These are the students of Imayam High School. These are very poor students, who would be
working in the fields with their parents if not for this school. Their parents earn less than 230
dollars a year.
Ms. Saraswathi , a retired teacher who is an idealist, put her life savings and pension funds to
start this high school. She is ably assisted by Ms. Ponrathi. It is a crediantialed school, but has
no funds. We paid school fees for all the students, and we raised the entire amount with our
Indian cooking classes.
Science Fair.
Outdoor class under the trees.
Learning gardening skills - Herb garden
Yoga Class
Dance performance
Exercise class
Kolam Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Our Photo Album
This is the photo of Pon
Mariammal, who is the first
recipient
Tamil Nadu, highlighted in
yellow
Our Volunteer Anna Myers at
Imayam School - Nov. 2006
Kauai Island School teacher Jim Bray - Volunteer at Imayam
School - July 2007
Leslie Blankenship, our volunteer from California - July 2007
Miss R. Saraswathi and Miss C. Ponrathi, the
founders of Imayam School
Ka `iulani Barretto, Roselle Bailey's hula dance
member teaching a dance
Volunteer Carol Conley's attentive class - on the
volunteer cottage lanai
Vi's vegetarian Indian cooking class
Imayam High School's dedicated teachers
"In the hands of a generous person, wealth is like a medicinal tree whose
healing gifts help all"  - Tamil poet Tiruvalluar - 200 A.D.

"As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled" - Victor Hugo