" Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world "- Nelson MandelaPuraiyur Panchayat Union Middle School is more than five decades old & due to lack of student admissions; it was on the verge of a shut down that could have affected the education of the children in and around the village. In order to prevent this, like-minded youth and the public of the village formed a group called Puraiyur Development Team aimed to retain the government school and perform welfare activities. In April 2017, it was decided to register it as a Trust. Puraiyur Welfare Trust(Registration Number 192/2017) was registered on 11th of September 2017 as a Charitable Trust under Indian Trust Act as a Non-Government Organization (NGO), which has chosen to take up Puraiyur Panchayat Union Middle School to improve the standards, quality of education and other welfare activities.Mission:To provide standard and quality education to the students of Puraiyur Panchayat Union Middle School by 2022.Vision:To implement sustainable programs to provide quality education, health care and social welfare through donations.Objectives:* To provide school kit to the students that includes uniform, books, stationery and bag.* To conduct skill upgrade programs that include Spoken English, Hindi classes for the students.* To engage students with hands-on-learning experiments using scientific kits.* To provide sports facilities to the school.* To organise medical camp for the students.* To build an intellectually challenging educational environment.Core Values:Fairness - Serve without any discriminationOpenness – Dynamic & TransparentReliability - Perform consistentlyTeam Spirit – Working towards excellenceIntegrity - Honest and strong moral principlesDarpan ID: TN/2020/0265349GuideStar India: http://www.guidestarindia.org/summary.aspx?ccreg=11966GiveIndia: https://fundraisers.giveindia.org/nonprofits/puraiyur-welfare-trust