1. 13/1,6 th cross,9 th G main Byraveshwarnagar Moodalapalya Bangalore – 560 072 Ph: +91 80 23180318/23180186 Shristi_ssa@vsnl.net shristi@india.com www.shristispecialacademy.org Funding Request Proposal for Prayathna-Respite Care Unit Help In Need

2. About Shristi Special Academy Registered Charitable Society, founded in June 1995 Currently reaches out to 120 Mentally Challenged and Autistic individuals and 30 normal children. Providing holistic and personalized care to individuals with special needs - conditions such as Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, delayed development, cerebral palsy, seizure disorder and behaviour challenges. Holistic approach aimed at overall development – mental, physical, and emotional and hence the services offered include habilitation training, transportation, nutritional supplement, medical screening, consultation and treatment and practical exposure to all individuals irrespective of their social and economic strata.

3. Resources Value Proposition Differentiator Vision Execution Foster independence and acceptance in the community through volunteers and like minded individuals and corporations Foster independence and acceptance in the community through volunteers and like minded individuals and corporations Strategy Provide holistic treatment to special children irrespective of their social and religious status Habilitation training, transportation, nutritional supplement, medical screening, consultation, treatment and practical exposure Habilitation training, transportation, nutritional supplement, medical screening, consultation, treatment and practical exposure Vision and Value Proposition

4. Our Need Now – Staff Salaries for Prayathna-Respite Care Unit DesignationNosSalary per monthPer month costAnnual cost Senior Care givers2700014000168000 Junior care givers24000800096000 Occupational therapist13000 36000 Physiotherapist13000 36000 Ayah13000 36000 Speech therapist13000 36000 Program Executive15000 60000 Social worker-Home visits-weekly twice14000 48000 TOTAL 1028,00043,0005,16,000

5. Impact/Benefit Respite Care unit has a total of 25 children, 9 members of staff and 1 Helper. This unit caters to the needs of children with severe and Multiple Disabilities. Prayathna houses individuals with severe intellectual challenges with multiple disabilities (such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, sensory-motor difficulties and behaviour problems). The goal of this programme is to help the individuals achieve minimum independence in life skills and to enhance their psycho-social behaviour to help the families get respite from caring for them throughout the day. The programme also ensures that the individuals receive support in all areas such as self help and domestic skills to an extent that makes them gain confidence and improve in a way that helps them become an inclusive part of their family and society. Our aim is to help the individuals graduate to a level where they can contribute in their own way, however small, towards completing a task through skills that they have acquired along the way.

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