The Project is located at Thejus Special School in Vechoor, a village in Kottayam District, Kerala. A 17-year-old institution which attends to close to 35 children with NDDs. It has just begun to manage and provide a safe and secure environment for individuals and children with cerebral palsy, autism, down syndrome and other neurological disorders and disability. The ultimate aim is to help these children and individuals to live life with dignity by providing them total support in living life to the fullest.

Autism is caused by neurological disorders.  It has very little to with good parenting or bad.  It is mainly due to the abnormal development of brain, the differences in the white matter, the major connector to the brain’s various departments.

We all know that the world has advanced a lot more than it was.  Today is the world of AI- Artificial Intelligence!.  However, for the children with neuro disorders, the world look the same, the approaches, treatment mechanisms and treatment environment have not changed much.  They almost remain the same! This needs to change and this change is not possible without your support and assistance. SACH is striving tirelessly to establish a self-sustaining Center of Excellence (CoE) in providing care and support to children and persons with neuro disorders and disabilities. Much of its work depends on your help in helping us deliver well for these children who cannot speak, or express themselves and can only look to us for care and support. Let us together change the world around them!

The Urgency and Need

• The prevalence of cerebral palsy in India ranges from 1.5 to 3 per 1,000 live births, according to a study published in the Indian Journal of Pediatrics, and is more prevalent in rural areas compared to urban ones.
• Autism is prevalent in up to 1-2% of the population in India, according to a study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research.
• According to the Census of India 2011, the number of individuals with disabilities (including intellectual disabilities) is estimated to be around 26.8 million, accounting for 2.21% of the total population.

Our Vision

• Creating a  “Centre for Excellence” for the care and support of children and persons with neuro disorders and disabilities focusing more on the quality of care and support system to enable them to live life with dignity.
• Provide high-quality, integrated treatments and care which would tremendously improve their ability to perform activities of daily life, better interactive environment and therapeutic environment.
• Set milestones for care and treatment and build in organizational culture, values, and eco-system for providing lifelong care
• Assisting them with activities of daily living (ADLs) using cutting-edge technology and AI for bringing improvements in Functional literacy and numeracy skills
• Improve the well-being of parents by providing them with skill training and creating avenues for earning.

The Ask

The immediate requirements are given under:

1. Establishing a Physiotherapy Center and treating persons with NDDs with the assistance of Neuro Physiotherapists and experts from various systems of medicines
2. Establishing an engagement area (disability-friendly space) that will serve as a creative-learning setting that allows these individuals in order to grow their cognitive capacities, increase their learning skills, and ensure protection from preventable falls and accidents, among other possibilities.
3. Establish a residential care facility for children in extreme situations- needing round-the-clock care and parents are in a state of abandonment or aging parents with little capacity to ensure a continuum of care.

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