| Agaram Foundation | |
| Native Name: | அகரம் அறக்கட்டளை |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Purpose: | Financial assistance and education to the underprivileged |
| Headquarters: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Owner: | Suriya Karthi |
| Key People: | Sivakumar |
Agaram Foundation is an educational foundation located in Tamil Nadu, India founded on 25 September 2006 by Tamil film actor Suriya. The foundation aims to help and improve the socio-economic status of rural society in Tamil Nadu by offering education to underprivileged students.[1]
Sivakumar, father of Suriya and Karthi, used to provide financial assistance to students from rural areas through his Sivakumar Educational Trust from 1979.[2]
In 2013, the foundation donated 1 million for the Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.[3] In July 2017, Suriya and his family donated one of their family homes to the foundation.[4] Suriya announced in 2018 that his team at Agaram Foundation had planned to renovate 400 government schools across Tamil Nadu.[5] In 2020, the foundation provided funds to Tanjore government hospital to purchase medical equipment and beds during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] [7] Agaram Foundation has provided scholarships for higher education to students from Sri Lanka, who lived in refugee camps located in Tamil Nadu.[2] [8]
The foundation initiated a project named "Vidhai" to support the college education of underprivileged, meritorious, and socio-economically struggling students living in different parts of Tamil Nadu.[9] [10]
In 2020, the Agaram Foundation launched two books, Vidhyasam Thaan Azhagu and Ulagam Pirandhadhu Namakkaga at a function. It provides a mentorship program called "Vazhikatigal" for school children living in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu.[11]