Sports create opportunities for children.
Empowering children through sports, education, and opportunities for a brighter future.
Founded in 2000 in Vyasarpadi, North Chennai, Slum Children Sports Talent Education & Development Society brings local young people together through sport and community-led initiatives.
Football is an important part of our approach: it creates a shared space to practise commitment, work as a team, and build relationships across the neighbourhood. Education and personal development remain part of the wider journey.
Watch two films about the people and place that shape SCSTEDS.
Activities are shaped around the needs of children and the strengths of the local community.
01 / SPORTSDeveloping technique, fair play, consistency, and collaboration through regular sports participation.
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02 / LEARNINGEncouraging continued learning and helping young people strengthen the foundations for further study.
Support learning
03 / EMPOWERMENTCreating space for awareness, decision-making, communication, and an understanding of child rights.
Stand with children
04 / COMMUNITYConnecting local families, volunteers, and partners around practical support for children.
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Our mission is to make sport, learning, and child-focused development part of a more inclusive community environment.
Our vision is a community where background does not set the boundaries of a young person’s future.
Explore ways to helpSCSTEDS builds on neighbourhood relationships and the belief that meaningful progress comes from consistent, collective effort.
Connect with SCSTEDSShaped by local knowledge, relationships, and participation.
Recognising individual strengths and supporting personal goals.
Treating classroom learning and sports participation as complementary parts of development.
Creating connections between children, families, volunteers, and local partners.
For programme enquiries, volunteering, or partnership discussions, reach out using the details here.
Block H3 & H4, Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600039.
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