Hunger and malnutrition have become a reality for thousands of elderly parents abandoned by their own children, in villages and slums across India. Seeing the rampant distress among the elderly, a team of selfless heroes from our NGO partner Mitti Cafe, though disabled themselves, have taken up the responsibility of providing cooked meals and dry rations to over 5,000 elderly in urgent need of support. Setting aside their own struggles, Mitti Cafe’s team, led by Ayesha Alam has been relentlessly fighting to free elderly from hunger and malnutrition through its Karuna Meals initiative. The need for nutrition support is growing with each passing day and Mitti Cafe is struggling to fulfill this enormous need. With your support, the NGO and its team of persons with disability can put food on the plates of hundreds of more elderly parents. Donate generously.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). Elderly deserve love, not neglect and hunger“There have been countless senior citizens, in extremely backward villages of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, who had not had a proper meal in days when we found them. We have seen people picking food from the garbage out of extreme hunger.”, recalls Ayesha of Mitti Cafe, while talking about the extent of hunger faced by senior citizens. According to Ayesha, there are thousands of elderly who have been either chucked out of their homes or have been left behind in villages by their children. “Our elderly don't deserve this life and it is our responsibility to come to their aid. If we come together we can ease the suffering of hundreds of people battling hunger and starvation. Donate now Our heroes’ war against hungerPersons with disability who were once discriminated against by society are today at the forefront of the fight to save abandoned elderly and children from hunger. The Karuna Meals team, comprising only of persons with disability has been able to cook and serve over 10 lakh meals. They have also distributed over 1 lakh packets of dry rations. ”They overlook their own struggles and suffering just to reach the elderly and provide them with the food they need,” says Ayesh. But their job is not yet done. “There are still many villages which have many malnourished and hungry seniors and we have not been able to reach them. But with your support, we can collectively end starvation,” she says. Donate now. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the elderly fight hunger and malnutrition.

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“A blind child is seen as a curse or as a burden to the family. These children are left on the street. I have picked up children from roadsides myself. I also lost my eyesight as a child but today I am a senior officer in a public sector company. What would I have done, had I not been taken care of?” asks Veena Mehta Verma who was once a beneficiary of National Association for the Blind, Delhi (NAB) and now works with the NGO to protect and care for blind children like herself.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1c273b6d-eee3-4799-98aa-74efcde92177.webp" />Today, hundreds of blind children supported by NAB, Delhi have found something that they never had before–hope for a better tomorrow. Without Veena and NAB, many of these children would be at the risk of going back to the streets or spend a life of neglect and even abuse. Your support to the NGO is crucial. This Christmas, you can help her children get warm clothes and other essentials. Donate generouslyDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).A life of uncertainty &amp; sufferingEven if a blind child is not abandoned they are often trapped in their homes deprived of education or any way of making a living. According to the nonprofit leader, “For a blind kid, employment is impossible without education. The (blind) kids need to learn Braille or they need ‘talking computer’ aids. Many of these kids are deprived of such facilities”.  <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/7bfa3cb2-b09d-4518-862f-a0bbf653cbe8.webp" />Illuminating young lives “At NAB Delhi there are around 200-250 blind kids. There are around 180 kids in the hostel of NAB. We teach Braille, we teach arithmetic Taylor frames. To work towards a brighter future for the blind, we need your support. Please come forward and donate towards our mission”, says Veena. Students for whom NAB Delhi has cared for are today placed in some of the most prestigious organisations across the world. While some have gone on to make a name for themselves in the corporate world, others have taken up art and music as a profession too. Many blind children are bright, academically gifted, and waiting to shine, all they need is an opportunity. And your donation can give them just that.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the blind children get shelter, education, care and a shot at a future full of opportunities.

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“A blind child is often seen as a curse or a burden to the family, leading to abandonment. I’ve picked up children from roadsides myself. I too lost my sight as a child, but today I’m a senior officer thanks to the National Association for the Blind, Delhi (NAB). What would I have done without their help?” asks Veena Mehta Verma, a beneficiary turned advocate for NAB and its mission to protect and care for blind children like herself.The state of young blind girls abandoned by their families and without education is even worse. “Blind girls have no future without education. Education is crucial to their future. Without it, they face neglect and limited opportunities, ignored not just by their families, but by society at large. What I am today is only because of the education I received. But sadly, every blind girl is not as fortunate. Most visually impaired girls are deprived of any care and even something as basic as education, leading to a difficult life,” says Asha Bhola, President, Blind Welfare Society (BWS).Both NAB and BWS work for the welfare of blind children and young girls by providing them with shelter, education, and care. This Diwali, they need your support to help many more youngsters in need.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax-exempt under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).A life of uncertainty &amp; sufferingEven if a blind child or young girl is not abandoned, they are often trapped in their homes deprived of education or any way of making a living. “For a blind kid, employment is impossible without education. They need to learn Braille or use ‘talking computer’ aids. Many of these children are deprived of such facilities,” says Veena.Young kids and girls for whom NAB and BWS have cared for are today placed in some of the most prestigious organisations across the world. While some have gone on to make a name for themselves in the corporate world, others have taken up art and music as a profession too.But many blind children who are bright, academically gifted, and waiting to shine, are often neglected or abandoned by their own families. And with your donation, NAB and BWS can give them the future they deserve.As we celebrate the festival of lights, donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help blind children and young girls get shelter, education and care and a shot at a bright future.

