News

  • It’s raffle time!


    September 7th, 2024
    Want to help a bit more? Then why not enter our autumn raffle. It’s open to all, so do please encourage your friends to join in. You and they could win a lovely prize and all the money raised goes ...
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  • Our biker is back home


    September 5th, 2024
    Trustee Paul Crosby is back in the UK after his amazing fundraising ride on a Royal Enfield Bullet, made in Chennai, across half the world from India to the UK. After starting from the Batemans Trust/Satkaarya hostel for girls in ...
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  • Upcoming events: spice lunch and two quizzes


    September 3rd, 2024
    Spice lunch get together in Oxfordshire This year’s Spice lunch is on Saturday 12 October at 12:30pm at Steventon Village Hall in Oxfordshire. Hosted by Alex Jacob with plenty of news and updates from Chennai, it’s a great opportunity to ...
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  • From bonded labourer to university undergraduate


    May 27th, 2024
    Project director Monica Augustine reflects on one girl’s remarkable journey with Batemans/Satkaarya. Mariyammal, who is now 18 years old and pictured above, came to Batemans/Satkaarya at the age of 11. She belongs to the Irular Tribe, a marginalised community marked ...
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  • Success is a word we love and we thank you for it!


    May 27th, 2024
    As the school year wraps up in Chennai, we are pleased to report on excellent progress for all the girls at school. This is progress that would not have occurred were it not for the Batemans sponsors and supporters ensuring ...
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  • “You do such an amazing job with all the girls”


    May 27th, 2024
    A recent visit to the girls' home in Chennai drew praise from sponsor Camilla Drew. Writing to our project director Monica after her visit she wrote: “It was so lovely to meet you and the girls. You do such an ...
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