Transforming People With Disabilities in India

Ganesh comes from a respected family but when he was injured in an accident, he found himself passed over for opportunities both at school and home.  People still cared for him, but they felt he had lost his chance to succeed.  So, they were not willing to invest in furthering his education, and without education, success in India is very unlikely.

Ganesh would have none of this thinking, when he heard about India Partners Computer training, and the fact that it is free, he knew this would be the way that he could excel based on his own merit and not have to rely on his family’s name or money.

With a certificate from the India Partners Computer Training Institute, he would be eligible for a government job.  Since he will have a relevant education and was learning excellent soft skills while at the same time learning computers, he felt confident that he could rise to the level of manager quickly. 

Self-confidence, interpersonal skills and empathy for others are part of the training we provide along with computer training so that when our graduates get their first job in IT they will be on their way to being a leader, from the start.

Thank you for supporting Ganesh and other youth like him as they overcome the hinderances of their disability on the road to their success.  When you support Transforming Youth in India with Computer Trainingyou bring the opportunity to flourish to a group that are often marginalized.

Baskar was only twenty when he met with an accident two years ago. Unable to walk, he quickly withdrew inward and refused to speak with anyone. With the covid lockdown strictly enforced in Chennai he has rarely had contact with anyone since the accident. 

India Partners staff met his mother at a community outreach, and she asked them if they would visit Baskar. They agreed, and when they arrived, Baskar sat quietly during the visit. When invited to visit the computer training center to meet other people with disabilities, he agreed to go. Upon arriving he received his first walker and was able to move around without assistance. And within a short period of time, he started talking and interacting with others. Now Baskar visits regularly and looks forward to enrolling in Microsoft Office training when lockdown ends, and the computer training facility reopen.

Covid has created a lot of pain and heartache but providing relief has connected us with many people like Baskar — future students we might never have met.

Thank you for your support during the pandemic.