Rehabilitate 250 disabled children in India

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I am very thankful to present our fifteeteenth report of the project - Rehabilitate 250 disabled children in India via GlobalGiving.

Aastha Kolhapur CBR

Training for CBR staff

In order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the staff, Aastha Kolhapur CBR conducted a training for 18 staff. The first half of the session was conducted by the project coordinator Ms Trupti Shinde who covered topics like the CBR matrix, ICF framework and functional rehabilitation, terms and types of body functions, etc. She also emphasized the importance of making groups of disabled people in the villages to address their issues. The second half of the training was conducted by Mr. Virsen Salokhe, took session on documentation, team work, reporting, personality development, etc.  He made the session effective by giving activities and open discussion engaging everyone by discussing their field experiences and cleared their doubts.

Celebration of international day of Person with Disabilities (PWDs)

International day of persons with disabilities was celebrated on 3^rd December 2020 at the new working village, Nagaon. The chief guests for the program were Mr. Arun Mali  Sarpanch Nagaon village, Mr. Uttam Borchate  clerk grampanchayat, Mr. Harale social worker, Fr Roshan Varghese – Director, Social & Development Action and Railway Childline Kolhapur team. Since it was our new working village, we introduced them about CBR project and its various services. This meeting allowed them to discuss the issues of PWDs and the need of promoting inclusion.  It made the stakeholders to sensitize the issues of PWDs. By the end of the celebration the team of Railway Child line Kolhapur together with CBR team conducted a street play on the topic of “Apangatvavar Keli Maat (victory over disability)”.  The team promoted awareness of disability through placard, slogan and IEC material distribution. Apart from this, we also distributed supplementary food kits to 06 CWDs in our project.

Parents’ awareness meeting

Parents’ awareness meetings was conducted at Sajani village on 15 December 2020. The team discussed various topics such as disability and its types, importance of physiotherapy & speech therapy, govt. schemes for CWDs, prejudice on disability, school scholarship, government schemes and online process for Unique Disability Identity (UDID) Card and Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana (SGNY), formation and registration of DPO, etc. A total of 30 PWDs, CWDs and their parents participated the meeting.

 SAKSHAM

Through the Saksham project, 15 new Self Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed in Sangli and Kolhapur districts during October-November 2020. A total of 181 women have newly joined in Self Help Groups (SHGs).  Total 101 Self Help Groups (SHGs) from Sangli and Kolhapur districts have completed their balance sheets with the help of Out Reach Workers (ORWs). They have conducted 06 cluster meetings in Sangli and Kolhapur districts between October and November. Through cluster meeting, we try to empower few of the members and they will monitor their SHGs and it will slowly reduce the burden of staff. The ORW of each tehsil provided training on maintenance of SHG registers for its members. A total of 36 register training have been conducted in 20 villages in the last quarter.

 Certificate distribution

The team have completed 02 batches of tailoring course in 02 villages such as Chinchani and Aasad of Sangli district. Course completion certificates have been distributed towards 20 participants. The team also started two new batches in Kharasing and Mohite Vadgaon of Sangli district.

 NIVARA- home for the flood affected

Inauguration of four houses constructed for flood affected people in Hatkanagale tehsil of Kolhapur district was done on 19^th November 2020 at Halondi and on 29^th November at Ichalkaranji. Fr Jerry Vallomkunnel MCBS blessed the newly built house for Ms Suchitra Dhanawade, a child with Disability at Halondi and Mr. Dhairyasheel Mane, Member of Parliament inaugurated three houses at Ichalkaranji. The beneficiaries are Mr Dhondisingh Raghunath Rajput, Mrs Malubai Parasuram Jaitalkar and Mrs Sunita Parasuram Jaitalkar. Mrs Alka Swami Mayor Ichalkaranji Muncipality, Mr Ravindra Mane Corporator together with Fr San Jose MCBS, Fr Joby Njallyil, Fr Tom, Fr Thomas, Fr Shaji, Fr. Lijo, Fr Sebastian, Fr. Subin, Fr Saji, Fr Roshan were present in the inaugural ceremony. We would like to thank contribution from Paramprasad  Charitable Trust, Ursuline Sisters Ratnagiri, Catholic Health Association of India and other benefactors who donated for the completion of dream house for the homeless.

CHILDLINE Kolhapur

CL Kolhapur organized different activities to create awareness and to identify child issues at different places in Kolhapur district during children week.

School Awareness

The team conducted school awareness program in 03 schools such as Kushire Ashram School, Nanasaheb Gadre Highschool,Torana Nagar,and Shri Ganesh Vidyalay Chikhali. A total of 590 children enthusiastically participated in the awareness program.

Mass Awareness

CL could reach 3800 people and 1500 children through conducting mass awareness at 04 different places. The awareness was based on social activities. CL used various IEC materials such as pamphlets, stickers and creative banners for the better understanding of people as well as children on the rights of children. Also, CL visited the stakeholders to discuss about the issues of children. The team could sensitize the people on child issues like begging, child labor and physical abuse.

Celebration of Childline Se Dosti Week

On the occasion of Children’s day on November 14, 2020, the team organized the program of childline se dosti for providing awareness about Childline 1098 toll free number. The team conducted various activities with the children like children party, open house, road show, activity for children at care home, come and play, etc.

