Samadhan

Mission

.To establish an infrastructure of services for infant and preschool children with intellectual disability living in poverty and training their mothers to become our co workers thus linking poverty, disability and women’s empowerment.

Programs

Awareness through puppet theatre; Disability identification surveys, Training of mothers for income generation and marketing products made .Training community women for survey work ; Inclusive Preschool for disabled and non disabled ,Rehabilitation and therapeutic services.; Advocacy for inclusive education with local government aided schools . An online communication Network on mental handicap .Organizing workshops for different levels of community needs

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Empowering Mothers of the Disabled for Partnership	Reaching the Disabled Through Mobile Clinics	Accessible education for poor disabled children	Empowered Communities Expand Disability Service
Intervention for avoidable disability

Personnel Overview

Dr.Shan Kumari Bhatia - In Charge .Rehabilitation Clinic and Camps
MBBS,M.D.(Pediatrics). She runs a clinic from her residence and is consultant pediatrician at Delhi Commonwealth Women’s Association, run by expatriates. She oversees the Rehabilitation Clinic in both centers, coordinates responsibilities of all the professionals, plans intervention strategies with home intervention workers in case conferences, conducts camps and does in house training.

Karuna Kamble - Supervisor, Community Outreach
She has passed High School and has undertaken the teacher training organized by us in our target area. This is a four-month module in teaching methods for the mentally handicapped, surveys and home intervention techniques. She has completed the Bridge Course of the Rehabilitation Council of India and is registered with this group. She initiated the Satellite Center and has 20 years of experience.

Personnel Statistics

Pramila Balasundaram,
Director
Founded in 1981
Employees: 29
Volunteers: 23

Financial Statistics

Budget (2008): $ 60,000
Budget (2007): $ 85,270
Maximum Budget: $ 85,270
Overhead: 12 %
Other funding sources: Share and Care, Global Giving, Heart and Hand Foundation, Lebenshilfe, Wien, National Trust of The Ministry of Welfare, local donations, sale of products made by the mothers groups.
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