Help special needs children get access to care and support

Impact

Four-year-old Kalpaga was born with a severe intellectual disability, so her parents gave her up to the Cradle Baby Center in Dharmapuri. She was sent from institution to institution before finally landing up at Sri Arunodayam. Her physical and social development was severely delayed and she needed constant supervision. The caregivers provided her the care she needed round the clock. They cared for her like real parents. With care and physiotherapy, she is now transforming her life. She can now stand and walk on her own, and her hand-eye coordination has improved tremendously. By supporting the care mothers you can enable them to provide care to many mentally challenged children.

About The Program

Sri Arunodayam is an NGO that undertakes care and rehabilitation of orphaned and abandoned mentally challenged children. Their aim is to provide a safe environment where these children have access to their basic rights of protection, education, healthcare and a happy childhood. They take care of abandoned mentally challenged children found in railway stations, hospitals and bus stand. They are rescued by Child Line India Foundation or the police and are sent to Sri Arunodayam for care and rehabilitation. The organization appoints care mothers who care for these children. These care mothers are well-trained to take care of mentally and physically challenged children. Many children are bedridden and are unable to look after their personal needs. The care mothers look after them, clean them, feed them and nurture them. When you donate to this program you enable mentally challenged children get access to affectionate care and support.

About The NGO

Sri Arunodayam is a Registered Charitable Trust that was founded to fill the gap of awareness and medical facilities for the marginalized sections of humanity. The organization has built its foundation on humanitarian values that uphold the dignity and right of this much-neglected section of the society and have set out with a vision to ensure that the mentally challenged children remain safe and enjoy equal opportunities. With a staff of over 50, the organization has worked relentlessly towards providing care and protection to the mentally challenged abandoned children and has promoted the rights of such children along with encouraging the society to integrate them. The organization has provided food, medical care, clothing, physiotherapy, special education and speech therapy to 106 children and restored 77 abandoned Mentally Challenged Children with their parents. Their honorable work was awarded the World of Children Award by the World of Children Foundation for their Humanitarian service and the Duruva Star Award by the Sudesi Magazine for their service to the Mentally Challenged. With an emphasis on ability rather than disability, their core values reflected in their work include Transparency, Credibility, Equality, Compassion, Dignity, and Inclusion