The Society for Child Development is a registered NGO with 16 years of hands-on experience in advocacy and empowerment of persons with disability. Their basic aim is to educate and train, support people in finding their rightful place in the society, and ensure their inclusion in all fields.
Located at New Delhi, India, they run a special school for children with intellectual disability in the age group of 5 to 16 years. On graduating from here, the youngsters move to the Vocational Training and Production Center where they are trained in skills and trades to enable them to earn a living and stand on their own feet.
Besides this, they have an Independent Living Center for persons with intellectual disability, an established parent support network and an extremely effective legal aid cell for providing pro bono legal counsel and spreading legal awareness among disabled people in disadvantaged areas. Such persons are identified and through community meetings educated about their rights and privileges and then encouraged to seek access to their rightful dues from the society and the Government.
They have also undertaken a number of research projects on behalf of the Government and other agencies which are working in the area of disability.
An extensive website on disability related information (www.disabilityindia.org) is yet another effort in enabling empowerment.
Support:
I: Working With Families
Basic education, independent living, social and adult needs, and viable solutions for vocational training and sustainable livelihoods.
II: Integration and Inclusion
Advocacy for policy change, working for Human Rights, Involving Community Participation, Activities with non-disabled and disabled school children.
III: Bridging Gaps
IV: Strengthening Organizations and Capacity Building
Note: In their direct service program they run a special school for disabled children, a vocational training and production center for disabled youth to create avenues for their employment and a live in center which provides shelter to the disabled.
In the Outreach services through the Parent Support Network and the Legal Aid Cell, they conduct training workshops, ensure inclusion, advocacy and capacity building and provide pro bono legal counsel. The Legal Aid Cell also provides pro bono legal counsel and services to disabled children and their families in the slum areas around Delhi and helps them gain access to their legitimate entitlements and facilities provided by the Government.
Their work stems from the well recognized need to create a climate where disabled people can access their rightful place in society. India, with its more than 6% disabled population (60 million) has joined the international community in this by ratifying the UNCRPD treaty.
Visit their website here - http://www.sfcdindia.org/
This post is a part of BlogAdda's Bloggers Social Responsibility (BSR) initiative.
I am exercising my BSR. You can too with three simple steps. Visit http://www.blogadda.com/bsr/ and support the NGOs.
Located at New Delhi, India, they run a special school for children with intellectual disability in the age group of 5 to 16 years. On graduating from here, the youngsters move to the Vocational Training and Production Center where they are trained in skills and trades to enable them to earn a living and stand on their own feet.Besides this, they have an Independent Living Center for persons with intellectual disability, an established parent support network and an extremely effective legal aid cell for providing pro bono legal counsel and spreading legal awareness among disabled people in disadvantaged areas. Such persons are identified and through community meetings educated about their rights and privileges and then encouraged to seek access to their rightful dues from the society and the Government.
They have also undertaken a number of research projects on behalf of the Government and other agencies which are working in the area of disability.
An extensive website on disability related information (www.disabilityindia.org) is yet another effort in enabling empowerment.
Support:
I: Working With Families
Basic education, independent living, social and adult needs, and viable solutions for vocational training and sustainable livelihoods.
II: Integration and Inclusion
Advocacy for policy change, working for Human Rights, Involving Community Participation, Activities with non-disabled and disabled school children.
III: Bridging Gaps
IV: Strengthening Organizations and Capacity Building
Note: In their direct service program they run a special school for disabled children, a vocational training and production center for disabled youth to create avenues for their employment and a live in center which provides shelter to the disabled.
In the Outreach services through the Parent Support Network and the Legal Aid Cell, they conduct training workshops, ensure inclusion, advocacy and capacity building and provide pro bono legal counsel. The Legal Aid Cell also provides pro bono legal counsel and services to disabled children and their families in the slum areas around Delhi and helps them gain access to their legitimate entitlements and facilities provided by the Government.
Their work stems from the well recognized need to create a climate where disabled people can access their rightful place in society. India, with its more than 6% disabled population (60 million) has joined the international community in this by ratifying the UNCRPD treaty.
Visit their website here - http://www.sfcdindia.org/
This post is a part of BlogAdda's Bloggers Social Responsibility (BSR) initiative.
I am exercising my BSR. You can too with three simple steps. Visit http://www.blogadda.com/bsr/ and support the NGOs.
No comments:
Post a Comment