Our History
The managing trustee, Marachi Subburaman, Padmashri awardee, founded SCOPE in 1986 for the purpose of promoting safe water and sanitation, women and children development, nutrition, and behavioural change among rural people. Inspired by the work of Fr. Windy, a Belgian professor, Mr. Subburaman spent ten years (1976-1985) receiving training in rural development, housing, health and sanitation. Mr. Subburaman was profoundly impacted by his own exposure to the rural life. The challenges that rural people encounter in making a living influenced his whole existence. SCOPE also works with children and youth from marginalized and disadvantaged families of Tamil Nadu for their holistic development, which includes educational, economic, and social development through educational sponsorship programme. Furthermore, sustainable livelihood program for deprived women is one of the key activities of SCOPE.
Our Philosophy
Vision
- To be a centre of excellence for empowerment of the socially and economically weaker sections of society, to promote sustainable development by adopting appropriate location specific technologies and net-working.
Mission
- To provide the rural and urban poor with access to basic facilities like water and sanitation.
- To promote health hygiene and clean environment through awareness generation, training, watershed management, and waste management practices.
- To empower the children and youth & their families from economically backward families through education and livelihood support.
- To initiate innovative interventions utilizing appropriate technologies and available resources in the society with ultimate aim of sustainable development.