Childline Sangli

Poshan Mah 2020

As a part of Poshan Mah (nutrition month) 2020 celebration, the team conducted home visits and provided information about protein rich diet required for children, importance of cereals and pulses, soya bean, milk in diet, role of fruits and vegetables to increase immunity and role of kitchen garden for the family. Childline also conducted Poshan thali competition and distributed vegetable seeds for kitchen garden.

Swacchata Abhiyan

Sangli Childline could reach 117 people through the awareness program on Swacchata Abhiyan. The program conducted in 05 areas such as Sanjaynagar, Ahilyanagar, Shalininagar, Bamnoli and Navin Vasahat. The team explained the importance of cleanliness for children through sessions, street play and demonstration.

Childline Se Dosti Week

Childline Sangli conducted CSD week from 14/11/2020 to 20/11/2020. CL invited District women and Child Development Department, DCPU, CWC and other stakeholders for the program. The team also conducted various competitions such as, drawing competition, essay competition, ‘rangoli’ competition, ‘mehandi’ competition, ‘sangeet khurchi’ competition and signature campaign. Through this program the team reached around 189 children and 114 adults.

Human Rights Day

Childline Sangli celebrated Human Rights Day on 10/12/2020 in government shelter home. 13 Children and 17 adults presented for this program. Child Welfare Committe Chairman and members guided the participants with valuable thoughts.

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Hi…

I am very thankful to present our fourteenth report of the project - Rehabilitate 250 disabled children in India via GlobalGiving.

COVID-19 cases in India may touch fifty lakhs within couple of days from now and our state Maharashtra has crossed 10 lakhs infections (September 13, 2020). In the areas where we work, the COVID-19 cases are on surge.

Our formal schools, special schools and some of the project activities have gone online. It seems few more months may take to reopen the schools though students and parents  are looking to come back to school campus asearly as possible.

I would like to bring into your notice, few of the activities we have done through different projects in the midst of the pandemic. Some of our staff dare to help the needy and vulnerable even if public exposure could be fatal to their health; but love supercedes everything.

Aastha CBR Kolhapur

Aastha Kolhapur has reached over 09 villages such as Herle, Halondi, Shiroli, Chokak, Bhendawade, Narande, Hatkanangale, Rukadi and Mangaon in Hatkanangale taluka of Kolhapur district to provide with food kits to 50 Children with Disabilities (CWDs) on the basis of their socio-economic condition. Awareness on COVID-19 was provided together with the distribution. We have conducted an advocacy meeting with Grampanchayt surpanch and Gramsevak of Narande village for asking about the sanctioning of the COVID response fund which is available for persons and children with disabilities. This distribution was with the help of Catholic Health Association of India and Liliane Fonds.

 Vihaan Care & Support

Vihaan project has distributed food kit towards 40 Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIVs) in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district and did home delivery of ART medicines to 310 PLHIVs. A total of 2551 PLHIVs received counseling support.

Railway Childline Kolhapur

The team RCL provided training on hand wash through videos and conducted an activity called ek mutthi dhanya (handful of rice), the team asked 140 children for collecting handful of rice to help the poor people in their village. Apart from that, they distributed food kits to 58 families and sanitary napkins to 11 adolescent girls. They provided various activities like art therapy, mud therapy, storytelling, dance and recreational games for the school going children.

 Aastha CBR Sangli

Distributed food kits to 107 people including migrants, CWDs, PWDs and economically backward people in various villages of Sangli Dt. like Bambawade, Belanki and Padmale. Due to the pandemic,  home delivery of pension was provided by the bank officers and Gram Panchayath representatives. Distributed masks, handkerchiefs and sanitizers to the children and person with disabilities through 5% fund at Savarde village and  at Kochi and Tung villages by the support of Gramsevak the 5% of fund was credited to the account of the disabled people.  

Saksham Program

The team Saksham conducted awareness to 245 SHGs about the pandemic and 235 SHGs about government schemes and programs. The team also provided counseling to 41 COVID-19 patients after completing their quarantine.

Awareness on COVID-19

We are using social media platforms to give awareness on COVID-19 via WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, etc by sharing videos, pamphlets, images, write-ups, available schemes and provisions from the government, etc. We are providing this information mainly through the local language, Marathi for a better understanding. Also, we are always available for them through phone calls and based on the necessity, we are doing home visits too.

Sharing of Infrastructure

Alphonsa School Karanjoshi and Alphonsa School Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur district,  Anugraha Special School Khed in Ratnagiri district; Jeevdan Special School Zarap and Santhome Ayurveda Arogya Kendra in Sindhudurg district are given for the purpose of quarantine or medical purposes to help the COVID-19 response.

 Our special request-“small donation greater impact”

The September Little by Little Matching Campaign  starts from September 21 to 25 is a week-long campaign designed to celebrate the power of the small donation by matching donations up to $50 at 50%. I know it is a difficult time for everyone but there will be someone who wants to share their part like a widow’s mite in the time of adversity.

Thank you very one for your kind donations. During this pandemic, this is really our life source.

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