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“The major problem in society today is the stigma against mentally ill or mentally disabled people. Families feed and care for men who are mentally ill and keep them at home. But no one wants to help women with mental illnesses,” says N Vanitha Rengaraj, chairperson of Sharanalayam.Sharanalaym’s ‘Jothi’ is a sanctuary for over 100 women facing mental challenges. Women with mental illness facing various challenges on the streets are brought to Sharanalayam with the help of the authorities and cared for. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/88597e5c-903c-4c84-8cf5-34ba9d96defd.webp" />Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Donations to this fundraiser are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).The women at Sharanalaym Jothi are provided with necessities like food, clothing and medical care. They also get mental health services, access to psychiatrists and counseling, empowering individuals on their path to recovery.Once lost and vulnerable on unfamiliar streets, the women at Sharanalaym Jothi find solace.By supporting mentally disabled women at Sharanalaym Jothi, you contribute to creating a better world. We can ensure these women receive the care and support they deserve.Over the years, Vanitha has tried her best to run Sharanalayam from her own resources and that of her well-wishers, but the last few years have been harsh. “I normally don’t extend my hand for people to donate. Many have come on their own. But life has become a bit difficult now. I need your support to take care of the women here and also bring more women here in need of help,” says Vanitha.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/e5b9bb35-4261-4187-a4cc-d89ac34d66cc.webp" /> How Sharanalayam came into beingThe NGO started its operations in 2001 from rented premises in Pollachi in the district of Coimbatore. It started with taking care of children in difficult conditions. It slowly started taking care of mentally challenged women. Sharanalayam has come a long way since that time, with hundreds of children and women being taken care of by the NGO in the last two decades. Many women were rehabilitated by the NGO, thanks to its facilities.Sharanalayam needs urgent support to take care of over 100 women. The organisation also aspires to take care of many more mentally ill women in the coming months and years. Vanitha cannot do it without your support. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/37ef7f6a-11d8-4a6c-b176-41dd5b51c21f.webp" />Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help abandoned mentally ill women get care and shelter. Vanitha, 72, the founder of Sharanalayam cannot do it alone.Donate now.

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“We received a distress call saying that a blind girl is being held captive by a woman and is being forced to beg. Our volunteers were able to rescue that girl and bring her to the Blind Welfare Society home for girls. We cared for her and educated her. Today that girl is a senior government official”, says Asha Bhola, President, Blind Welfare Society (BWS) as she recalls how her organisation has been able to transform lives.BWS has been a ray of hope for 40 such blind girls, many of whom have been abandoned by their families owing to their visual impairment. Sadly, the care, shelter and education for blind girls come at a cost, and BWS is unable to keep its work going. Your donations can help shine the light of education upon 40 blind girls and change their lives forever. 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). Neglect, Abandonment and StigmaIn various parts of the country, a blind girl is often seen as a curse and a burden for no fault of theirs. According to the nonprofit office bearer, “Many parents neglect their blind daughters and at times even sell them off for begging, etc. Even if the girl is from a well-to-do family, they feel providing education and care to a blind girl is a waste of money”. “What is the fault of an innocent child?”, she asks.Education, the only hope “These girls have no future without education. If they don’t receive education, they will remain uncared for. They will continue to be ignored by not just their families but even by society at large. Whatever 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 thus leading to a life of darkness”, Asha adds. You can be the light in the lives of these 40 blind girls who have not seen anything but darkness. Help support their education and be a catalyst for change in their lives. Donate nowPlease donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help women facing domestic violence break the endless cycle of abuse and give them safe shelter.

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SADHANA Institute for the intellectually challenged was established in 1996 with the prime objective to render social service for the intellectually challenged with a residential facility. We started our institution with 2 students and the strength increased to 225 students at Nacharam, Hyderabad at Village Tekulasomaram, Valigonda, Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvangiriri District. We have 22 teachers who train the students.These students are taught daily living skills, basic communication, reading and writing skills, arithmetic skills, orientation and mobility and vocational skills, some of them have multiple disabilities of blind, epileptic and cerebral palsy. Apart from the special education services vocational training is also provided for adult intellectually students.

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Most of the children with disabilities are left out without providing any intervention to them due to financial crises as they require intense support from different professionals regularly. People from middle class and financially backward classes may not be able to opt for those services and most of them feel that they are burden to their family and also to the society and are house arrested. If any organizations which are supportive and provide the basket of intervention services to make them independent, it reduces the burden of the parents. To run this programme successfully requires man power and support from different professionals which requires significant financial involvement. 
 <ul><li>When the child brought to the institute they are assessed by using different tools to know the functional skills in terms of cognition, speech, language, motor skills, communication skills and functional academic skills. Accordingly, they are grouped for academic sessions. Each class have special educators who teach them the academic concepts and students who require other intervention services are scheduled accordingly (speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, yoga and vocational training). Classroom activities are given such as sorting, pasting, curricular and co-curricular activities to develop them.</li><li>Children with intellectual disabilities are identified, assessed and intervened according to their functional skills (academic, physiotherapists, speech therapy, occupational therapy and vocational training). Students have grouped academically and scheduled for other therapy sessions. 160 students with intellectual disability and associated disabilities belong to the Telangana state.</li><li>75- Boarders, 85-day scholars attend the school and school timings are from 9.30 to 3.30, School buses pick up the day scholars from their houses. Boarders wake up at 5.30 and complete their morning core activities with help of caregivers by 9.30 a.m. and they come down with the caregivers. At 3.30 day scholars will be dropped back to their homes. Boarders will get freshen up by the caregivers and they are served the snacks. Free time is from 4.30 to 6.30. Some children watch T.V and some play in the playground, under Caregivers' supervision. They go up to their concerning rooms and prepared for dinner and then they will be brought to dinner and at the same time children will be given medication according to the need. By 9’o clock, they will go to bed and caregivers keep watching them intermittently at the nights.</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>These children will improve in communication, nueromotor and social skills with regular training by professionals.</li><li>After the intense vocational training classes, beneficiaries are able to work in different work places.</li><li>Bollant industries, IDA NACHARAM, HYDERABAD recruited four of our students. They are able to work and earning 6000/-RS per month.</li><li>Two students who are working in socks manufacturing company and earning 4500 per month.</li><li>Beneficiary Mr. Chirag who is working in the leaf company since 4 years and saved his salary and donated the money to the family at Maternity hospital, sultan bazar. He is also a good singer and participates in the events and gets good remuneration.</li><li>Mr. Vikram is running his Xerox and stationery shop at Hyderabad and living financially independent.</li><li>Mr. Vishnu vallabh is having mild autistic features and now is working in a hospital as a desk assistant.</li></ul>

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