We take one more step in project Helping Hands and thereby help the disabled in taking many more steps. With the help of Rotary Clubs in Vellore a town about 150 Kms from Chennai an artificial limb camp was organised with the help of Mukti. 65 artificial limbs were given away to disabled.
With every limb that is provided we must remember that we provide the disabled with a new lease of life. We are able to rehabilitate not only the disabled person but effectively his entire family.
So, why was this camp conducted in Vellore? In India it is not easy for the disabled to travel. It would have been almost impossible for many of these people who benefitted form this camp to have travelled to Chennai for their limbs. The problems associated with travel are:
1. The mode of travel would most probably be public transport and to get onto a bus without a limb would be impossible without help. This is because the steps are high and even healthy persons have to make an effort to climb into the bus.
2. A person would have to accompany the disabled to Chennai. In most cases the disabled are from poor families and the luxury of being able to acompany a disabled would be expensive and also the bread winner would be the person most qualified to acompany the disabled and if he does accompany, then who brings in the money to keep the fires burning at home?
Keeping the above in mind we decided to have the camp in Vellore.
Yes the logistics would have to be handled and if Rotarians do not make the effort who will?
Pictures of the valedictory camp have been posted to this blog.
The Helping Hands project is a WCS project with help from RC of Strathcona Sunrise.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
What's happened since the last post?
The last post was in in mid August after we distributed the TVs and play equipment to four villages affected by the Tsunami.
Nadukuppam village school was inspeted and found that the school was catering to children from about 4 villages. The village governng council made an appela for computers for the school and this was reviewed by the Board. I immediately made an appeal to Rtn. Tim Johnson in Oregon who immediately responded by sourcing USD 2000. Since then three computers, printer, scanner and networking equipment were purchased and installed at the village school.
The computer centre named after the donor will be called "Ed Edison Computer Centre" and will be inaugurated on 15th of October 2005.
The reconstruction of the school damaged by the Tsunami has commenced in Cuddalore and will be completed soon. This school was identified by Indian Council of Child Welfare and the Club had committed to carry out the repairs in June this year.
Meanwhile the project of starting a computer Centre for disabled people at Andhra Mahila Sabha, IPD Ortho Centre. (Here is where we carry out corrective surgeries for disabled people) this was done last month and the training has been underatked by Elmaq Edu as a public servcie project. This project will benefit over 60 disabled children by training them in the usage fo computers with specific emohasis on employability.
Nadukuppam village school was inspeted and found that the school was catering to children from about 4 villages. The village governng council made an appela for computers for the school and this was reviewed by the Board. I immediately made an appeal to Rtn. Tim Johnson in Oregon who immediately responded by sourcing USD 2000. Since then three computers, printer, scanner and networking equipment were purchased and installed at the village school.
The computer centre named after the donor will be called "Ed Edison Computer Centre" and will be inaugurated on 15th of October 2005.
The reconstruction of the school damaged by the Tsunami has commenced in Cuddalore and will be completed soon. This school was identified by Indian Council of Child Welfare and the Club had committed to carry out the repairs in June this year.
Meanwhile the project of starting a computer Centre for disabled people at Andhra Mahila Sabha, IPD Ortho Centre. (Here is where we carry out corrective surgeries for disabled people) this was done last month and the training has been underatked by Elmaq Edu as a public servcie project. This project will benefit over 60 disabled children by training them in the usage fo computers with specific emohasis on employability.
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