NGO work is important because it empowers underserved women with skills, dignity, and opportunities, helping them achieve financial independence and build stronger, resilient communities.

Thulasi Social Trust, established in 2009, is a non-profit NGO based in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to empowering women through skills, opportunities, and dignity. We exist because many women still struggle for basic livelihood options due to limited access to education and income sources. Through practical training in tailoring, aari work, mushroom cultivation, and other livelihood skills, we help women build confident and sustainable futures. We also provide counselling, SHG support, and small loans that enable women to start or strengthen their livelihoods. With over 250 women empowered so far, we continue to turn struggles into opportunities for lasting change across the Thoothukudi region.