Sponsor the care of a child with special needs

Impact

**Shova Kumari was deserted by her parents when she was just a day old because she was mentally challenged.** When no one came forward to care for her, the ' Child Welfare Committee' of Gomati district enrolled her in the Abhoy Mission home.**She was assessed and diagnosed with multiple disabilities. As she grew up, Shova remained dependent in all domains of ADL -Activities of daily living.**Activities of daily living (ADL) is a term used in healthcare to refer to people's daily self care activities. Common ADLs include feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, cleaning oneself after defecating and leisure.She also had very poor social skills. She did not respond to any communication directed to her.With consistent care, nurturing, and training there was remarkable change in her. Slowly she started showing interest in her surroundings and to learn to take care of herself.**She can now eat her meals independently. She has started to speak a few words and small sentences to express herself.** This helps her establish communication and relationship with others. She enjoys singing and remembers the tunes of a few songs.She also involves herself in small chores at the home like watering plants,Her caregivers are hopeful that with time, she may grow up to one day be independent.**Children like Shova are abandoned because of their mental challenges. You can help them change their fate and help them with a future.****Your help can save many poor children like Shova from a life of unspeakable danger on the streets. You can donate so that they can get a safe shelter and care for their condition. You can give with confidence because every program listed is [GIVEASSURED](https://www.giveindia.org/giveassured).**

About The Program

Abhoy Mission runs a safe home that is dedicated to provide adequate care and shelter to orphans with special needs. Donations to this program cover a part of the cost of a child's stay in the home. The expenses include daily food supplies such as groceries, milk, fruits, meat etc, medical provisions, toiletries as well as the salary of the cook and the attendant.The children at the home are abandoned by their parents or lost children who are sent by Government child welfare agencies. They are assessed for level for disability at admission so the right kind of care can be provided to them.If the authorities are successful in locating the parents of the children, they are sent back home. If the parents are untraceable, they continue to stay in the Home. The children remain in the home till they reach the age of 18 or till they are able to take care of themselves. Most children in the home are in the age group of 6 to 18 years. The home has a capacity to care for 30 children. When you donate to this program you help an abandoned child with disabilities who would have ended up in the streets with a safe shelter and care.

About The NGO

A group of like-minded people from Tripura joined hands to do some philanthropic work in the state in 1988. After three years, they got their group registered as Lian ll Tripura Scheduled Castes, Tribes & Minority Upliftment Council In March 2008 the name of the organization was changed to Abhoy Mission. Since its inception, the organization has been associated with various welfare and development activities. Mr. Shyamal Deb, the founder, and head of the Organization possesses special knowledge and skills in the field of disability and senior citizens. His tireless endeavour and dynamic efforts has brought about radical changes to set the organization on its onward orbit since the year 1988. He has dedicated his good services for the welfare of the persons with disabilities and senior citizens. The mission of the organisation is to make the society disability free, educative, trained and totally fit for survival. They strive to vie with all adversities to serve this mission. Close to a 1000 senior citizens receive health care, medical allowance and ration items. Over 450 children with multiple disabilities receive home based life skill training. 60 children with special needs are being given education at the organisation. Abhoy Mission has also helped 38 differently abled people with disabilities get registered in the Niramoya Health Insurance program. In 2015, Abhoy Mission was awarded the Manovikas Puraskar by the Manovikas Kendra, Kolkata For Outstanding Performance in Disability Welfare.