Inclusive Schooling for Children with Disabilities

Dear Donors, Well Wishers and Friends,

Greetings from Blind People's Association!!

I am very thankful to you for your wonderful supports, encouragement to running this project very effectively. This is the second quarter of the project. I am sure that you have received the progress report of the first quarter. I am ready with report of second quarter. 

1. General Updates of the School:

In the second quarter, the inclusive school has made very good progress in terms of providing education to the childrens. The children received transport facility, stationary, and meals in the school. There is no drop out of the students in the reoporting period. The teachers training program has been organized. New techniques for Mathematics, Science, and English was key theme area for the training. The school was closed down during the Diwali Vacation 19th October 2017 to 6th November 2017 as per the Government of Gujarat Notification. Then there was mid term examination in the school for the standard 1st to 8th Standard. All the students appeared in the exam. The results are awaiting. 

2. Celebration of Festivals and Events.

I wish to inform you that India has very diverse culture and traditions. The festivals are part of Indian culture and tradition. The school organized festivals and events to associate children with disabilities and non disabilities with the cutlure and tradition. In the curring reporting period, the Navarati and Diwali Celebration was organized in the school. The stundents from all standards celebrated the fesitvals, participated, and enjoyed the same. This was very good learing about own culture and festivals. 

Teachers day was celebrated on 5^th-Sept, Student became teachers. Student of 8^th standard Balram became Principle and student of 7^th standard Devkan became Vice-principle. All the student who became teachers  shared their experiences as student and they had discussed the problems.

3. Participation in Khel Mahakumbh:

The students of Inclusive Schools both disabled and non disabled children participated in the statewide sport competition organized by the Government of Gujarat. The disabled studnets participated, and won district level competition in try cycle running. They won awards of Rs 3,000/-. 

4. Street Play on Voting Rights:

 As there is election in the state of Gujarat, District Collector has requested schools to participate in awareness generation program. The students of inclusive school have prepared a street play on voting rights. They performed the street in Kankariya fesitval, on 3rd December 2017 International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The theme was voting rights of persons with disabilities. The street play was so appealing and highly appericiated by the district administration. 

Plan of Action: 

1. Upgrading Drinking water facility in the school 

2. Setting up Computer labs 

3. Health Check up camp for all students

4. Setting up Story book libraray

Dear Donors and Well Wishers,

Greetings!!

• We are very grateful to your patronage and faith in our project. You are the first people who invested in this project, and enabling us to cater good quality education to children with disabilities and non disabilities.  The Inclusive Schooling project has made very good progress in the previous quarter with your support. We are very happy to share first progress report of this project.
• Key Highlighted Activities and Achievements of the Project.   

1. In the month of April we conducted Exams from 06/04/2017 till 15/04/2017 after that teachers were busy in checking the papers and on 29^th-April we had declared the results.  There are seven students who received awards, that includes two children with disabilities.                                                                

•  On 29^th-June Shala Pravesh Utsav  (School Enrollment Drive) was organized to welcome new students of KG and 1^st standard We gave prizes to the students who stood 1^st in their respective classes so as to encourage other students and they really enjoyed. The enrollment of girls students were on high priority, the family members were counseled for the same. The impact was that 18 new girls took an admission in the school.
• New bus was purchased to provide transport facilities to the children coming from remote areas. This will help the children reach to the school on time, and back home on time.
• Details of Students are enrolled in Inclusive Schooling  in the school 2017-18

Class                                                 Boys                                            Girls                    Total

Kindergarten                                     24                                                  14                      38            

Std.1                                                 21                                                   21                      42

Std.2                                                 21                                                   13                      34

Std.3                                                 17                                                   16                      33

Std.4                                                 13                                                    15                     28

Std.5                                                 11                                                     12                    23

Std.6                                                 09                                                     08                    17

Std.7                                                 16                                                      11                     27

Std.8                                                 14                                                       07                    21

Total                                                146                                                      117                   263

1. Celebration of Days and Events in the School.
2. The Independence day was celebrated on 15^th August 2017, the National Flag hosting was done by the student with cerebral palsy. The students also sung patriotic songs, and also performed dance.
3. The students also celebrated Rakshabandhan, and Janmasthmi (birthday of Lord Krishna) in the school.

 Thank you very much for investing in our project, which has resulted in smiles, happiness and aspiring poor children with disabilities and non disabilities to persue higher education. We kindly request you to share this report with your friends, and family members. We will share case studies, and progress report regularly with you, and also keep you updated.

With Best Wishes

Dr. Bhushan Punani

Executive Secretary