Promoting Inclusion for People with Disabilities and Enabling Equal Opportunities
People with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in Indian society. They are socially excluded and face various forms of discrimination. Very often they are completely isolated from social life. A lack of awareness prevents people and their families from seeking help from existing resources and programs from the government and other organizations.
We support programs for people with disabilities, which encompass social, economic, physical and medical rehabilitation and aim to break down social prejudices, promote understanding and the inclusion of people with disabilities. By bringing together and mobilizing people with disabilities, we create a network of support that increases their collective strength and enables the promotion of equal opportunities for people with disabilities.
Inclusion of People with Disabilities
in Rural India
The Success Story of Sharada
Sharada Talari had a difficult childhood. Born and raised in a small village in the Anantapur region, she contracted polio at the age of five and has been severely restricted in her mobility since then. Her parents never cared much about her well-being and often treated her badly.
“I was physically abused by my father. He was addicted to alcohol and beat me every night for no reason. I was always given less food than my sisters. Nobody in my family believed that I would survive,” says Sharada.
The Programs We Support
Enable inclusive education
for children in rural India
- 90% of the children with disabilities in India do not receive any schooling.
- The aim of the RDT inclusive education program is to provide able and disabled children equal access to quality education.
- The inclusive approach facilitates the promotion of social integration and personality development.
- Providing access to both general and special education will lead children with disabilities to their empowerment and future emancipation.
- This project provides access to residential schools for children in need in rural India.
- You can help these kids reach their full potential!
$60 supports one child for one month
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The Impact of the Program
1,947
active self-help groups for people with disabilities in 2020
24,962
members of self-help groups in 2020
7
schools for children with physical, hearing or visual impairments
2,880
people with disabilities took part in income-generating activities in 2020
$1,415,312
granted in loans for livelihoods activities in 2020
743
children with disabilities attended RDT inclusive schools in 2020
3,923
mobility aids and assistive devices fabricated to improve mobility in 2020
Promote inclusion and enable people with disabilities to live with dignity.
Would you like to know how we use the funds? LEARN MORE
Promote inclusion and enable people with disabilities to live with dignity.
Would you like to know how we use the funds? LEARN MORE