Bless was established in 1989, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Act 1975, with the Registration number 35/89. It is entitled to receive foreign funds for the projects.

1989-1992: Bless conducted the village contact building process through data collection and relationship building

1992-1996: Bless implemented comprehensive community development programme in the village of Portonovo with the support of CEBEMO (Netherlands)

1997-2000: Bless imported vocational skill training for school dropouts, promoted women’s self-help groups, created demand for effective toilets with DESWOS (Germany), Solidarite (France), Water Aid (London) and the Tamil Nadu Women’s Development Corporation Ltd. (Chennai).

2000-2004: BLESS promoted a network with other NGO’s and collaborated with the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) assisting 101 village Panchayats in creating a demand for clean drinking water and sanitation among the local community, school and child care centers.

2004-2009: Tsunami relief and rehabilitation activities.

• 25 Child Care Centers established.


• 7000 children supported with nutritional support education materials and care.


• 378 houses constructed for the Tsunami victims.


• 5000 Eco-San toilets constructed as an appropriate technology for the coastal areas.


• 178 boats were given with nets to the fishermen communities to restart their livelihood activities.


• 300 acres of land rejuvenated for farming with traditional inputs and knowledge.


• 2000 young people were trained for 14 different trades to become self sufficient .


• 400 Self Help Groups promoted and assisted to get revolving funds, direct linkage to start their income generating activities.


• Mobilization of 400 bicycle fish vendors as a federation in order to obtain micro-credit support, bicycles, shelter for their meetings, insurance and pushed to improve their income and social dignity.


• School dropouts were organized and motivated to continue their school education in the Open School.


• 800+ families supported through livestock promotion to increase their income and improve their self respect towards their empowering process by a wonderful training tool of “Corner Stone” (Heifer project.).