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Our Projects
Project Utthaan
Project
Utthaan is about providing hearing aids and equipments,
and basic lodging facilities to physically challenged (deaf,
dumb and blind) students of the Alok Swatantra Vidhyalaya (ASV)
School. The school is situated in a remote town of Dhenkanal
in the state of Orissa in east India. Currently this school is
run by a local NGO (Non-Govt Organization) Akshyam Kalyana
Samiti. The founder of this NGO is ex-chief minister Late
Nandini Satpathy and the aim of this NGO is to provide
educational and vocational benefits for physically challenged
children.
Project Goal
The proposed
project asks for hearing aids, speech trainer, audiometer, and
sleeping beds (6ft x 3ft, attached cupboard facility). Funding
of this project will bring following benefits to the students:
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Provision of
basic education and living conditions for physically
challenged students.
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Ensuring
their participation in mainstream society.
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Realization
of self-esteem, self-respect, and independence.
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Creation of
equal opportunities for education and employment.
Project Milestones
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Project |
Utthaan |
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Beneficiary |
Aloka, Akshyam Kalyan Samiti |
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Location |
Dhenkanal, Orissa, India |
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Funding
Organisation |
Stichting Asha
Eindhoven (
http://www.ashanet.org/eindhoven
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Project Mentor |
Dr. Ananta K. Majhi (ananta_majhi@yahoo.com)
Volunteer, ASHA for Education, Eindhoven Chapter. |
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Administration Contacts |
Mr. A. K. Panigrahi (Secretary, Akshyam Kalyan Samiti) |
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Year |
2008-2009 |
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Total Project Funding |
6800 Euros |
Project
Deliverables
Phase-1 (Target: Audio Meter)
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The Audio
Meter is meant for measuring the hearing loss of the deaf
children. Based on the specification, the appropriate
hearing aid is been recommended for use. This has proved a
very useful aid for the children.
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Phase-2 (Target: Sleeping Beds for all children)
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The
children used to sleep on the floor (see in picture:
mosquito net and their belongings) |
Their
happiness cannot be expressed in words once they received
the twin beds. |
Phase-3: Target: Well construction for drinking water,
sanitation and growing vegetables for their own consumption
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Within
school premises sufficient land is available for growing
vegetables for their own consumptions. However, the school
is situated in a hilly area and there is scarcity of water
for drinking, sanitation and irrigation. ASHA for
Education has funded the cost of well construction.
In
picture: Mr. A. K. Panigrahi pointing towards the location
of the planned for the construction.
This part
of the project is on-going (Target of completion: Sept
2009)
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Miscellaneous:
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The
children (dumb and deaf) are very creative. The
handicrafts you see in the picture are made them with the
support and guidance of the teachers.
Many of
the masterpieces are available.
Please
contact for details:
Ananta
Majhi
ananta_majhi@yahoo.com
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The
Final Words:
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The
children have conveyed their unconditional love in two
words
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THANK YOU ****
for your
love and care you have shown us. |
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