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From the Director 1
Vision, Mission, Origin & History 2
How We Work 3
Celebrating Achievements 4-5
Programme Achievements 6-10
Finances 11-14
Donation 15-16
Donors 17
Human Resources 18-19
Board of Trustees 20
ContentsCorrespondence Address :Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled (AFDA)Plot No. 2/13, Sulahkul Vihar, (Behind Sulahkul Mandir) Old Palam Road, Kakrola, Near NSIT, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110078, India Phone: 011-65029394/5 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]:ashishindia.orgFacebook: facebook.com/ashishfoundation
AFDA is registered Trust under Registration No. 1804 dated 27/02/2007 FCRA Registration No. 23166115780G exemption of the Income Tax Exemption No. DIT(E) 2009-10/10004 DEL-AE 20355-1007 2009Registered with National Trust No. 251219441997031/MR/CP/AUTISM/MDRegistered with Charities Aid Foundation No. CAF/186/N-76/2015-16Registered with Department of Social Welfare F.82/846/PwD-Regd/AD-III/DSW/2013/1670Accredited by Credibility Alliance No. CA/34/2016
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A note from the Director
Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled celebrates 10 years – I thank God for his faithfulness!
I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2016-17 with the theme ‘The Impact Beyond’.
I vividly remember the day we dedicated the centre on 1st April, 2007, on the terrace of the building where we were then located in Vikaspuri, to God and to His Glory. On the 2nd April, we celebrated World Autism Awareness Day and started classes.
Having now completed 10 years, our dream to make far reaching impact in families, communities and in the country, remains. This
entails implementing various strategies is in serving the needs of children with autism and other disabilities.
During the year 2016-17, we moved to new premises within the same area in Dwarka with the intentional decision to locate ourselves in West Delhi so that the lower income families have access to its facilities providing hope in their struggles. The Centre was also equipped with a new Computer Lab, CCTV network and new programmes.
Another important aspect of AFDA activity in the past year has been investing in staff capacity building so that they are abreast with all the latest information and ideas to impart their best to students with special needs. To increase the awareness and understanding on autism, we began inviting parents to participate in workshops. Interns (students of Diploma in Special Education- Autism Spectrum Disorder) and volunteers during their time in the centre have gone back with practical experience serving as a strong foundation in their profession.
We built capacities of other organisations and also created awareness about disability among faith based groups through our networks by replicating our learning. We have collaborated with other organisations, both sharing information and supporting each other. We have gone beyond New Delhi, to Kolkata, Bangalore, and Alwar.
At this point I would also like to thank our donors - The Hans Foundation, Nora Solomon Foundation, Christian Education Society, Thrive Global Consulting, British Telecom and many individuals, who have believed in us and have supported us in this work.
As we move forward, continuing with the same vision of reaching out to those with special needs so as to be an ‘Ashish’ (blessing) to the nation and reach their God given potential. We look forward to your continued support as we move forward to make a difference.
Thank you
Geeta MondolDirector
THE IMpACT BEyOND
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VisionWe envision transformed communities of people who view and value each differently abled person as created in God’s image and with the ability to obtain their God given potential in leading fulfilling lives.
Mission To equip organisations and community groups to provide wholistic education and support to children with disabilities and their families so that they can achieve their God given potential and create awareness in the community for constructive response and engagement.
Origin and HistoryAshish Foundation for the Differently Abled Charitable Trust (AFDA)was established in 2007, working with children and young adults with autism and other disabilities. We believe that each individual has the ability and deserves the opportunity to contribute to the society. We also mentor families in meeting the specific needs of their children and also several disability focused organisations across India and abroad.
Envisioning thedifferently abled leading fulfilling lives
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How we workAshish Foundation for The Differently Abled runs three major programmes. Ashish Centre, the early intervention programme for children in the autism spectrum and for other disabilities. The Ankur programme provides vocational training and life skills to students above the age of 16. Advay Trainings involves training programmes to empower staff, parents, professionals and other individuals and organisations, providing latest information, knowledge and skills to engage with those with autism. We aim to serve the economically weak who cannot afford education for their children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Our report is for the first year of the two year action plan which has been drawn from the five year Strategic plan 2016-21. With our focus in giving our best to the children under autism spectrum, our priorities have been to create a model, developing tools and platforms to share ideas, plus a base of expertise to equip and train other organisations.
The Administration, Finance and Human Resources has been providing support for the programmes to run smoothly.
We have installed a CCTV network for both monitoring and training purposes and also providing the recording to parents from time to time to observe how the class functions.
We have adhered to all statutory requirements and our annual accounts have been audited by an external auditor.
policies in place:Employment policyChild welfare policyFinance policy
Strengthen Ashish centre
Develop tools and training curriculumDevelop
professional capacity
Networking
Action plan 2016-18
Future plans• Facilitateinclusionof personswith
disability in the larger community.• Movetoourownbuildingtoextendallthe
services that a person with autism needs, under one roof.
