VSP-India

Sankalp Centres

VSP - INDIA

Sankalp Centres

Delhi

A SOCIETY for Promoting Inclusive Education

Since its inception in Delhi in 2006, Sankalp has evolved and transformed itself to respond to the perceived changing needs of children from disadvantaged and marginalized groups. We began as a centre mainly to create awareness on inclusive education.

The interventions of this centre ranged from training teachers on inclusive education, developing printed material on inclusive education and acting as a resource centre to promote inclusion of children from disadvantaged groups in regular schools.

https://indiasankalp.org/about/https://indiasankalp.org/about/MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

In the beginning, Sankalp focused on developing materials on Inclusive Education. The materials were developed for various stakeholders involved in teaching and learning. The aim of the materials and training was to acquaint individuals on how to use effective teaching techniques; classroom management, classroom organization, learning and types of problems,

TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY SANKALP SOCIETY FOR FUNDRAISING

To begin with, Sankalp raised finds by conducting training programmes for parents and teachers. In 2011 the success of this project serving lower socio-economic children's needs resulted in all of the children being mainstreamed into regular schools in the area. IASE Volunteers and GIVING Funds helped to provide supplies and support to make this happen. Starting in 2012, Sankalp began working on sanitation projects, wherein it provides girls' toilets and safe drinking water to poor schools so that the girls remain in school. The organization also provides school supplies to special education students.

Their needs include:

School supplies for elementary students:books, puzzles, blocks, reading materials, games, charts;
Volunteers to support studies and activities;
Funding for construction of toilets;
Sewing machines and vocational training.
More info go to Dr. Anu's website.

Vocational Training Centre

Dr. Anupriya Chadha, Chief Consultant-Inclusive Education-SSA & RTE, Director of Sankalp

Sankalp Centre

Dr. Anupriya accepting an IASE donation via Mary Gale Budzisz, IASE volunteer of laptop computers for children and young adults with visual impairments.

Special Visit December, 2022 to all local sites

SPJ Sadhana School

Mumbai

Serving a variety of disabled children including autistic, Down Syndrome, speech and hearing impaired, spastic, and mentally retarded students who are trained in authentic skills to use in real life situations.

SPJ Sadhana School is in need of:

Speech Therapist to spend a month to teach classroom teachers some skills to help their students;
Someone to help document and publish a wealth of research conducted at the school;
A professional to conduct staff in-service on adolescent sexual issues;
Volunteers: During September-February.

(More photos here)

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ORIENTATION AND OBSERVATION

From 10th to 25th April an Observation and Orientation workshop was held in SPJ Sadhana where funfilled activities - use of Busy Bags, Pasta Art, Trips to Hanging Garden, Origami, Badminton, Football, Cycling, Puzzle Competition, No Gas cooking, Movie, Cleanliness in the Classroom, Fancy Dress Nail Art and Tattoo - were conducted for the entire school.

The event was the first of its kind and involved the entire staff and students in shared activities. The emphasis was on values such as friendship and sharing and working in tandem. It targeted cognition, perception and social interaction for the students. It was a platform for the teachers to assess the strengths and weakness, likes and dislikes and capabilities of their students and recognize their character traits such as tenacity and flexibility. It also strengthened survival skills by bringing safety measures into prominence.

Graduating Class of 2015

Third row standing left to right Dr. Radhike Khanna,

Sister Gaitonde ,staff and students

Photos top left to right:

Photo One: International School Award 2013-2016

Photo Two: Blessings 2014' - A Fashion Event. the Fabrics were designed and produced by the students of S.P.J. Sadhana School

Photos Bottom left to right:

Photo four: Model showcasing the work of the students at the Fashion Event.

Photo five: Siddharth Singh student of S.P.J. Sadhana School who suffers from Mr. Smith Lemliopitz Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy with his master piece in Acrylic

Photo Six:Art Trisonomy 21 - Art Exhibition 2013

Diamond Training

A two day trip on 13th and 14th April was undertaken to Surat to attend a workshop to Enhance the Students’ Educational experience and to understand the Gem Industry. They were accompanied by Ms. Renu Javeri and Mr. Rahul Desai. The students visited Venus-Jewel Diamond Factory and Hari Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd, both eminent Diamond hubs. They were able to make connections between classroom learning and the actual functioning of the industry, in a new environment and in a different culture. The students were also appreciated and praised for their discipline and dedication. It was an effective learning experience.

SPJ SADHANA SCHOOL UPDATES FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2019

SPJ SADHANA SCHOOL UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 2023

SPJ SADHANNA SCHOOL UPDATES FOR MARCH 2023

Don Bosco

Cochin

The vision of Don Bosco is to reach out to the children of the street and to the young at risk, to inspire and support them towards a new life and to help them get integrated back into the mainstream society. This site is a well integrated rehabilitation movement for these 300+ children with behavioral and emotional problems who may have been physically and/or sexually abused, sold by parents for beggary, forced into child labor, or have had various conflicts with the law.

Service/support requested by Don Bosco include:

Recreational activities;
Art projects;
Music;
Physical Education;
Conversational English;
Drama;
Social Skills training;
Computer skills;
Funding;
Volunteers: 2+ months; anytime of the year.

(Read more from IASE volunteer, Dr. Rita Mulholland.)

A Journey of Enduring Partnerships

Our new 2022 visit to many of the Don Bosco Centers was an exciting one. Even though these centers are within the local area the challenge of driving becomes a navigation feat! Indian road rules appear to operate within the domain of karma where you do your best and stay out of the way of the cows. Basically driving starts on the left, unless it is occupied. In that case, you go to the right, unless that is also occupied. Then you proceed by occupying the next available gap. It appears to be like chess and all part of the overall adventure. The next few days we visited many of the centres of this non-profit organization whose main focus is to work with underprivileged boys and girls in the city of Cochin. It is run by Don Bosco fathers.

We enjoyed the overview and teachable moments at our first visit with Fr. Abi. He reviewed the intake process, provided us with a brief tour, and allowed us to share and teach the boys at this temporary shelter home for run-away boys which just opened in 2020. Mary Gale founding member and past VSP coordinator lead the group in a song in English which was used later as a warm up for the students yoga classes.

See some photos below.