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Present activities of INTACT |
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Child sponsorship Scheme for mentally challenged children in Intact School and in villages | |||
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Girl Child Fostership programme on Kalrayan Hills . | |||
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Sponsorship programme for children from Tsunami-hit villages |
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Medical Assistance and family sponsorship for hill tribes on Kalrayan Hills. | |||
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Handloom weaving programmes for rural women | |||
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Future plans and requirements | |||
| This special school was started in June 1995 with 4 children. It serves 78 children with various mental disabilities today. 45 children are under free residential care. The resources are mobilised mainly through sponsorship scheme. | ||||
| Mentally challenged children on the basis of IQ assessment (IQ level 51-79) are admitted. This includes children with Down's syndrome, autism, mild cerebra palsy and children with multiple problems. Priority is given to the abandoned, economically poor, socially backward children and children from villages who are deprived of rehabilitation opportunities. | ||||
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Intacts Vänner, Sweden started "Brick Project" in 2002 and raised support from Swedish friends to help Intact Special School to construct own buildings for learning, training and residential needs of special children.The ground floor for the school was comleted and opened in January 2003 and the first floor was completed and opened in August 2004 with the help of Brick Project. |
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The new school building gifted by INTACTs Vänner, Sweden |
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| Hostel Building | ||||
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A good and spacious hostel building is in progress within the campus. The ground floor is expected to be completed in June 2005. Ms. Susanne Qwist, an Architect Student from Royal Academy, Sweden helped to design the building. The plan is to construct two more floors in this building which will by used as rehabilitation and meeing centres. |
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| New School Bus | ||||
| Intact Special School has been using a small jeep to transport children for several years. It was very difficult to transport the increased strength of the children with this small vehicle. Intacts Vänner has come forward to provide the school with a new School Bus which was procured in June 2004 and presented to the children. | ||||
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ISS children enjoying a bath in the pool |
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| It started with a story. One of our visitors offered our children a visit to a pool in one of leading hotels in Tiruchirapalli. But the hotel management denied access to "mentally disabled children" due to the fear of loosing their clients. The idea of our own pool was born! The construction of pool is completed and presented for children in April 2005. Swimming and Pool Therapy is introduced in the weekly plan of lessons for all children from the school June 2005. Pool therapy helps children to get better flexibility in their bodies and relaxation. | ||||
| Community based Rehabilitation services | ||||
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INTACT takes special schooling possibilities to the poor mentally challenged children in the remote villages through Community based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes. Educated young men and women from the local villages are imparted basic training in mental retardation and their services are used to train the children and their parents of their own village. Basic training on self-help and daily living skills are imparted to children and the parents and peers are educated to follow up the training and to offer basic physical exercises to the children apart from the awareness about mental retardation and the stigma against mental retardation prevalent in the society. CBR centres are periodically visited by Social worker and Special Educators. So far this programme is implemented in Manigandam block, Thuraiyur and Musiri blocks. 102 intellectually challenged children from poor families of remote villages are benefited. Sponsor-a-child programme enables to carryout CBR activities successfully. |
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| Sponsor - a - child Programme | ||||
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INTACT Special School identifies less privileged mentally challenged children and caters to their needs and reaches such children in remote villages through community based rehabilitation (CBR) services implemented through volunteers. INTACT intends to extend these services to many more mentally challenged children and looks forward the participation of benevolent friends. Interested friends from any part of world can contact ISS and become a sponsor for a needy child. |
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| How does your sponsorship help ? | ||||
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| It meets the Child's | ||||
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Life-education and vocational training needs | |||
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Clothing and Medical expenses | |||
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Cost of food and accommodation | |||
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Transportation cost to school and home | |||
| What you get when you become a child sponsor? | ||||
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A picture and background information of the sponsored child | |||
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Annual report of the child's progress | |||
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Opportunity to correspond and develop a relationship with the child | |||
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Most of all, a wonderful feeling that you bring a smile on a child's face. |
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It would be of immense help if each of these children is sponsored by someone special like you. Decide now, be a sponsor and make a difference in child's life. |
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| Activities on Kalvarayan Hills | ||||
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Location of these tribal hamlets: | |||
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These villages are located on Kalvarayan hill stretches and one has to reach most of the villages only on foot. The base tribal hamlets, Elandavari or Muttal which are at the foot of the hill stretch can be reached by a vehicle from Thalaivasal or Attur, the nearest highway towns. From there other villages can be reached by foot. Elandavari is 15 kilometres from Thalaivasal at the northern side and 25 kilometres from Attur. Thalaivasal is 230 kilometres south-west of Chennai and 110 kilometres North of Tiruchirapalli. | |||