• Extendservicestoastrengthof 150students.
• Strengthenvocationalprogrammestoprepare young adults for employment
• Networkwithlikemindedorganizationsinexploring employment opportunities for young adults
• Capacitybuildingof otherorganizationsaswell as faith based leaders.
• Raisefundslocallytosupportourprojects
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Achievements in the past decade
400Students benefitted
3,019parents and siblings benefitted
Individuals trained in autism
FourSchools started by employees trained at our centre
720Teachers trained in mainstream schools
professionals trained in autism
Awarenes Trainings held for teachers in mainstream schools
Celebrating Achievements
10090%
Students received subsidised special education
Students received scholarships beyond subsidies
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Eight hundred three
Nine hundred eighty two
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Students attended the Ashish Centre
participants attended family workshops
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Twenty
Fifty five Six
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Students attended Ankur Vocational programme
Inhouse trainings organised for staff
counselling sessions held for parents Gold medals won
Bronzemedalswon
Silver medals won
275Direct beneficiaries
2022
1760
Indirect beneficiaries
occupational therapy sessions offered during the year
Achievements in 2016-17
11 participants from Ashish Centreparticipated in 9 events in sporting events competition organised by Special Olympics Bharat, accredited by Special Olympics International to conduct Special Olympics programmes in India. It is recognised by the Government of India as a National Sports Federation in the priority Category, for development of Sports for persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
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programmeAchievements
Our staff team in Ashish Foundation provided wholistic support to students with autism and other disabilities to facilitate effective individual development. We provided individualised education plan for every student with practical solutions across multiple disciplines. These included adaptations to the curriculum, speech and occupational therapy, behaviour supports and independent daily living techniques for wholistic development of the students, besides individual sessions.
Ashish Centre Ashish centre promotes early intervention programmes for children between 3 to15yearsexperiencingdocumenteddevelopmental delays. We provided these programmes in response to the unique needs of each child and family whom we serve with positive behaviour support and curriculum support in a safe and supportive environment.
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Occupational Therapy (OT) assisted students to participate actively in life. Taking into account the social, emotional, physical, sensory and cognitive abilities and needs of students, OT promoted learning, self-esteem, social interaction and independence needed to be functional in and beyond the school. The OT room was upgraded with new equipmments to facilitate the students develop gross motor and fine motor skills, communication skills, social skills, sensory skills, independence and self-help skills.
Computer training
The IT lab set up for computer training has benefitted 40 students and 30 staff. Students and staff received training on understanding the parts of the computer, key board, how to use an ipad, scanning documents, photocopying and several applications such as photoshop, MS Office, etc. Staff have also learnt to use computers in preparing their lessons and reports.
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Speech Therapy
Most students received speech therapy to address their language and communication challenges, a basic necessity to form relationships and function in their world. Exercises, assistive devices and therapies improved the students’ ability to communicate verbally as well as with alternative means of communication (other than verbal).
Special EducationSpecial Education was designed to meet the unique needs of every student and their level of understanding. The Individualised Educational programme (IEp) for every student served as a plan keeping the goals in mind. Through the collaborative efforts of special education teachers, parents and curriculum and vocational Consultants the IEps were drawn once in two months.
Naman’s story Charming seven year old Naman was non-verbal, could not sit still or make eye to eye contact when he joined Ashish Centre. His parents moved to Delhi from their home town Karimganj District, Assam, to admit him in a special school. His father Narayan Bhattacharjee also had to take up a job in Delhi to support the family.
His teachers started working with him based on his educational plan. He has progressed well in making eye to eye contact, and his attention span has improved significantly. He is able to imitate actions, match pictures displaying his ability to comprehend and express himself and has shown a lot of positive changes in academics during the past year.
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Rohan’s storyCheerful Rohan proudly shows the items his vocational class had made - tiles, coasters, spices, earrings, bracelets, pen holders etc.
He started walking at the age of two, and was diagnosed with some developmental delays at the age of eight and his family of six members took care of all his needs. With limited verbal skills, at times he was aggressive towards his family and would easily give up doing household tasks.
Rohan joined Ashish Centre only when he was sixteen, hyperactive and unable to express his needs. Our special educators, having worked with him during past three years, now has learnt to co-operate and sit through activities with good attention span. He has begun to follow instructions and actively participates in group activities and able to carry out activities like dusting, cleaning and personal grooming.
Rohan loves to play cricket and he won a Gold medal in Bocce game at the Special Olympics Bharat in Delhi last year and secured a fifth place at the national level.
It is a joy to see his friendly smile as he greets everyone.
