Support a disable for Education and Entitlement

Educational support to a Disable Child

About Organization

SUGAM JAGRITI is a Non Government Organization registered under Society Registration Act XXI, 1860 Govt. of Bihar, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 1976, and Income Tax Exemption section 12A & 80 G . A socially devoted group of activists led the foundation of the Organization, to address the issues of poorest of the poor and ultra poor at rural as well as urban area. The Organization aims “To establish a self reliant and equal society with the value of peace, equity, Justice and homogeneity’’. The Organization has prime focus on bringing social change through bringing challenged group i.e. disabled in the mainstream of society through converging them with govt. social security and entitlement schemes, since inception. The Organization is also working on moral boosting of disabled and developing their self confidence. In the working area the Organization identify and find out the disabled particularly children. Further we do mobilization and counseling to challenged group, family as well as community , mainstream them with education ,provide vocational training , so that their livelihood may be ensured. The Organization also emphasizes on convergence of challenged group i.e. disability, with govt. social security and entitlement schemes.

Case Study

Guriya Kumari  (Name Changed) daughter of Ramlal is a miserable  disabled children with age 09 years ,  belongs to poorest of the poor family at Mozafra  Village , Islampur Block, Nalanda  district. She has 04 brother and sister in the family .Her family status is very miserable and family depends on the labour work of parents. Parents have skewed nature of support to her than the other children in the family . It is due to feeling of disability towards her . Parents were ignoring  her health care and education was never thought and discussed. She had no plan of future including health care and education . When  SUGAM JAGRITI team members were working in the village they come to know about her status .  Organization staffs made high effort in  mobilizing  her as well as her  parents on importance of education for bright future. After mobilization and bringing attitudinal change Organization provided her school dress , copy, pen , book and stationary from support of GlobalGiving foundation and regularly counseled her as well as family. In the mean time  Organization staffs  were in regular contact with nearest school for her enrollment. After regular effort She get  enrolled her at the school with the support of Organization. Organization staffs did continuous follow up and now she is continuously going to school. There is positive behavior change at family members and  there is no difference between her and other children concerning education. Further , organization is continuously making effort for govt. entitlement to her mainly disability certificate , which is base for  convergence with govt. social security and entitlement schemes i.e. disability pension.