Welcome to Nambikkai Illam – Homes of Hope

Nambikkai Illam is a set of 2 homes for deprived children near Chennai (Madras) in South-east India, one for boys and one for girls.  It provides shelter, safety, education, and a loving environment  to around 70 children aged between 5 and 21.

‘Nambikkai Illam’ means ‘Home of Hope’ in the local Tamil language.

Nambikkai Illam is run by Faith Welfare Trust (FWT), a Christian charity  set up in 1987 and registered in the UK (registered charity number 327557).

FWT has also provided funding to build Faith Public School (350 miles north of Chennai) which opened in 2004 and supports the education of around 150 poor children in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh.