1. Asha Seattle Chapter
July 2017
One Time Funding
Project Update and Funding for year
June through May 2018
Amar Seva Sangam

2. Amar Seva Sangam Help join our cause!
Live to Serve
A premium registered non-profit organization
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3. Amar Seva Sangam Help join our cause!
Live to Serve
A premium registered non-profit organization
Vision : Establish a Valley for the Disabled, whereby physically/mentally challenged persons live in a pro-active society where equality prevails irrespective of physical, mental or other challenged with the rest of the society.
Organization: Started in Amar Seva Sangam first took shape as a charitable organization, offering shelter to individuals with physically challenges.
Founder: Founded in 1981 by Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, himself a quadriplegic, and grew under the ongoing leadership of Mr. S. Sankara Raman, who is confined to a wheelchair due to Muscular Dystrophy.
Location: Located in Ayikudy Village, 45 minutes drive from Thirunelveli Airport, in Tamilnadu.
Core Objectives
To involve the local communities in the decision making process
To enable persons with physical challenges to become independent and assertive
To extend the current physical rehabilitation program to social and economical integration.
To establish democratic people-level institutions for proper utilization of the infrastructure created in the Sangam and make it a “Valley for the physically challenged”
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4. Amar Seva Sangam - Introduction
Several grants, donors and loans and investments. Notable among them are:
Bhatia Award 1994; The National Award 2002; Tamilnadu State Award 2004
Helen Keller Award 2005; National Award for Child Welfare-2005
One of the CNN Heroes out of 18 Awardees -2007,
12th Mahaveer Award-2005 for the Social and Community Welfare
2011, Rs. 25 lacs distributed by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Ex- President of India.
2012 – Jindal Prize; Dhuruva Award to the Secretary
KRIA Rotary Metro Exemplary Award to the Secretary
Today, Amar Seva Sangam is a premier institution in the field of Disability Management in the country.
Strong performance in all of their activities in making the impact to the people they serve
Continue to have income less than expenses in the past few years given the increased expenses for all of their activities. Strong balance sheet.
Amar Seva Sangam’s Website:
Asha for Education – Amar Seva Project Site:
Latest Annual Report (MUST REVIEW):
Latest Site Visit Report :

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6. Sangamam School Details
In September , a day care center was started with just 9 children and 2 teachers. What was initially only a spastic center has now grown into a full-fledged preparatory school for special children in the age group of 6 to 16.
Sangamam literally means integration / meeting. In this school meant for Special children in the age group of 6 to 15, we try to prepare them to get integrated with the society at large gradually to the extent possible in each case.
Special Educators: 8
Assistant special educator: 2
Teaching assistant: 2
Helpers: 4
Current Students: boys &18 girls.
From 1997 to 2017 the school has enrolled 221 children with special needs out of which 46 have been successfully mainstreamed along with normal peers in normal schools.

7. Asha’s Contribution history (to sangamam school for special children)
Year
Amount Sent
Asha Star Contributions
Sent in 2010
$ 3050
Sent in 2011
$ 2530
Sent in 2012
$ 2775
Sent in 2013
$ 4337
Sent in Jan 2014 [sent out in early 2014 as part of one-time 2013 buffer disbursements]
$4000
Converted as Full Asha Project (Sent in 2014 for June 2014 to May 2015)
Rs. 11 lacs
Sent in July 2015
Rs lacs
Sent in July/August 2016 (10% increase)
Rs lacs
Requesting for (Teachers Salary)
One-Time: If recurring funding is capped due to annual increase limit, remaining to be funded as one-time this year (per s requesting one time proposal)
Rs lacs

9. Sangamam School Details – SITE Visit - 2016
PLEASE DON’T MISS OPENING THIS Site visit DOCUMENT
Amar Seva Full Video (10 Min)
Amar Seva Sangamam School for Special Children (7 Min)