QualityEducation Matters to the Most Vulnerable

It is  the great time of the year to celebrate Sports, Odisha being the host state of World Cup Men's Hockey with a caption called "My heart beats for Hockey"! The entire State and the city in specific had a different mood for 16 days hosting to players from different countries and giving great opportunity for hockey lovers in witnessing the match. 

On the occasion of International disability day, the children and staff of the centre also celebrated the hockey mood! A letter was written to teh Director Sports to allow the children with reuced mobilites to reach to the gallery to winess the sport. The sports autority and the security management of the Stadium was onto their toes to extend all support to the children and the escorts. Children with the banner "My heart ALSO beats for Hockey" attracted the attention of the authority and the Mascot of the Sports "Olly" - representing the Olive ridley was sent to the children. And the joy of the children knew no bound to have Olly with them while watching great hockey between France & Spain.

Children and the parents were quite thrilled and the encouragement lasted long which also helped addressing the irregularity among children. As the hockey fever was  going down the bridge centres again geared upto the Christmas Celebration!en! Reaching out to five more children with high support need from the centre was another noteworthy activity during this quarter of the time.

And yes it is completion of 20 YEARS service of Aaina on 15th January! The 20 years celebration happened with the National Conference on 'Arts & Rights of peson with disabilities' with number of enriched deliberations from the speakers attended from different part of the country. it was followed by the 7th Wecare filmfestival on the issue of disability with all enthusiasm. Five best films including two Jury choice got awarded during the festival. While Children, parents had a great time watching 18 short films on the issues of disability all the staff had put in their best effort to make the program a great success! 

A season full of celebration, learning & fun!

Thanks to all our donors for having so much trust on us and providing the huge opportunity of learning with Fun!!  

Children with disabilities attending school are always vulnerable to drop off from school as many times they are not able to cope up with the regular academic syllabus. Such scenario not only limits their self esteem but also discourages other parents with similar children to send their children to school. Aaina has established 2 school based bridge centerswhere special educatorscreate an inclusive environment and use need based educative methods to bridge the academic gap.

Currently 15 children are being provided support through 2 bridge centers. Beyond numbers constant quality education is needed for sustainable academic growth of the children and bring a change in the mindset of community. Special educators and volunteers from Aaina have left no margin to create a strong foundation for the children where their specific needs are understood and technical tools and measures are provided for better academic performance.  With one year of operation of the centers, we can see more regular attendance of the children in school and growing trust of the parents on the abilities of their children.

Along with this great achievement, Aaina needs to further regularize the number of times children visit the center after school hours. We need them to come at least twice a week for more effective results. Moreover we currently have only one specialized professional. We need at least 1 more special educator to cover more number of children.  We need at least $ 3000 to meet the immediate needs in relation to human resource.

Your one generous donation on giving Tuesday November 27 will make a big impact for a child to get quality education! If you miss it on Giving Tuesday, you are encouraged to donate during Year End campaign from November 28 to December 31, 2018. A great time to donate where funds will be matched and make us win Bonus prizes too! Kindly don’t miss a chance to make an impact!!! Tell a friend too. Thanks so much!!!