Project 1.
CONSTRUCTION OF A REHABILITATION
CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Since 1993, Partner is working to help its children with mental retardation through vocational training to make them contributing for the society in order to achieve a secured future. This is happening through a process of parent’s involvement and empowerment.
Under this project Partner is running various activities to fulfill the above objectives and also in creating its own infrastructure to strengthen the organization.
Objective of the Project
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To build an infrastructure to accommodate present activities of Partner for persons with mental retardation, their families and community as also to raise the quality of existing services and bring more people under Partner. |
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Vocational Training cum sheltered workshop |
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Day Care Centre |
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Therapeutic Activity |
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Training Program for Staff, Parents, Siblings, Community Members |
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Provisions for Short Stay/Long Stay Home for our children in need (during the illness of parents, on demise of parents or any such emergency) |
Project 2.
SWADHIKAR
Background of the Project
Disability has been a much neglected sector throughout the world for many years. In countries like India, which isstruggling to meet the basic needs like food, shelter and health for a major part of its children and citizens, it is only natural tha t the issues like disability would take a back seat.
Since the International Year of Disabled in 1981, India has witnessed a growing change in the attitude towards persons with disabilities and the enactment of persons with Disability Act and The National Trust Act. Although there are certain indications of changes in the outlook of the state, but on the whole the scenario has not yet changed significantly.
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The persons with disabilities are still segregated from the main stream of life. |
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Lack of awareness on disability in common mass is still prevailing. |
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Though there are some officially recognized rights, they are non existent in real life. |
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Parents and other family members are also not sufficiently conscious about their role and responsibility. |
Protecting the rights of these children and persons, training them as far as possible to make them contributing members of the society, making them aware of their own rights and responsibilities to enable them to advocate for themselves someday and ensuring participation of parents and well wishers in the whole process is the sole objective of SWADHIKAR.
Project 3.
NATURE STUDY CAMP AT SUSUNIA HILL, BANKURA
Partner in collaboration with Chandannagar Mountaineering Association (CMA) had arranged a Nature Study Camp so as to create an opportunity to get acquainted with Mother Nature and discover their hidden strength. A four day program had been designed which involved camping, trekking, climbing and it was proved that given opportunity they can reach the heights when seventeen mentally challenged children with the support from technical persons from CMA successfully trekked and climbed the 1400 feet height rock of Susunia Hill in Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Project 4.
INTO THE HEAVEN OF FREEDOM
– A TREK TO SANDANKPHU
Partner is planning to trek to Sandakphu (12000 feet height) at Darzeeling, Himalaya with a batch of mentally challenged persons. One of the major objectives of this initiative is to study the changes that might brought about in these persons both from the physical and social point of view.
It aims to explore different aspects research study with such persons namely their participation and ability to face ordeals, disaster management, their intelligence, tolerance etc. Partner believes that adventure is not the exclusive domain of the able bodied and thus aims to inculcate interest and enthusiasm among the mentally challenged too.
Partner will receive Technical Support (Research) from the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad (Under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India) and Technical Support (Trekking) from Chandannagar Mountaineering Association, working in the field of Mountaineering, Nature Study, and other Adventure Activities for the past 25 years.
Results of this Project
Such an expedition may create better results in their skill:
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Develop self help skills |
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Develop spirit of leadership |
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Develop sense of responsibility |
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Enhance Confidence |
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Involve in Group Activity, give guidance to friends, follow instructions, make decision etc. |
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