ASHRAY AKRUTI

Reaching out to Children with Hearing Impairment

VISION & MISSION

• Vision

Empowering hearing impaired and underprivileged children of Andhra Pradesh to use their innate capacities to reach their

optimum level of independent personal and professional life – thus transforming a large group of people depending on life-

long support from the State into a group of healthy positive contributors to the economy

• Mission

To create a congenial environment and comprehensive teaching program for the hearing impaired and underprivileged children which help them progress into becoming independent, self reliant and contributing citizens of the country

CORE VALUES

• Protect Rights and Dignity of the child

• Quality in services rendered

• Transparency

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• About 25,000 children are born with hearing impairment every year in India.An average of 2500 children are born with hearing impairment in A.P.

• Hearing Impairment is an unseen Disability

• Major problem is communication- Speech and Language

• Lack of adequate rehabilitation facilities

• Unable to access Higher education and deprived of employment opportunities

• Deafness is also both a cause and a consequence of poverty. Poverty and poor health services mean that more children become deaf in countries like India

PROJECT AREA

At present working in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India in three locations—Srinagar Colony & Chandrayangutta and Yakutpura in the Old City area of Hyderabad.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Number of Children:250

Key activities:

1.Special education and rehabilitation facilities

2.Residential Facilities for children from outside Hyderabad

Measurable Outcomes

1. Number of children improving in speech and language. 2. Number of children joining main stream schools

3. Number of mothers turning out to be self dependent

EARLY INTERVENTION & AUDIO VERBAL TRAINING

Key activities:

1.Screening children with hearing impairment

2.Fitting of Hearing Aids

3.Counseling to the parents

4.Speech and Language Therapy

5.Training to mothers

Measurable Outcomes

1.Number of children improving in speech and language.

2.Number of children joining main stream schools

3.Number of mothers turning out to be self dependent

MULTIMEDIA AND COMPUTER ANIMATION TRAINING

Number of Children:15

Key activities:

1.Training in Multimedia and Animation Courses

Measurable Outcomes

All the 15 Students successfully placed

ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP

• Geographical Reach

At present working in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India catering to the needs of urban/rural population of Andhra Pradesh and surrounding Districts.

Few students are from other parts of India too.

• Infrastructure

Premises is on lease Well equipped with Computers/Internet/Furniture etc Residential Facility with well equipped with Kitchen

STAFF

• Full Time 85

Special educators Assistant Teachers/Trained Mothers Administrative staff Support Staff

Residential Home Staff

• Part Time 1

• Volunteers 5

HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION

• Established in 1996 to provide a life of dignity to the Hearing Impaired Children

• Having a Hearing Impaired member in the family and realizing the plight of the disabled in the country was the driving force behind the establishment of the organization by the Founder-Director.

• The Organization started with just five children and now catering to 250 children

• The teaching methodology adopted was Aural Oral method of

teaching.

Contd…

• 1996 Special Education and Rehabilitation services

• 2010 Vocational Training Identifying the need for the employability of the deaf students organization

started Multimedia and Animation training

• 2010 Early Intervention services Identifying the need for the Language development during the critical age of 0-5 the services were kick started

• 2011 Two more branches in Hyderabad Recognizing the need in the old city of Hyderabad two branches

were started in Chandrayangutta and Yakutpura.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Achievement No. of students

Growth of school From 5 (1996) to ~250 (2013)

Students integrated in normal schools

>150

Students completed Std.Xth Exam (with Distinction)

50

Bachelor level 7

Diploma level 6

FUTURE PLANS

• Diagnostic facility in Government Hospitals to screen for hearing among new born babies.

• Focus on Community Based Rehabilitation Programs

CHALLENGES

Arriving at a revenue model for the organization is challenging.

Approaching several trusts, Corporates and Individuals for continuous support

The Disability does not evoke immediate support as it is invisible

Sensitization of the society regarding the plight of the Hearing Impaired

Identifying new donor as more support is being allocated for life threatening causes such as HIV, visible disabilities

Generating more awareness about the plight of the Hearing Disability

Getting trained manpower and their retention Developing mothers as teachers

Political Unrest in the state and donors fatigue at this moment

Sensitizing the donors about the needs of the organization

Providing right hearing Aids to the children as they are expensive

Putting efforts to provide right hearing aids in a phased manner

SUSTAINABILITY

• Trusts and Foundations

UPS Foundation, Volcart Foundation, Give India

• Corporates Wipro, Microsoft, Invesco, IBM

• Individual support

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT?

• Sponsor the Education of a hearing impaired child @Rs.11,000/-

• Sponsor the education of a hearing impaired child with living @Rs.24,000/-

• ECS Donations -a minimum of Rs.200/-per month

• Volunteer your time

CHILDREN IN CLASS ROOM

CLASS ROOM

MULTIMEDIA AND ANIMATION TRAINING

RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

KARATE CLASSES

WORLD DISABILITY DAY CELEBRATIONS

TEACHING STAFF

FACT SHEET

• Name of the Organisation: ASHRAY AKRUTI

• Address: 8-3-1027-A2, Srinagar Colony, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

• Year of Establishment: 1996

• Regn . No: 5489/96

• FCRA No: 010230590

• Donations are exempted from Income Tax U/S 80G of IT Act

THANK YOU

Ashray Akruti invites YOU to visit the school and interact with our very special children