Post on 18-Dec-2015
SUSTAINABILITY- SUSTAINABILITY- A MYTH OR A REALITY?A MYTH OR A REALITY?
Dipti KarnadDipti Karnad
Sumitra MishraSumitra Mishra
Sampada ShevdeSampada Shevde
Starting a new project – Starting a new project – How?How?• Target group Target group
• PurposePurpose
• DesignDesign
• FundsFunds
• TeamTeam
• TimeTime
• Future PlanningFuture Planning
What went wrong?What went wrong?
• No money?No money?
• Staff left?Staff left?
• Parents lost interest?Parents lost interest?
• New project to manage?New project to manage?
• Equipment broke down?Equipment broke down?
• Government changed?Government changed?
Sustainability – An Sustainability – An interpretationinterpretation
The dictionary meaning The dictionary meaning of sustainability says: of sustainability says: ‘Capable of being ‘Capable of being sustained or sustained or maintained’maintained’
What do we really want to What do we really want to sustain?sustain?
Deafblind childrenDeafblind children• Accept them Accept them • Individualized EducationIndividualized Education programprogram• Communication partnersCommunication partners• Participation in Participation in
community activitiescommunity activities• Let them have a say in Let them have a say in
what they learnwhat they learn• Appropriate educational Appropriate educational
placementplacement
What do we really want to What do we really want to sustain?sustain?
Human ResourceHuman Resource
• Qualified staffQualified staff• In-service trainingIn-service training• Training in relevant Training in relevant
skillsskills• Support staffSupport staff• Opportunities for staff Opportunities for staff
developmentdevelopment• Maintaining staff Maintaining staff
motivationmotivation• NetworksNetworks
What do we really want to What do we really want to sustain? sustain?
Programme Programme • Future planningFuture planning• ResourcesResources• LeadershipLeadership• Management Management
systemssystems• Staff retentionStaff retention• DocumentationDocumentation• FundsFunds
What do we really want to What do we really want to sustain? sustain?
CommunityCommunity • Trained local Trained local
expertiseexpertise• Local resources Local resources • Involvement of Involvement of
community based community based organizationsorganizations
What do we really want to What do we really want to sustain? sustain? StateState
•Sensitized Sensitized government officialsgovernment officials
•Deafblind people Deafblind people participating in the participating in the decision making decision making processprocess
•AdvocacyAdvocacy
•Government fundsGovernment funds
ChallengesChallenges
•Unique target groupUnique target group
•TimeTime
•Imported expertise Imported expertise
•Understanding the Understanding the conceptconcept