Suniye - An NGO for Hearing Impaired

Transcending the barriers of silence

Establishing communication with the world

Breaking the myth that deaf can’t listen nor speak

Giving hearing impaired children equal opportunity to develop and succeed

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Hearing Impairment – Key Facts and Figures

There are around 5 Million people with hearing impairment in India with 9% of them being children in ages 0-6

Source: Census of India 2011

All Ages 0-6 years

2394 K

229 K

2679 K

247 K

All Ages 0-6 Years

15K

1.24K

19K

1.35K

All India NCT Delhi

Key Demographics on Hearing Impairment1

Females Males

Other Key Demographics1

All India NCT Delhi

57% of them are literates

72% of them are literates

42% of hearing impaired (Ages 15-59) are unemployed2

59% of hearing impaired (Ages 15-59) are unemployed2

1. Source is Census 2011• Census figures are not final and estimates are closer to 10 million

2. Unemployed during the reference period of the census survey in 2011


Hearing Impairment – What, how and when

Normal loss of hearing faculty

Conductive hearing loss resulting from a problem in outer or middle ear, including ear canal, ear drum

Sensorineural hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve

Mixed hearing loss when someone has both conductive and sensorineural hearing problem

Congenital i.e. present at birth or acquired soon after birth

It can be caused by hereditary and non hereditary genetic factors or by certain complication during pregnancy and childbirth

Acquired which may occur at any age can be due to

Infectious diseases such as meningitis, measles and mumps

Ageing Chronic ear infections Injury to head or ear

Pre natal stage

Pre lingual or Post lingual stage

What is it? How it occurs? When it occurs?


Hearing Impairment – Invisible disability

Limited access and exclusion from communication and social interaction can have a significant impact on everyday life causing feelings of loneliness, isolation and frustration

Individual’s ability to communicate with others where spoken language gets delayed for children with hearing impairment

FunctionalImpact

Social and Emotional

Impact

Hearing impairment is an invisible disability which can’t be detected until an interaction or communication between two persons take place

Only around 11% of total disabled population in India are literates and around only 7% of the disabled population (Ages 15-59) are main workers*

Economic Impact

Source for Economic Impact : Census 2011

* Main workers are those who have worked for 6 months or more during reference period of census survey 2011


Remedies to reduce the impact of hearing impairment

Remedies

Wearing hearing devices such as

hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other assistive

devices

Teaching them language, lip-

reading skills for communication

Providing them opportunities for education and integration with

their normal peers

Suniye’s key objectives


Suniye – About us

Who are we?

What is our vision and objective?

Suniye is dedicated NGO working among hearing impaired children managed exclusively by parents of such children

It started in 1995 and has benefited hundreds of children till now

We run a support school totally free of charge for hearing impaired children, which encourages inclusive education and helps in developing speech and language

Make efforts to improve the existing facilities for the hearing impaired in the field of education, employment etc.

Bring all the hearing impaired children into the mainstream and enable them to lead a normal life


Suniye – How are we different

We are one of the very few institutions in Delhi teaching spoken language as opposed to sign language to these children

As we believe that hearing impaired children can be taught to listen and talk enabling them equal opportunities as their peers who can hear


Students By Class

Suniye – Who are our students?Key facts and figures

Students By Age

Key Demographics Of Students

88% of parents are from low income groups

38% are girls 62% are boys

27% 50% 43% 50% 35%

73% 50% 57% 50% 65%

33% 32% 45% 40%

67% 68% 55% 60%

Academic year (2014-2015).

• 65 children attended mainstream schools during 2014-2015.

• Many members continue to be associated with Suniye though their children have joined mainstream schools or have joined higher education etc


Management

Shri. S. Ramakrishnan (Retd IPS) – Convenor

• Former Director General of Police – Home Guards and Civil Defence, Delhi Police• Former Chief Executive Officer – Chhattarpur Temple (2nd largest Temple in New Delhi)• Co-Founder, Suniye• Parent of Hearing Impaired Boy – Vijay Krishnamani

Shri. Praveen Agarwal - President

• Partner at Agarwal Jetley & Co., Advocates• FCA, LLB (Law), BSc• Parent of Hearing Impaired Girl – Priya Gupta

Shri. Anil Madan – Vice President

• Co-Founder & Director, Clinchpad - Cloud based lead monitoring CRM tool being used globally.• Awarded Successful Entrepreneur (1988) by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India• Co-Founder, Suniye• Parent of Hearing Impaired Boy – Cheenu Madan

Smt. Santosh Verma - Secretary

• Associated with Suniye last 15 years• Post Graduate B.Ed from GNDU Amritsar• Parent of Hearing Impaired Boy – Rajat Verma


How does Suniye help the children and parents?