Ankur programme‘Ankur’ (means a small sapling in Hindi), our Vocational training programme was started with a vision to train young adults towards social and financial independence. The programme for young adults provided vocational skills along with occupational therapy, speech therapy, computer skills, independent daily living, that would result in all round development. Last year, 17 students received training in soap making, spices, candle making etc. We also trained the students in independent living skills – making bed, folding clothes, arranging cupboard etc. To improve their social skills, we took the students to restaurant, parks, malls and also metro rides, so that they are familiar, develop confidence and overcome their anxiety in visiting public places. We had person Centered planning for two students with family and well wishers to plan their future.
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programmeAchievements
Advay Trainings‘Advay’ (means united/one), hinting at our wholistic curriculum for trainings, started with sharing our resources with other organisations and training them in working with students with autism. We have trained schools, organisations and faith based leaders in including those with disabilities in the larger community.
Develop Tools and Training Curriculum
In collaboration with Engage Disability Network, we assisted in developing a tool kit for community workers to engage with families and children with disabilities which are being used by several community workers in the country.
We trained World Vision India field staff and volunteers through the year. The trainings were held in Delhi and Alwar based on a planned curriculum focussing on mental challenges and autism which have far reaching influence on the slum dwellers in Delhi and among the rural population of Alwar. We have planned to replicate this training for other organisations for a wider impact.
Develop professional Capacity
Other organisations
As a follow up of a year’s training for World Vision staff in Delhi and Alwar, we also provided professional support in conducting assessments in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and special education. Two of our staff members carried out half yearly assessments in their Alwar project and eight of their Delhi projects.
Staff trainings
We spent a lot of energy and time in building professional capacity of our staff members so that our students get outstanding, quality education. We had 20 training programmes to keep the staff members well acquainted with the latest developments in the field of autism. We also trained five master trainers who also attended two external trainings, to facilitate trainings held for other organisations.
We had on-the-job trainings for all teacher assistants and 93 interns from professional institutes to work with students with autism trained under the special educators during the year.
Quarterly workshops for parents
parents of children with autism need training to empower their child at home. Some of them did not have a clear understanding of the disability, others struggle to accept the situation for which we provided information and encouragement to take care of their child. We held a workshop for parents who learnt that making a structured environment, would help their child to live independently. Ten parents attended the ‘Handle with care’ workshop which provided ways to respond to children’s behaviour without aggression. We also conducted a workshop for parents on independent living skills for reinforcement at home.
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7 conference presentations
137 community members attended workshops on
awareness100 people observed World Disability Day
38 Faith based leaders
sensitised
NetworksDeveloping relationships with organisations and communities engaged with differently abled has been very vital to learn from each other and collaborate.
We accepted invitations to speak about autism and disabilities at seven ocassions including conferences and workshops attended by 137 people representing several communities providing opportunities to increase awareness and thereby paving a path to progress.
To create awareness on disabilities and autism, we developed relationships with Cornerstone India Foundation and provided trainings on disability. We organised a program for Delhi Bible Fellowship, West Delhi on ‘World Disability’ day for 100 people. Raising awareness what it is like to a have a family member under autism spectrum, people have begun to realise what autism is and have started to understand the challenges faced
by such families. In partnership with Engage Disability Network we also had two workshops to sensitise 38 faith based leaders to be inclusive among the communities they are engaged with.
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Finances
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Annual Audited statement of Accounts would be made available on request.
Notes on our AccountsAccounting on accrual basis Fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation Separate books of accounts are maintained for Foreign and Local contributions
Our Auditors: Koshi & George B-1/ # 3&4, CSC, 1st Floor, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070
Our Bankers Foreign contributions – Andhra BankAccount No. -126710011001803 C-595,OppositePVR,Vikaspuri, New Delhi – 110018
Indian contributions - Andhra BankAccount No. -126710011001802 C-595,OppositePVR,Vikaspuri, New Delhi – 110018
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Donate
Join us in building the future of our students and young adults with autism to reach their full potential.
please tick the following you desire to support
` 10,000/- covers the cost of transport for a student from low income family for a year.
`2500/-coversthecostof vocationalsuppliesforayear.
` 1600 covers the cost of teaching materials for a student with autism for a year.
` 1500/-coversthecostof schoolsuppliesforastudentforayear.
` 27000/- provides special education for the specific needs of an economically week student for a month.
`1500permonthprovidesphysioandoccupationaltherapyforachildwithdisabilitiesforamonth.
`1500/-permonthprovidesthecostof speechtherepyforastudentwithautismforamonth.
General donation wherever needed urgently `______________.
Alldonationsareexemptedunder80GoftheITActNo.DIT(E)2009-10/10004DEL-AE20355-10072009Please fill up the form overleaf and send it to us
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Donation
yes, I would like to contribute Rs.______________(Rupees___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________in words )
regularly every month quarterly half yearly yearly one time
Name________________________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone______________________________________________________________________________
Email_________________________________________________________________________________
please detach this form and send along with your cheque in favour of AFDA Charitable Trust to the address given below
OR you can make an online donation by NEFT/RTGS by Andhra Bank Branch – Vikaspuri, New Delhi, Account Number – 126710011001802, IFSC Code – ANDB0001267 followed by email with above information and transaction details to [email protected] or [email protected].
