Kalam Award for For Community Outreach 2016-17. Citation Mr.Jose Berlin, Russ foundation, Madurai is the founder of RUSS Foundation.

Mr.Jose Berlin presented KALAM AWARD

Mr.Jose Berlin, Russ foundation, Madurai is the founder of RUSS Foundation.RUSS FOUNDATION is a charity. Russ Foundation concentrates its developmental efforts at the grass-root level in sectors like Health, HIV/AIDS, Education, Socio-economic development, Life-skill Vocational Training and Ecology. Russ Foundation is focused to create sustainable and culturally relevant solutions by enabling communities to break the longstanding obstacles for their development. The primary object of Russ Foundation is to improve the quality of life of the children, women and the community at large. Mr.Jose Berlin’s work with people to improve the living conditions and quality of life of individuals, families, and the community at large by providing access to varied services to needy people; irrespective of genders, castes and faiths. At home, the children are cared for by a dedicated team of staff, who all live together with the children as one family. Russ Foundation's aim is to have a completely eco-friendly campus, which we are achieving through the implementation of various organic farming methods. At present Russ Foundation runs twelve evening tuition centres based in different villages with the hope of further expansion. These centres are aimed at academically struggling students and school drop-outs. The students are most often from poor economic backgrounds and their parents are often illiterate. South Zone Board of Continuing Education recognizes Mr. Jose Berlin’s community outreach program.

The South Zone Board of Continuing Education takes pride in conferring upon   Mr. Jose Berlin, Russ foundation, Madurai is the founder of RUSS Foundation, the Kalam Award for Community Outreach for the year 2016-17on 25 th September 2017 at Kalai arangam Triumanamandapam, Trichy on the occasion of International Literacy Day Celebration.