Support Abandoned Intellectually Disabled Children

Banu was just 3½ years old when she was abandoned with 1½ year old baby sister, Fatima, at a railway station in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. The sisters were rescued by the Railway police. When traced, their parents refused to accept them, and so began their journey from home to home until they came to us via a CWC order in July 2017, when they were 13 and 11 respectively.

Banu’s IQ was documented as being below average (72). She was restless, moody, aggressive, and showed signs of extreme stress. Banu had a lot of behavioural issues. She was also emotionally unstable with a poor sense of identity.

Today, she is 15 years old, and the rehabilitation therapies that were customized for her are now beginning to show results. Receiving a nutritious diet (she has come of age recently), special education, and psychological/psychiatric care, Banu has shown immense all-round improvement. She appears healthy and vibrant (as you can see in her picture). She is beginning to find her own identity and sense of worth, which could probably be a key reason for her radical change into a fairly happy and motivated person. Placed in our vocational tailoring program, Banu has learnt to sew and embroider clothing. She can stitch blouses and shows signs of becoming a good seamstress. When she reaches 18, we plan to provide her local community-based employment under supervision, until she develops the confidence to function independently.