Dec 13 to May 14

ANJALAMALSpecial School for Mentally Challenged Children

Consolidate ReportDecember 2013 – May 2014

Office AddressSociety for Education and Action –SEA

NO: 22, Othavadai Street,Mamallapuram,

Kancheepuram District – 603 104Tamilnadu,

Email : sea_org_desingu@rediffmail.comWebsite: www.seaorg.in

School Address Anjalamal

Special School For Mentally Challenged ChildrenSrinivasa Nagar, ( Near SSP Kalyanmendapam)

ECR, KalpakkamKanchipuram District - 603104

Dec 13 to May 14

Applicant Organization:

Society for Education and Action –SEA is a registered charitable Society registered under

the Tamilnadu Societies Act of 1976. It has also registered under the foreign contribution

Regulation Act (FCRA) of 1975 with the Government of India. SEA also exempted from Income

Tax under section 80-G of Income Tax Act. SEA is located at Mamallapuram in Kancheepuram

District. SEA works at v32 villages in an around of the East coast Road (ECR) among fishermen

and Dalit salt pan workers and their children’s. SEA was founded by community development

workers and village youth. Mr.Desingu is the founder and Executive Director of the

Organization, he is from the 11th generation of the fishermen community it the need of

mobilizing community for sustainable development. SEA was founded during the year 2000 and

initiated intervention there among the fishermen and dalit salt pan workers. It was founded by

dedicated local youth in order to view a society without discrimination of caste, creed, Religion

and Economic Status.

For the past 14 years we are working in the East Coast Road (ECR) from

Kovalam to Kadapakkam among the fishermen and dalit communities. Our major activities are

on an Education ,Rights, Health and Economic development of this community especially for

women and Children.

Main objectives :

To improve access to, and quality education and health care

To promote children’s and women rights

To improve the economic development of these communities.

Vision:

Our vision is to create a fair society .Where all women and children have their

rights respected and guaranteed and have free access to education and health care.

Mission:

Our Mission is to ensure healthy, Secure Life and total development for every

child and woman through entire community participation.

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Project Area :

The proposed project will be implemented in the Tsunami affected areas in the 44

coastal regions from Kovalam to Kadapakkam which is highly populated by Fishermen

community and followed by Dalits who fall on the last rung of the caste ladder.

Target Group :

Disabled children (Mental Challenged children )who fall on the following criteria are our target group for this project

Between the age group of 0-15 in project area are our Target people and they will

benefit out of the proposed Programme.

Objectives:

This proposed project is framed in a planned manner with the following as its

objectives:

To work towards enabling the disabled children to develop the potential and face

the world on equal terms. (Education, Rights and Health aspects)

To Ensure Four core values of human rights law in the context of disability 1.Non

Discrimination

2. Self Determination and participation

3. Equality of opportunity and

4. Inclusion

Reaching out to children with disabilities in Tsunami affected areas from Kovalam

to Kadapakkam with CBR ( community Based Rehabilitation )

Raising Awareness of, and Advocacy for the inclusion of persons with Disabilities

in all activities in the community.

Administrator

Physio therapist

Special Teachers-2

Care taker

Project Director

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Structure of the Project Team:

Assessment camp on 24-01-2014:

The 20 mentally retarder children participated in the assessment camp which was conducted on 24th January 2014 at Anjalammal Special School in Kalpakkam. Mr. Athisayam and Mr. Navaneethakrishnan physiotherapist working in the Govt scheme of SSA did the assessment jointly to gather in this camp they declared that various kind of Aids and appliances (adaptive devices) were required for 17 children especially walking stick, corner chair, Physio Ball, CP chair, etc.,

Further the epilepsy problems were discovered for 7 children they advised to do medical check up at hospital for 7 children.

Dec 13 to May 14

Solution by assessment camp:

By this camp we came to know whichever children were in need of whichever demand further medical advice with treatment, medicine and tablets are being supplied.

Assessment camp on 25-03-2014:

During the assessment camp conducted on 25th

march 2014 25 children participated. The physiotherapy assessment and psychology assessment were conducted by NIPMED. A national institution named as national institution empowerment for persons with multiple disabilities. They declared to supply that MR kit box for 14 children and Aid and appliances for 11 CP with MR children.

Enrollment campaign:

1. Rally:The rally was conducted by school children in various villages. During the rally

the voice was raised up to admit the disabled children in the special school, to avoid the Negligence in the society and they have equal right to participate in all in this rally about 100 children participated from 3 schools. By this rally 8 MR children were identified and they were admitted in our special school.

