God has
not been just to many of us, and only humans can help fellow human beings.
In 1995, the Government of India had described "handicapped" as a person
holding on or more of the following disabilities :
1. Being Blind
2. Being Deaf / Dumb
3. Physically Handicapped
4. Mentally Retarded
Our institution
helps in the upliftment of the physically handicapped. There are about
70 Million physically handicapped in India, out of which 4.5 Lac are
in Gujarat, about 11,000 in Surat District and more than 1,280 dwelling
in the slums of Surat City. Such people besides being physically handicapped,
are also born in families which face hardships of survival. With such
factors, even their parents cease on taking care of their children who
are born physically handicapped. Our institution believes on providing
education to such children and helping them live a life which doesn't
dwell on the anybody's kindness or sympathy.
I believe
that with even God himself would like to see all their children be treated
equally. We have taken children aged 6 years and above in our institution,
and have been providing education and love to them. By doing so even
they do not feel left out in this world nor do they feel helpless but
on the contrary we increase their self confidence, which helps them
face the hardships of life. Currently we have about 252 of such special
children who are taken from various places and are all been loved by
us.
But
we have a dream, a dream that shall help us provide a better life to
many more children who have are physically handicapped and make them
live a better life. For fulfilling such a dream, we require a hostel
consisting of
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Boarding
room having a minimum of a table, a bed, a wheelchair, an attached
bathroom
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A
playground for recreation purpose.
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A
dinning hall, for all the students, which shall provide at least 2
full nutritious meals along with snacks.
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A
hall for cultural activities.
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A
library providing good literature for the children.
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A
physiotherapy room, which shall help to strengthen them, including a
swimming pool
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School
which shall be providing education to them.
The
institute shall be providing at least 500 students a better reason to
live, and by doing so , it shall be the first institute of its kind in
entire Gujarat.
The
school shall be giving education to children from age 6 to 17 years,
upto Std. 12
Besides
that children from age 18-25 years shall be given proper training in
various industrial fields, so that they can lead a normal life. We need
to make such an institute which will provide the training to more than
150 students.
Many
of us have seen and experience the traumatic scenes of seeing many dead
bodies lying in public places, with no one to claim nor to at least
cremate them. The reason being - Physically Handicapped. Even Old Age
Homes, do not take people who are physically handicapped, just because
they do not want to take their responsibility.
I
have a dream to help such needy old people, by creating a Old Age Home
for the Physically Handicapped, which shall thrive on providing a
peaceful life to more than 500 of such needy people without any racial
nor religious discrimination.
THIS
IS MY PERSONAL REQUEST TO ALL OF YOU, ITS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. |