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Sachin and Iqbal - We are not talking about the sensational batsman in the Indian team or the gritty bowler in the cricket based film. Sachin and Iqbal are two of our success stories at our partner project Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal (RMKM) that is working for the rehabilitation of mentally handicapped children. Please read more about RMKM and the success stories in our Project Profile section. Do you want to celebrate a special day in a special way? Our new program Vibha Dream Registry may be the answer. You want to do more? Can you involve your organization or your friends to do more something more, collectively? We want to remind you about our Vibha Beneficiary Program. There are more ways than one to help. Together, we can rewrite success stories of many more Sachins and Iqbals in India!! |
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Vibha Dream RegistryWe are pleased to announce the launch of a new way to support Vibha's cause. Vibha Dream Registry is an ideal way to celebrate birthdays, weddings, graduations or any other milestone in your life or in the life of someone dear to you. In lieu of a gift, your friends and family can make a donation to fund Vibha's projects. Vibha Dream Registry is perfect for fund raising goals of $500 or more. For more information about Vibha Dream Registry, please click here or write to us at dreamregistry@vibha.org Vibha Beneficiary ProgramVBP is aimed at providing a convenient mechanism for individuals and organizations to contribute towards projects of their choice.
Frequently, an individual or a fund raising organization is interested in donating money to a cause they are passionate about, but does not have the time and resources to go through the rigors of identifying, evaluating and monitoring the projects. Vibha can help in this process. Having improved the lives of over 110,000 children through the support of 175 projects since 1991, Vibha has developed a tremendous amount of expertise in project evaluation/selection and has the infrastructure for project monitoring. Through VBP, a patron can leverage this expertise and ensure that their funds are utilized towards a project of their choice.
Project evaluation, selection as well as monitoring is taken care of by Vibha. The patron will be assured of at least one visit to the project per year by Vibha project monitoring personnel. In addition, Vibha will facilitate communication between the patron and the project. All reports from the project will be forwarded to the patron when they become available.
We also encourage our patrons to visit the project and witness first hand the difference they are making in the lives of their beneficiaries! Vibha will assist in coordinating site visits.
Following is the list of projects available in the VBP bucket for 2007. Details of the projects are available here
For further information, please visit us here or write to us at vbp@vibha.org
Write To Us...Your feedback is important to us. Vibha welcomes any comments, suggestions or questions you may have about our projects, programs, products, monitoring etc. If you are particularly interested in a topic and would like to see Vibha showcase it please let us know. Cards designed by children at RMKM
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Project ProfileRajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal (RMKM) RMKM is an NGO that is actively working towards empowerment of deprived segments of the society, especially women and children for 30 years now.
RMKM has been fostering the rehabilitation of mentally challenged children since July 1994. To educate and rehabilitate these children various activities are conducted under two different programs - the Day Care Center and the Community Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR).
The Day Care Center provides education and training to mentally challenged children and assists them in performing day-to-day activities independently. Over the years, the enrollment at the Day Care Center has gone up from 7 to 60. As part of the training program, children are taught various trades like tie and dye, making stationery items and preparation of compost from community waste material. They are also provided speech therapy and physiotherapy to enable them to reach their full potential.
The CBR program provides home based intervention facility for those mentally challenged children whose status prevents them from attending the day care center. These children are visited by a specially trained teacher at their homes every fortnight. There are currently 165 children in the CBR program. The CBR workers identify a trainer within the child's home, and train them in rehabilitation methods. The parents are counseled if needed and the child's progress is monitored. Twenty-two children have been rehabilitated so far and are working in private shops, services and income-generating activities provided by the Day Care Center.
RMKM helps families of mentally handicapped children who are below the poverty line, enroll and benefit from government schemes such as Aastha Yojana, which gives them various concessions and free medical facilities.
RMKM also maintains strong links with the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH) to use the best and most recent methods in the field for vocational, therapeutic and educational training.
Vibha has been funding RMKM since August 2003 to the extent of $11,990 per year. The funds are used towards part of the day care and CBR programs. The CBR program was re-launched with Vibha funding after it had received a setback and closed due to lack of funds.
Success stories: Sachin Sharma is 24 years old and affected by cerebral palsy. When a CBR worker from RMKM first identified him as needing assistance, he exhibited behavior problems that prevented him from functioning at home and in the society. Extensive behavior modification training has helped him gain self-esteem and overcome his behavior problems. With his brother's support, he started to manage a shop. Now his brother has gradually withdrawn his supervision and Sachin is able to manage the store independently.
Iqbal is a 22 year disabled individual from a poor family. He spent most of his time lying immobile on the floor. Even when provided with a board on wheels, he was unable to leave the recumbent position. His life turned around when he was donated a hand-cycle by a kind individual. With his new-found mobility and help from RMKM, he set up shop to sell mouth-fresheners. Now, he operates a mobile long-distance call center, which he takes to the nearby railway crossing and also sells sundries. Thus financially empowered he is now a successful and confident member of society.
If you would like more information on RMKM, please contact us at projects@vibha.org. |
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Vibha is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit, non-religious, non-political
organization that seeks to restore to underprivileged children their
basic rights to food, shelter, health and education - in short, a future.
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