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Dakshinya. Institute for Mentally Handicapped -By Rajendar Koltur. Introduction. Registered NGO working for the welfare of the Children with Mental Retardation (CWMR) with other associated disabilities since 1995.
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Dakshinya Institute for Mentally Handicapped -By Rajendar Koltur
Introduction • Registered NGO working for the welfare of the Children with Mental Retardation (CWMR) with other associated disabilities since 1995. • Motivation : Dr. T. V. Rao, a father of 2 daughters with mental retardation and he is the Founder & Chairman. • Started as a Special School with 7 children and 2 teachers. • Dakshinya has grown in all the spheres and at present it is recognized as one of the leading Training cum Rehabilitation Institute. • In the period of 11 years (1995 - 2006), 2485 families and 1465 children have got benefited with all the needy services. At present around 641 special children are getting the benefit of various training and rehabilitation services. • Current Strength: 641 special children are getting the benefit of various training and rehabilitation services.
Awards & Recognition Browse through Dakshinya.org for more information
Background • It Provides services like • Early Intervention (2 - 6 years of age) • Special Schooling (6-18) • Vocational Training (18-21) • Main concern for parents ‘what will happen to our children after us?’ • There are still lots of children who are not able to get benefits with this institutional approach. • Introduced HBR : )”. In this model, a team of professionals visits the home and provides training and rehabilitative services to these children in the presence of their grandparents / parents / siblings so that they can continue the same in the absence of professionals. • identified 30 rural villages situated around Guntur area and targeted 205 children with mental retardation. This scheme is self financed since 2001. • Still lots of needy children unable to get benefits with HBR approach. • Introduced CBR
CBR • The emphasis in CBR is to provide training and rehabilitation to the children with disabilities by the community in their own environment and by mobilizing resources available with them. • Services Dakshinya provides • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Skills. • Self Help Skills. • Awareness on disability for early identification & prevention. • Therapeutic Services for better living with better mobility (speech, physio and yoga and dance). • Pre - academics. • Mainstreaming in to the normal regular schools based n the skills og the children. • Special Education. • Pre vocational Activities. • Money exchange, concept of bank etc.. • Chalk making, Phenol making, candle making, lamination… • Forming of Self Help Groups with the support of micro credit finance system for self employment / revenue generation etc
CBR • 4 rural villages identified • Peddapalakaluru. • Mallavaram. • Thokavaripalem • Dasupalem • Individuals were identified with the help of • Awareness camps, orientation Programmes, Medical Camps, Parents counseling etc • 72 students are identified • Go through Dakshinya doc table 3 for identified childrens information.
Financial Details Recurring