To achieve improved individual self-sustainability and self-esteem, an emphasis on education and training is essential. Therefore, as each aspect of the Pulicat Lake Mission's program develops, relevant education and training programs are created and made available to the community.

Clearly, an essential aspect of each project is the education and training component. In order to make certain that each community member understands the reasons for putting programs in place.

A major focus of the Mission is "structured" educational development for both children and adults incorporating available local resources such as library and school resources. In addition, the "training the trainer' approach is basic to assuring that the local community is eventually in control of its own destiny.

Public Health

Since one of the objectives is the well being of both the individual and community, public health education and programs are essential. Some of the issues that the Mission will focus are adding ICT enabled services for basic preventive medicine, implementing of public health teaching for local medical personnel, ensuring that basic relevant public health issues in each community are identified and programs promoted to provide solutions.

Housing/Shelter

For people to successfully participate in community development activities and ultimately in the education and training available to them, suitable shelter must be provided. Various Governmental and Nongovernmental agencies and the communities will work to accomplish the goal of creating acceptable housing for each individual or family.

Renewable Energy

All community activities require power, which, particularly in Pulicat Lake area, is not normally available. To address this need while considering the impact on the local ecology, Pulicat Lake Mission promotes the use of renewable energy such as solar energy. The renewable energy approach has the flexibility and resource potential to provide available, low-cost energy for the community.

For such a challenge as this-ensuring that rural communities have the energy to power all activities--IREDA, a company which installs solar panels in rural areas together with micro-business training to develop small, local businesses, will be worked out as a pilot project to achieve the proliferation of renewable energy installations to power all homes, facilities, telecommunications--wherever there is an energy requirement.