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Differently Abled

Maria S. Santamaria

An adult with intellectual challenges has the potential to learn, be productive and self dependent. However, the training needs to be systematic and consistent. At Diya, individuals with intellectual challenges are taught personal management (personal hygiene - washing and combing hair, brushing teeth, cutting nails etc); household management (clean, dust, sweep, mop, follow recipes and cook within a budget); Personal Social skills : giving praise, accepting criticism, getting to know themselves, their likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses; and Employability Skills - punctuality, regularity, initiating work, maintaining targets, cleaning equipment and cleaning workspace.  Support us to make adults with intellectual challenges productive at home and at work by donating to their training. Your generosity not only changes their life but improves th quality of life of their entire family.

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Maria S. Santamaria

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Diya Foundation was born out of the need to create a safe environment where intellectually challenged adults with or without a basic school program could be prepared to meet life’s challenges through training and employment.



Maria Santamaria, a special educator, began this venture with 3 intellectually challenged trainees and one staff. Supported by family and friends and an initial investment of Rs. 3000/- Diya Foundation was registered in Bangalore, Karnataka, as a charitable Trust in March 1999. Over the years, nearly a 100 differently abled people and their families have benefitted from Diya’s training program.



In its fifteenth year Diya Foundation stands as a model for training and employment of people with special needs, preparing them with job skills, daily living skills and the ability to be self-dependent for the future.

Currently 74 intellectually challenged adults avail Diya’s training, Sheltered employment and Supported employment facilities, supported by a staff team of twelve, five of whom are differently abled. Diya operates out of rented premises and is forced to move every 3 – 5 years. Trainees are provided with transportation at subsidized rates, given stipends between Rs.500/- to Rs. 1500/- per month under sheltered employment, receive support to access government schemes like pension and insurance and opportunities to engage in different activities within and outside Diya. 



Our Vision 

To see individuals with a disability and their families alive with dignity and pride in the present; and operating with love, respect and confidence, in the future.

Our Mission

To enrich the quality of life of differently abled adults by training them in vocational skills and empowering them to live a fulfilling and productive life;

To create awareness in society and engage in programmes that uphold and recognize the essential dignity and humanity of differently abled individuals.

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