Ashish Foundation of the Differently Abled, 2/13 Sulakhul Vihar, Old palam Road/Kakrola Road, Dwarka, New Delhi – 11078.Phone:011-65029394/5
Thank you
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OrganisationsBT eServ India private Limited (British Telecom)Christian Educational SocietyFriends of Ashish InterserveNora Solomon FoundationReconciled WorldThe Hans Foundation Thrive Global Consulting
IndividualsCaptain JiJi Manloor ThomasFrankyFernandezGeorge AbrahamLate Mrs Aloma Chaudhary Kalyan SahuKamal Kumar Garg Nitika Sethipadam Sethi pashupati Kumar BhasinSanjay Sethi Shanta Mohini BhasinVijay Alexander Veena Sethi
pARTNERS AND MAJOR DONORS
Donors We thank you for the generous contribution and we appreciate for having supported us reach this far.
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Human Resources
Our Human ResourcesAshish Foundation values its staff team and invests a lot of energy and time on their professionalism and well being. We have a dedicated staff memberteam most of them have been working with us in serving children with autism for more than five years.
The Director, Mrs Geeta Mondol is the head of Ashish Foundation for the Differently Abled Charitable Trust. The Manager programmes - Mrs Bharti Khanna and Manager Operations & Vocational - Ms preeta Bhasin report to the Director. Mr Vivek Negi, Manager - Finance and HR also reports to the Director. The Director and the Managers form the Leadership team. All the Teachers, Assistant Teachers and the Support Staff report to the Managers.
We have nine special educators with a student adult ratio of 2:1 and student teacher ratio of 4:1 and a staff strength of 30, besides two consultants.
Details of Staff Strength
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17
13
20
2
76
25
30
2
93
38
0 20 40 60 80 100
Staff
Consultants
Interns
Volunteers
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Male
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17
13
20
2
76
25
30
2
93
38
0 20 40 60 80 100
Staff
Consultants
Interns
Volunteers
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Female
Male
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TrainingWe had 18 inhouse trainings to help staff to keep them abreast about autism in addition to two self improvement trainings. The trainings included time management, teaching methods, structured teaching etc. All the staff members also had the opportunity to learn basic computer skills required for their work at the centre. The staff members are applying the trainings to their work and empowered to do their best.
WelfareWe appreciate the substantial commitment with which the staff members serve the organisation. In recognition of their services and to prevent burn out which is common in the profession, we had 20 staff counselling sessions and also time of fun and relaxation during birthdays and festivals and a day out on picnic during the year.
Salary slabs of our staff
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10
9
9
2
20
16
11
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30
0 10 20 30 40
10,001 - 15,000
15,001-25,000
25,001 - 50,000
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Total Staff
Female Staff
Male Staff
7
2
1
10
9
9
2
20
16
11
3
30
0 10 20 30 40
10,001 - 15,000
15,001-25,000
25,001 - 50,000
Total
Total Staff
Female Staff
Male Staff
20
The Board of Trustees have been very supportive and stood with us during the past year providing direction and their expertise from time to time.
We had two Board meetings last year and two Committees – Scholarship Committee and Finance Committee in which the Board of Trustees are members. The Board of Trustees has authorised these committees to make decisions on behalf of the board which are
ratified by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees approved the Annual plan and Budget, Auditor’s Report and appointment of the Auditor.
*None of the Board of Trustees are blood relations. There were no remunerations, payments or reimbursements to any Board Member during the year.
Sr. No. Name Education Qualification Occupation Gender position in the BoardNumber of Board
Meetings Attended
1. Geeta Mondol B.A., B.R.E.,B.Lib.Sc. Founder – AFDA Charitable Trust
FemaleManaging Trustee/Board Member
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2. Kamal Sharma ICWAI Freelancer Male Trustee/Board Member -
3. Divya Devpriya M.B.A. Finance and ITproduct Leader - IBM India private Limited
Female Trustee/Board Member 1
4. Dr. Oommen John M.B.B.S.,.M.D.,M.B.A Consultant Male Trustee/Board Member 2
5. Mathew Varughese M.A, B.D Director – TRACI Male Trustee/Board Member -
6. Sheila George B.Sc., p.G.D.B.A Consultant Female Trustee/Board Member 2
7. Albo Jason Wilson B.ComDirector Finance & Administration - EFICOR
Male Trustee/Board Member 2
8. Sharon Eileen Kumar M.A., B.Ed. Consultant FemaleTrustee/Board Member (term ended)
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Board of Trustees
