Aide et Action implements “Education of Children of Telugu Migrants in Chennai” in order to cater to the educational needs of children of Telugu Migrant workers living in settlements in Chennai. Due to inadequate livelihood opportunities, landless laborers belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Castes from Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh, migrate to various parts of the Tamil Nadu in search of employment. They are mainly involved in construction work.  Most of these laborers migrate with their families but are unable to pay much attention to their children.  They are not covered under any form of education. The out of school children have either dropped out from Telugu medium schools in their native places or they have never been enrolled in schools. A detailed survey was conducted by Aide et Action in 21 settlements to understand the education scenario of the children of Telugu migrant workers in Chennai city. 

Based on the outcomes of the study, the project was initiated in the year 2006 focusing on creating accessibility and offering different forms of education to these children, preventing practices of child labor, improving the health status of children and communities, involving the community in education process and ensuring smooth mainstreaming of eligible children in the formal system of education.