India
Since 1981
India is the second most populous country and the seventh largest in the world, with over 1.3 billion people. With an average HDI of 0.633, India remains one of the most unequal countries in economic and social terms, with a caste system accentuating these divisions. MAP is present in India through many successive projects. In 1981, in Madras, MAP financed the construction of St Joseph’s Clinic, with a crèche attached. In support of the Brothers of St Michael Orphanage in Coimbatore, MAP also covered the construction and running of 10 orphanages and 3 learning workshops until 2011. In 1989, MAP contributed to the construction of the Aayar Ambroise Shelter for non-repeat prisoners, where more than 1,000 beneficiaries per year were housed, educated and trained. From 1997 to 2015, MAP has strongly supported the Sinai Prayers House orphanage in Mamallapuram, by taking charge of its operation, the complete rehabilitation of the electrical installation and the installation of solar panels. In 2003, the St Leonard’s Clinic in Madurai was built. Following the 2007 tsunami in Konerikuppan, MAP financed a children’s home, a school and a kindergarten for more than 100 children, as well as an agricultural field with the drilling of a well. In the same year, in Dindigul, MAP launched the construction of a boarding school, Home of Love, for 200 girls with an orphanage-school for 100 boys the following year. In 2012, MAP supported the St. Anne’s Centre in Coimbatore, which serves 260 deaf and dumb children with disabilities. Since 2008, MAP has been supporting the Mass Trust, an organisation that looks after the health of 150 HIV/AIDS orphans on triple therapy in 100 rural villages in the Dindigul district.
Mission
In November 2016, the President, Mrs Donatella Campioni, and the Treasurer, Mr Frank Morel, visited the different villages with the field team, and were honoured by the visit of H.S.H. Princess Charlene. On this occasion, a 4x4 vehicle was donated to enable the operators to follow up with the families. Visit of Ms. Donatella Campioni, the President, in 2019 to 17 of the 96 villages in the Dindigul district supported by MAP/ MassTrust, to monitor the situation of children and families affected by HIV/AIDS on the ground. The most recent field mission took place in March 2024 in the presence of Mrs Donatella Campioni and Mr Nicolas Ryter.
ongoing projects
Strengthening Community Outreach Efforts with a New Vehicle
Dindigul Region
Community development
2024
32.300
In the Dindigul region, Masstrust teams work daily with families living in remote villages to provide them with medical, psychosocial, and food assistance. To ensure the continuity of these efforts and facilitate travel to the most hard-to-reach areas, MAP funded the purchase of a new all-terrain vehicle. This new vehicle enables the teams to continue their work with beneficiaries, even in the most remote areas.
Objectives
- Facilitate travel for field teams.
- Ensure the continuity of medical, psychosocial, and food assistance efforts.
- Améliorer l’accès aux bénéficiaires vivant dans les villages isolés.
- Improve access to beneficiaries living in isolated villages.Renforcer l’efficacité des interventions de proximité.
Beneficiaries
- The 152 children supported by the Masstrust program.
- Young people and families affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Beneficiaries living in the 97 villages covered by the program.
Activities carried out
- Purchase of a 4×4 vehicle.
- Increased mobility for field teams.
- Facilitation de l’accès aux villages les plus isolés.
- Poursuite des actions de suivi, de soins et de distribution d’aide.
Recent funding
Since 2024: €32,200
Support for continuing high-quality education.
Dindigul Region
Education
2025
55.586
For many years, MAP has supported the Masstrust program, which assists children and young people from families affected by HIV/AIDS in the Dindigul region. In addition to providing medical, psychosocial, and nutritional support to beneficiaries, the organization funds a scholarship program for the most deserving students. By supporting their educational journey, MAP enables them to access a quality education and build a more stable and independent future.
Objectives
- Promote access to quality education.
- Support children and young people from families affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Encourage academic success and continued education.
- Promote the self-reliance and professional integration of beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries
- The most deserving children and youth are supported by the Masstrust program.
- Families affected by HIV/AIDS in the Dindigul region.
Activities carried out
- Awarding of scholarships.
- Coverage of education-related expenses.
- Support for recipients throughout their educational journey.
- Support for the pursuit of a quality education.
Recent funding
55.586 €
Medical follow-up for 150 families with HIV/AIDS
Dindigul
Health
01/03/2023
42.116
The Masstrust program, funded by MAP for over 10 years, provides medical follow-up care for 150 families in 96 villages in the Dindigul district. HIV-positive families are often reluctant to follow proper treatment out of fear of being excluded from the workforce and facing constant discrimination. The team must therefore carry out rigorous awareness-raising and support efforts not only with these families but also throughout entire villages to change perceptions of people affected by HIV. Five “Health Outreach Workers” provide essential medical care on a daily basis and ensure that patients adhere to an appropriate antiretroviral treatment regimen and triple therapy. But far beyond this medical care, these women offer vital emotional support, having themselves experienced the stigma and discrimination associated with AIDS.
Objectives
Monitoring families and children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Beneficiaries
150 familles
96 villages within the district of Dindigul
Activities carried out
Visits to and follow-up in the various villages to ensure proper treatment
Weekly home visits with each family
Purchase of essential medications for the families’ treatment
Distribution of food baskets and basic food items
Organization of awareness-raising sessions for individual families and entire villages
Recent funding
Since 2018: 337.827 €