List of NGO’s for Riayat 1. Family of disabled: Family of Disabled (FoD) was founded in 1992 by Dr Rajinder Jahar who was rendered a quadriplegic (paralysis of all the four limbs) for life by an injury to his cervical spine. FoD strives to provide the right platform and opportunity to persons with disabilities from poor socio-economic backgrounds to earn their livelihood and be economically independent. Further, it promotes quality education amongst children, encourages artists and artisans with disabilities to showcase their talent. FoD also has to its credit the publishing India’s first magazine on Disability. You can ensure FoD continues to serve and empower more people with disabilities. This NGO mainly helps the disable people to earn livelihood, be independent and encourage them to show their talent. Riayat also focus on giving employment benefits with their production unit and we can keep our idea of adaptive clothing in front of them.
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2. VIKLANG SAHARA SAMITI DELHI Viklang Sahara Samiti Delhi (VSSD) is a Non-Government organization working towards the Welfare and Education of Person with Disabilities (PwDs) coming from economically and socially deprived background since 1994.VSSD ensures providing opportunities to every PwDs and underprivileged youth irrespective of their caste, creed, gender, religion, status, etc. provided with quality of Vocational Training and proper guidance in an appropriate environment for their overall growth. Recently, our Vocational Training Centers are reaching towards their respective targets of providing committed services to PwDs and with an aim to empower them socially and economically through gainful employment. For that, we are making our efforts to build skills through Vocational Training to the students of the rural as well as the slum areas of Delhi and NCR. Our project can allign with them and showcase them our method of adaptive clothing and empowering them and making their life easy and better. VSSD1994@GMAIL.COM Click here for more info: 3. Samarthanam Trust for Disabled Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is a National Award winning NGO established in the year 1997 by Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar and his schoolmate and childhood friend, Late Sugur Paramashivaiah Nagesh. Samarthanam,one of the biggest NGOs in India, works for the empowerment of persons with disabilities and the underserved through its diverse initiatives focused on providing quality education, accommodation, nutritious food, vocational training and placement based rehabilitation. It facilitates opportunities to enable persons with disabilities and the underserved to keep pace with the rest of the society. Today, Samarthanam Trust stands to be a complete solution provider by supporting education and livelihood needs of persons with disabilities and those from underprivileged backgrounds. The organization also facilitates direct livelihood opportunities to hundreds of persons with disabilities and women in distress through its Social Enterprises. Click here for more info: info@samarthanam.org Government Schemes for Riayat 1. VIKAAS (Day Care) This is a Day care scheme, primarily to expand the range of opportunities available to a person with disability for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills as they are on a transition to higher age groups. The centre will also offer caregiving support to Person with Disability (PwD) during the time the PwD is in the Vikaas centre. In addition it also helps in supporting family members of the PwDs with disabilities covered under the National Trust Act to get some time during the day to fulfil other responsibilities. RO should provide day-care facilities to PwDs for at least 6 hours in a day (between 8 am to 6 pm) along with age specific activities. Day care should be open for at least 21 days in a month.
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2.PRERNA (Marketing Assistance) Prerna is the marketing assistance scheme of National Trust with an objective to create viable and widespread channels for sale of products and services produced by Person with disability (PwD) covered under National Trust Act. This scheme aims at providing funds to participate in events such as exhibitions, melas, fairs, etc. to sell the products made by PwDs. The scheme also provides an incentive to the Registered Organisation (RO) based on the sales turnover of the products made by PwDs. National Trust shall fund RO participation in national, regional, state and district level events such as fairs, exhibitions, melas etc. for marketing and selling products and services prepared by PwDs. However, at least 51% of employees of these work centres should be PwDs with disabilities covered under National Trust Act. Through this Riayat can collaborate with disable people and teach them the adaptive clothing and this scheme helps them to sell their products. This will be beneficial for both.
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Thank You Name: Navratan Singla Associate at Enactus DCAC