Shanthimalai Trust

Shanthimalai Trust (SMT) has been established by Dr Hugo Maier during the year 1986 with many objectives such as Provision of health services, environmental care, education, and financial support to poor and needy people living in the villages around Holy Arunachala Hill. Trust has established two schools to provide free education for the downtrodden children in the surrounding 30 villages.
Our Founder Amma Mrs. Anne Maier has initiated the Girivalam Seva Project to keep the holy feet of Arunachala clean and green, with 30 workers and a lorry clearing 7 km of the pilgrim path and removing 2 tons of garbage daily.
One of the fourth pillars is Environmental care comprising of Green Earth Mission, Solid Waste Management, Water Conservation, Training Centre for learn and development, Integral forming system, promoting alternative energy and Herbal Park.