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This Christmas help 25 deafblind children develop sensory skills and live a better life

Last quarter Aaina has had a wonderful experience of being a part of special online fundraising for Indian NGOs during Joy of Giving Week (Oct 2 to Oct 8) in partnership with Global Giving and Impact Guru. We were able to raise $2600 from the campaign.  Also,  from Giving Tuesday $200 were raised.  The funds raised from Joy of Giving Week were targeted to meet the needs of 200 most vulnerable children including children with Cerebral Palsy and Autistic children in getting quality education. Funds have been dedicated to provide adaptive learning materials and provide training to special educators. Thank You Global Giving and Impact Guru for providing this platform.

Funds from Giving Tuesday (already raised) and year end campaign(currently running!) are dedicated to help deafblind children under Aaina’s project.  Deafblind is a separate category of disability requiring special attention. Children with particular disability in society have been refrained from participation in social, educational and economic systems. Their condition puts them in severe isolation. Aaina has taken an initiative to promote inclusion of deaf blind children and children with multiple sensory disabilities through extending support in education mainstreaming by collaborating with SSA-OPEPA and also through explicit programmed planning for the children.

It has not been easy at all first to identify the children in the remotest areas and then convincing parents of the children, mosty uneducated  that their deafblind  children are capable of much more if efforts are put in. Nonetheless, our dedicated staff Ms. Jasinta Tirkey, special educator and Ms. Gayatri Bisoi, community organizer have been on their toes to visit community every single day to provide therapy to the identifies children and transfer skills to their care givers and mothers.  Other activities include physiotherapy through home visits, teaching children daily living skills such as brushing teeth, taking bath, hand washing etc., and through  resource centers further develop their motor and communication skills. Two resource centers have opened where children are provided therapy.  Slowly but steadily, there has been a big progress in the lives of the children and attitudes of their caregivers and community. From the state of hopelessness by the parents to a state of willingness to get their children enrolled in school has been seen in few cases.

Arpita, a 6 year old girl with visual and hearing impairment  and locomotors disability could not get up from her seat in the beginning now walks confidently holding a wall.  Her mother had never put in the dedicated efforts to improve her skills. But seeing the progress she is now excited and willing to get Arpita get enrolled in school.

Aaina is working with 25 such children. For its resource centers, Aaina needs  Tactile materials, aids and appliances, special chairs for children with Cerebral Palsy are few of the major requirements to develop the skills of the children more effectively. Funds are also needed to provide transportation cost to visit resource center by children and the parent

We request you to whole heartedly support the cause and make a generous donation for the Year End Campaign going on and closing on Dec 31!!!. There cannot be a more meaningful Gift this Christmas!

 We need minimum $3000 or 2000 Pounds to be eligible for Bonus Awards!!!. SO PLEASE DONATE NOW and Make it Happen!!!

Spread the message among your friends. too.Thank you So Much in Advance!!!

Links:

• An expo visit for deafblind children