2. Awareness programme:We created various kinds of about

disability in many villages particularly amoung parents were represented to identify the disability early and intervention with treatment, the reason for disability and about disability act (PWD Act-1995) and national trust Act 1999 and also about 2009.

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3. Referral services:We refer the children with disability for Epilepsy problem to child trust hospital,

Nungambakkam at Chennai were they are provided with free consultation and

counseling through medical experts and faculties

like neurologist and psychologist to diagnosis and

identify the children medical programme.

In other referral services who require Aid and

Appliances ( Adaptive devices) for children with

disabilities and would be reffered to NIEPMD-

National Institution Empowerment for persons

with multiple disabilities at Muttukadu in Chennai.

Adaptive devices for required children with

disabilities. NIEPMD is a national organization;

they are working for multiple disabled people. They are providing lot of services like

Aid & Appliances, medicines, physiotherapy and occupational therapy and etc… they

are ready to give some.

4. Medical Support:

Anjalammal Special School providing free medicine support affected for epilepsy problem children. Now we give medicine all supporting 7 children with special needs for every month.

After the medicine support their epilepsy level is reduced and when they are trainedregularly maintain their epilepsy level, and also general medicine like iron tonics cough syrups and all children, generics medicine.

5. Government Schemes and concession:

Anjalammal Special School followed government schemes and concession for children with disabilities, Government provided Special Scheme and concession for CWD’S like maintenance grant for MR children and national ID cad and etc.

We got 12 new Disability identity cards for children with disability and 15 children were benefited for maintenance Grant.

Dec 13 to May 14

6. Received Aids and Appliances:Anjalammal special school has been providing Aids and Appliance to children with

mobility problems. There mobility their children and become more independent and also solving their mobility issue problems.

We are network with government sector like DDRO Officer (District Disabled Rehabilitee Office) at chengalpet. We have received adaptive devices from DDRO Office at Chengalpet.

Received Aids and Appliances:

S.NO Adaptive Devices Numbers Issued Organization1 Walker 3 DDRO Office2 C.P. Chair 5 DDRO Office3 Corner Chair 1 DDRO Office4 KAFO Splint (knee ankle

foot orthotics)2 DDRO Office

5 Knee Splint 1 DDRO Office

7. Vocational Training:

Anjalammal School is also providing vocational training for parents with Disability Children. Parents are very interested to participate in vocational training. We give various vocational training like Wire Basket, food material, Flower Box, Paper Bag and etc.

Identify we foot 10 parents with children with disabilities and providing vocational training for creating income Generating for parents children with disability.

8. Evaluation:

Review meeting are conducted during the last week of every month. The monthly achievements, learning, challenges and challenges are shared by every staff individually. The staffs also share special cases and their current attention. The staffs should also mention how the trainings contribute to their activities. The areas of their improvement due to the training are evaluated. The needs for training are also identify through this meeting. Based on the needs identified by the individuals and also the chief functionary.

Monthly reports are collected from the staff. It is designed to get the maximum information about the children . performances of the staffs is evaluated , according to the comments of the field staff going to visits. The success stories also appreciated and their performances also evaluated with this also . issues in the field were sorted out through collective

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discussion . the records, reports and registers were verified and analyzed and the performance was measured. The individual performances of the field staffs is also analyzed and the challenges they face in the field are also got as feedback and the way to tackle them are discussed . hence the monthly review meeting acts as a multi - dimensional meeting. where reporting , follow – ups, sharing of learning, challenges and changes occur . it also act as a space for the identification of the areas of training .

Action plan for 2014-2015:

1. To register and documentation for special school.2. To increased enrollment for CWD’S.3. To promote special education for CWD’S.4. To improved academic and social skills for CWD’S.5. To creating awareness programme for the community.6. To conducting parents meeting for CWD, s.7. To creating Barrier-free environment for CWS’S8. To Gain through benefits of the government.9. To attainment of more self confidence.10. Social participation among MR children’s.11. Sensitization for parents with disabled children.12. To network with other NGO’S.13. To creating opportunities for children’s with disabilities.14. To promote right based activities for CWD’S.15. To sensitization for private and public sector.16. To conducting exposure visit.17. To conducting assessment camp for children’s with disabilities in various aspect.

