Livelihood for 500 Disabled mothers in India

Summary

Empowering poor rural Disabled women and mothers with disabled children by providing micro credit as small as $250 to start their own business to support the disabled child as well as caring for him progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

We work with 1500 beneficiaries who are disabled spread out in three Revenue Units of a District. Most of these people live with less than $1 per day.We have identified 500 women who are capable of starting a small business to support their disabled child or are disabled themselves.With a small amount as less as $250 they can start their own small entreprise to get out of their chronic poverty and earn $3-4 per day. While caring for the child the mother also brings income to the family.

Activities

Training disabled children to manage their own affairs Training parents of disabled children to take care of them. Skills training for disabled girls or mothers of disabled children in sewing , computer or small business.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,176
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $45,824
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

We will find 500 differently able persons running their own business with confidence. Their income will move up from $ 1 to $ 3-5 The project will bring equal status and dignity Ensures better quality of life and dignity.

Project Message

" When I started the project 10 years back I could see disabled persons living in hopelessness but today I am thrilled to see sparkles in their eyes and determination on their face to go forward"
- Andukunnel Alexander, Founder Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Andukunnel Alexander
Staff
B 3 65 HUDA COLONY
Chandanagar
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500050 INDIA
India
91-040-23030420
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Project Sponsor

Andukunnel Alexander

Organization

SERVH
B-3, 65 HUDA Colony Chandanagar
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500050
India
91-040-23030420
www.servhability.org

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndiaIndia and can also be found under Women and GirlsWomen and Girls.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 16, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 24, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

Severely Disabled

By Alex Andukunnel - CEO, November 16, 2009 01:07 PM

All these years we had been trying to prevent disability and reduce the impact of disability by providing training and to ameliorate their lives through livelihgood.Now we have realized that we need to provide space for the severely disabled children. Parents are in no way capable of looking after a severelly disabled child.Hence we have decided to open a Day Care center where these children can be given specilized training. They will be picked up in the morning and dropped back in the evening.This project requires infra structure and a Mini Bus.We are looking for support for this center.We have identified 40 children who are either mentally retarded or children with Cerebral Palsy.

In rural areas there are no such Institute to provide specialised training .Hence this proposal.

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