sathiyamangalam Taluk, Erode Dist. &#8211; \u00a0638503 \u00a0 Email ID:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0dir.paran@censj.org Mobile Number:\u00a0\u00a08939605561 , 9443294979 Target Group: Urali, Sholagar &amp; Arunthathiyars \u00a0 Focused Groups: Youth, Women, Children &amp; Urali Sangam \u00a0 State: Tamil Nadu \u00a0 Number of Districts working in: \u00a0Erode Number of Panchayats working in: \u00a08 Contact Villages:\u00a0\u00a082 Area of Intervention: Educational Empowerment, Economic Development, Social Enchancement, Political Advocacy and Lobbying. Funding Sources: Jesuit Chennai Province. Number of Employees: Field Staff \u2013 6, Domestic Staff \u2013 4, Office Staff \u2013 2, Campus Staff \u2013 1, \u00a0\u00a0Evening Study centre Animators \u2013 50. NETWORKING ORGANAIZATION PALAVAI, Tindivanam RDC, Thenkanikottai ASSET, Chengalpattu Loyola college, Vettavalam Loyola ITI, Ranipet ISI, Delhi &amp; Bangalore LIBA, Chennai Social Watch, Chennai Auditors, Chennai Political Parties, Kadambur VIDIAL, Sathiyamangalam RWDT, Salem Loyola College, Chennai Child Help line, Erode Chennai Province Youth Commission, Chennai AICUF, Chennai IDEAS, Madurai Urali Makkal Sangam Objectives: Strengthening women SHGs, village SANGAMs&amp; Children Clubs Ensure tribal children access quality education with support services to redress disadvantages and secure a better future. Promoting tribal women empowerment by strengthening Self-Help Groups and federations and engaging in entrepreneurial activities. To prepare the tribal youth for a better future through capacitation and upskilling. To promote Urali-Solagar tribal leadership and cultural heritages To preserve, rejuvenate and promote the indigenous knowledge system of herbal medicines. \u00a0 Networking with NGOs and likeminded organisations initiated facilitating FRC and improved access to TSP Schemes Obtaining certificates \u2013 community, income, birth, nativity, Aadhaar card, ration card<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-no-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":366,"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/361\/revisions\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paran.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}