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| Eluthur, one of the tribal hamlets on Kalvarayan Hills | ||||
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Literacy and medical assistance for hill tribes |
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It is a bitter fact that there are still many tribal belts in the country which are underdeveloped and lacking even basic facilities. Kalvarayan hill stretches are no exception. There are no approach roads, electricity, protected drinking water, educational institutions and health delivery system and so on. INTACT identified 20 such villages for providing medical assistance and woman-centric programmes. |
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“kodanki “ tribal witch doctor getting treatment from a medical camp |
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Monthly Medical Camps and referral services to the nearest hospitals are carried out regularly. Medicines are supplied free of cost to the tribals. About 2500 tribal people are being benefited every year through free medical assistance programme. Establishment of a Medical Clinic with a Doctor or Trained Nurse is the immediate need of the people. |
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Girls education scheme: |
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210 girl children from villages, Elandavari, Eluthur, Pudur, Thalpachery Melpacheri, Kottapudur, Ettarapatti, Naranapatti, Muttal, Poomarathupatti, Mundiyur, Kaviyam, Mel Madur and Thal Madur are able to go to schools under this scheme through individual fostership from Sweden and Switzerland. There girls will form the first generation of literate women in these villages. |
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a section of sponsored children in Pudur village |
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Although lot of developments taking place in this world, it is sad to observe that even today women are deprived of equal opportunities and it is more severe in rural areas. Women are barred to speak, work and socialize equally as men in the name of culture. This reflects directly in the education of girl children. Along with cultural barriers, the economic poorness of the families also prevents the girl children getting education in rural areas. The picture of education for girls on Kalrayan Hills was alarming . To liberate and empower women, INTACT support girl children to get educated which would guarantee a good quality of life in the future. Fostership help is offered to girls and parents are motivated to send girls to schools. Till date, 210 tribal girls are sent to various schools and hostels for education under this scheme. |
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girls from Elandavari village on way to school |
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| We appreciate our friends in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland for extending helping hands towards this meaningful programme by finding individual sponsors. INTACT is looking for many more individuals to come forward to help poor girl children to get education. | ||||
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Girl child Fostership |
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INTACT works with hill tribes on Kalrayan Hills since 1992 and has observed very closely the plight of women in the society. INTACT aims to bring out the potentials of girls and provide them a bright future and to bring a change in the society. In order to make this dream into reality this “Girls child fostership” scheme is implemented. This scheme helps the girls to take education as a source of escape from poverty and discrimination. This scheme will bring about lasting changes in the lives of girl children living in poverty. |
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Thomas Ebenezer spotting more young ones to join school on Kalrayan hills |
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Family Sponsorship |
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We face problems in continuity of girls’ education when the tribals are temporarily migrating in search of livelihood. To avoid dropping out from school we implement 'family sponsoring projects' in these villages. This project aims to improve the income of the families and the village at large. Animals like Goats, Sheep, Pigs and Chicken will be distributed to help the families to increase their family income. |
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How does your fostership help? |
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It will meet the child’s - |
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Educational expenses |
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Cost of boarding and accommodation |
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Clothing & Medical expenses |
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Conveyance and transport |
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In short, it will give the girl child a fair opportunity to become a contributing member of the community and give a healthier and happier life. |
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What will you receive as a foster parent? |
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A picture of your foster child and information about child’s family |
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Annual reports on your child’s progress |
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A letter written or painting done by the child | |||
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An opportunity to correspond and develop relationship with foster child and fill child’s heart with happiness |
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Intact Nursery & Primary School: |
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Intact Nursery & Primary School was started in June 2004 with Kindergarten and primary classes for children in the age of 3 years and above. The school is open for all sections of society. Sponsorship help will be arranged for economically disadvantaged children. Medium of instruction is English. Tamil and Hindi languages are also taught. |
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The aim is to provide good quality education, possibility for integration and to create mental attitude with ordinary children to accept special children as equal and useful segments of society. When the children are in higher classes they will be provided computer trining, additional foreign languages as optional exercise. Partnership with similar schools abroad is under process. |
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Planning to start a Residential High School in the base village of Kalrayan Hills for tribal children. Requires support for building and school equipments. |
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A medical clinic and medical supply for the tribes on Kalrayan Hills |
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Volunteers – Medical personnel, Educationists, Special Educators and Social workers. |
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