We Sincerely Thanks to Organizations :Asha for Education-Dallas chapter

Asha for Education : Mr. Prasanth

Dec 13 to May 14

Bhavini

Cognizant

NIPMED

Dec 13 to May 14

Case Study - I

Mugamadhu irfan is a 8 years old boy who had fallen ill with fever 4 years ago and had become mentally retarded due to non – availability of medical intervention in their locality, more so because of his parents lack of knowledge the boy situation had detoriated until

Anjallammal school for mentally challenged discovered him in one of their screening programmes six months back. Ever since the school took up the initiative to provide Mugamadhu irfan with medical help and also provide special Education, the boy as shown remarkable improvement both mentally and also physically. This has initiated an around well being factor as the parents who through their son’s life was doomed have now began accepts his problem and more them willing to seek the school’s service to help rehabilitate Mugamadhu irfan . as for as the school is concerned they are delighted to have been a great service to this child and his parents, as it is the objective of the school to locate and help children with such special problems.

CASE STUDY – II

Sanjai is 6 year old boy. He is living in vayalur village near kalpakkam. His family is economically very poor. Sanjay is affected for mobility problem in the age of 4years. At that stage he can’t able to move from one place to another place without support. Anjalammal school for Mentally Challenged is discovered him and gave counseling for his families. After the counseling we enrolled to our Special School and giving regular physiotherapy and walking training.He got walker and regular physiotherapy for Professional Physiotherapist and improved his walking level and he feels very happy. Now he can able to walk without support and he got very good confident to move for one place to another place. Parents are very happy to shown sanjay walking level. This is very good changes for his life. His parents conveys thanks to Anjalammal Special School for Mentally Challenged.

Special School For Mentally Challenged Children

Dec 13 to May 14

KalpakkamThe current list of disabled children registered with the center:-

No Name Sex Age Disability Address

1 Prabagaran Male 5 MR No.99, Mariyamman Kovil Street,Nallathur

2 Indrakumar Male 4 MR No.99, Mariyamman Kovil Street,Nallathur

3 Jeeva Female 7 HI No: 54, Thulukanath amman Kovil Street,Kadalur

4 Vinothini Female 16 LD No: 124, Gandhi Street, Ayyapakkam,

5 Eeshwari Female 3 MR No: 112,Thulukanath amman Kovil Street,Kadalur

6 Nishanth Male 8 MR No :67, Kizhakku Street, Kadalur

7 Vishva Male 9 MR Thulukanath amman Kovil Street,Kadalur

8 Jothika Female 10 MR No.5, Chinna Colony, Vayalur

9 Gunasree Female 8 CP,MR No.21, Mettu street, Kadalur

10 Shakthi Male 9 MP,CR No.111,Yellai amman kovil Street,Vepanchery

11 Monisha Female 8 MR No.49,Pudhupattinam Salai,Suradimangalam.

12 Soundarya Female 6 CP, MR Pudhupattinam Salai,Suradimangalam.

13 Nanthana Female 3 CP, MR Parameshwarimangalam

14 Dhatchayani Female 4 LD 116, Kaarathittu, Vayalur.

15 Appunu Male 10 CP,MR Kaarathittu, Vayalur.

16 Sanjai Male 6 CP Vayalur

17 Bavani Female 9 CP,MR Nerumbur

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18 Gokul Male 2 MR Kadalur

19 Priyadharshini Female 8 CP, MR Nallathur

20 Barath Male 8 CP,MR Perambakkam

21 Mugamadhu Irfan Male 8 MR Pudhupattinam

22 manoj Male 2 HI Nallathur

23 Yashvanth Male 8 MR Periya colony, Vayalur

24 Barath Male 10 MD Thannir pandhal,Pudhupattinam

25 Gayathri Female 9 OH Mettu street, Kadalur

26 Kavitha Female 8 MR Karathittu, Vayalur

27 Vignesh Male 10 MD Thannir pandhal,Pudhupattinam

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Special School for Mentally Challenged Children Kalpakkam

Special Children photos Prabagaran Indrakumar

Shakthi Jeeva

Soundarya

Nishanth

Dec 13 to May 14

Jothika Vinothini

Dec 13 to May 14

Barath Sanjai

Gunasree Nithishkumar

Dec 13 to May 14

Monisha Vishva

Appunu Nanthana

Dec 13 to May 14

Priyadharshini Sanjai

KavithaGayathri

Barath Mugamadhu Irfan

Dec 13 to May 14

CONTACT US:

Mr.S.Desingu,Director,

Society for Education and Action – SEA,No:22, Othavadai Street,

Mamallapuram, Kancheepuram District – 603 104.

Dec 13 to May 14

CONTACT US:

Mr.S.Desingu,Director,

Society for Education and Action – SEA,No:22, Othavadai Street,

Mamallapuram, Kancheepuram District – 603 104.

Thank You