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INCEPTION : MANASA (Manasa Institute of Child Health &amp; Disability Studies) provides special education and comprehensive health &amp; rehabilitation services to ‘Children with disabilities living in vulnerable conditions’ and supports their families. Before 1990 there were very few health and rehabilitation facilities in Hyderabad for children with disabilities. Then, a motivated group of 13 female lecturers (three among them were the mothers of a special children) have started this initiative in 1991 in a small way 29 years ago ( 1991) as a non-profit, charitable organisation under Societies ActSERVICES: Presently through Special School, Vocational Training Centre, Clinical &amp; Community Based Rehabilitation Services the organisation is serving over 1200 special children a year. 90% of the parents of these children are dwelling slums, engaged in physical labour or street hacking or in construction work etc. Over 5 % of them have single parents (only mothers). 2-3% of them have siblings also suffer from similar disability and the parents’ lives look like disaster.Existing Services at Manasa Institute:1.Clinical Services: 100% FREE Child Health, and Rehabilitation services like Physiotherapy, Speech therapy, Behaviour therapy, Early Intervention therapy etc. at Manasa Institute for the children with disabilities. 30- 50 special children avail these services during all the working days between 9.30 am – 5.00 pm.Now the delivery of services are continuing despite the Covid by taking all the precautions without any interruption.2.Community Based Health and Rehabilitation Services: In 35 surrounding slum areas in Hyderabad and select Rural and Tribal areas of Bhadraadri and E. Godavari (Telangana and AP borders), our teams reach out the unreached to provide various need based services WITHOUT ANY FEE.- Now CBR has been made online due to Pandemic.3.Special School for the Mentally Challenged : Fully equipped special education services are provided with FREE Bus facility for 80 Special Children WITHOUT ANY FEE.Due to the Pandemic situation, special education has been made ONLINE by distributing the smart phones for the parents who didn't have them and through proper orientation on online special education. 4. Vocational training unit for the youth with Intellectual disabilities: Training 30 youth with disabilities for each batch WITHOUT ANY FEE and connecting suitable job opportunities to the extent possible. Due to the Pandemic situation, vocational training also has been made ONLINE by distributing the smart phones for the parents who didn't have them and through proper orientation on online special education. 5.Training and Research: Training and capacity development of grass root level health workers, ASHAs, ANMs, in-service DOCTORS and ICDS TEACHERS, RIGHTS ADVOCATES, SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, other HEALTH &amp; REHAB PROFESSIONALS etc. Analysing MANASA has been taking up contextual research on child health &amp; disability.Due to Pandemic, we have been conducting online training programs through WEBINARS more frequently than earlier. ***MAJOR CHALLENGES INFLICTED BY COVID -19:1. Lock down and sub-subsequent stoppage of all the activities at once. ( March 20th -2020 to April 15th 2020 )2.  Declined funding support from CSR partners and from individual donors. 3.  Demand for the restoration of services has been increased from the parents.4.Services restored but continuation has become a challenge to to reduced donor support***Parents started calling MANASA expressing their helplessness and anxiety; as the behavioural problems of the children with intellectually disability are increasing now; they were well managed through regular use of behavioural shaping, modelling and conditioning etc in special school, which now closed; and the abnormal limb movements, muscle tone and contractures of cerebral palsied children are also increasing without regular physiotherapy and class room physical activity and the progress in their cognitive, social communication and self-help-skills impeded by break of special education and other rehab therapy services.

R. Ramakrishna Murthy

MANASA

Rapolu Ramakrishna

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MANASA INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & DISABILITY STUDIES ( Special Education & Rehab services)

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VISION :To create an adoptive and inclusive society for the better living of intellectually challenged.Mission : To provide necessary training and rehabilitation to the persons with intellectual disability in order to lead an independent life to the extent possible by establishing special schools &amp; residential homesTo achieve the goal, the organization is employing trained professionals and net working with Philanthropists, Government, NGOs, public &amp; private sectors, banks etc.There will be a vast difference in the mental growth of a mentally challenged child when compared with a normal child. On any aspect of learning their ability will be very slow and it is very difficult for them to adapt to various situations. In this context, the members felt that if rehabilitation and recreation are offered freely to these children to enhance their mental ability and to perform their own daily activities to the extent possible. Keeping all these in view, this initiative has been taken up by the members who wanted to make a difference in the lives of mentally challenged children and also to provide some relief to the parents to attend their daily works. 
 The Special School for mentally challenged was started on 30.08.1991 with 3 children in a rented building at Barkatpura, Hyderabad-29.At present the school is functioning in its own building at Mohannagar, Kothapet, Hyderabad-35 catering the needs of 75 beneficiaries with all required infrastructure (age group of students is between 5 – 50 years with different levels of mental retardation.The Teacher – Students ration is 1 - 10Facilities :a). Speech Therapy b). Physio Therapy c) Special Education d) Yoga e) Vocational training f) Sports &amp; Cultural Activities g) Parent Counselling and Guidance h) Free Medical help by Dr. R.K. Rao, BHMS i) Health Cards under Niramaya Scheme j) Transport arrangementMajor activities at the School are :-•	Training in self-help skills, basic reading and writing skills, social skills, sports and cultural activities. •	Yoga, physiotherapy and speech therapy .•	Vocational training in the preparation of G’cards, D&amp;S Powders, straw dolls, phenyle, wire garlands, rakhies, friendship bands, cloth flowers &amp; tailoring work etc.•	Participation in State/District/National level special Olympics•	We are organizing local picnics and outstation tours for students, parents, and staff. 
 The special educators put continuous efforts to train the students in self help skills, basic reading and writing skills, arithmetic’s. Efforts are being made towards the development of physical and mental ability of the students by imparting Vocational training, therapies (Physiotherapy &amp; speech therapy) which leads to overall development of a student to the possible extent. Few Adult students of above 20 years age may able to work with small entrepreneurs, super markets, printing press etc

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