Suniye helps the children to use the residual hearing through use of hearing aids

Counsel Assess and Fit DevelopIntegrate &

Monitor

• Counsel the parents on how to tackle the problems effectively

• Through home visits counsel other family members to create awareness on their role in child’s progress

• Assessing the child for hearing loss through audiometry tests

• Based on assessment fit suitable hearing aid for the child

• Teach the children spoken and written language, social responsibilities, community living, general knowledge and subjects needed to go to a regular school.

• Help parents in admission of the child in normal school

• Interact with school authorities to monitor progress of the child

Improved social interaction and communication & equal opportunities


Suniye – Key contributions and achievements

Due to our efforts Govt. of Delhi ordered admission of all disabled children in the Govt. run and Govt. aided schools

On our request Delhi University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Dept. of Education New Delhi have reserved 3% for disabled individuals

Delhi Transport Corporation gives free passes for disabled children

Govt. of Delhi recognized 60 decibel loss in both the ears as hearing impairment for all purposes

On our request Govt. enhanced hearing aid reimbursement ceiling to INR 10,000 per hearing aid and up to INR 60,000 for digital hearing aids

The Ali Yavar Jung Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH) has been recognised for issuing hearing loss certificates for Identity Cards.

Other contributions and achievements: • Connecting with other organizations working among disabled persons and participating in different

forums to voice the problems of the disabled before the authorities to enable life of dignity for them• Many of our students have cleared 10th and 12th examinations and some of them have done

graduation and or obtained technical qualifications or Post graduation


Suniye - Achievers

Shri. Vijay Krishnamani who has a profound hearing loss in both years did his B.Com and MCA and after

working as a software professional in organisations like Nucleus Software Exports, Virtusa, Infosys BPO

and Citibank Singapore is now working as Assistant Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services, Singapore.

He got the National Award for the Best Employee from the Government of India in 2008 and the Infosys

Excellence Award for Diversity in 2007.

He is also co-founder of DEOC – Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre - an inclusive social enterprise

formed by people with and without disability with the vision to promote equal opportunity and inclusion in

all spheres of life. He has also co-authored a book “A Values Route to Business Success: The Why and

How of Employing Persons with Disability” – published by Confederation of Indian Industry.

Shri. Cheenu Madan who has a profound hearing loss in both the ears completed his BE in Computers from the Delhi College of Engineering (now called Delhi Technological University). Thereafter, he did his MS from the University of Florida, USA and worked as a Financial Software Developer in Bloomberg, New York, USA.

He is now working on his startup, Foobaz Labs which builds web applications targeted at businesses from all over the world. He founded Clinchpad – a deal focused CRM that enables you to close deals faster.

(www.clinchpad.com)

(www.deoc.in)


Suniye – Achievers Contd.

Shri. Prateek Asnani secured 85% marks in the 12 th Board Examinations, 2010. He has since then completed BE Mechanical Engineering from Netaji Subhash Chandra Institute of Technology, Dwarka, Delhi. He is currently applying for MBA from some top-tier institutes.

Shri. Rajat Verma did his B.Com and simultaneously completed a Software Engineering course in NIIT on a scholarship of 25000 INR. He has recently joined Nucleus Software Exports Ltd., Noida, as a Trainee Software Engineer.

Kumari Purvi Gupta is presently studying in Class X in Delhi Public School, Indirapuram, Noida, UP. She obtained 90 percent marks in her Class IX examinations.

Kumari Aditi Dubey is presently studying in Class X in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gole Market, New Delhi. She was given National Child Award for exceptional achievement in Roller Skating in 2009. She was awarded 50000 INR by the Government of Delhi to further enhance her activities in sports in 2013. She got the best student award in her school in 2013. She represented Delhi in the Junior National Badminton Championship held at Meerut in September 2014 and secured third position.


Suniye – How you can support us in our vision?

Current Future

• First model support school for hearing impaired in Delhi with all world class facilities

• Create resource center for other NGOs to learn about quality education for hearing impaired

• Enable increased training to regular teachers for bringing in inclusive environment

• Make the Government policies more Inclusive.

• Provide equal opportunities to hearing impaired to develop and succeed

• Partially constructed support school located in Sector II R.K.Puram

• 4 full time teachers

• Secretary who runs Operations of Suniye

• Monthly operating cost of 100,000 INR

Short Term Mid Term Long TermRegular financial support for running and maintaining school which cover expenses like

• Appoint Full-time Operations Head and Director of Education at 50000 INR per month per person

• Hire 2-4 more teachers at 40000 INR per month per person.

• Annual Salaries of other 4 teachers and 3 support staff

• Meet Monthly Operating Costs

Financial support to develop world class facilities provided to all hearing impaired children for free and they include:

• Audiology Center

• Counseling Services• Programming and

adjustment of hearing aids

• In house service support for hearing aids

• Essential supplies and hearing aid accessories

• Financial support of 50,00,000 INR to complete the partially constructed support school to make it into the first model school for hearing impaired in New Delhi.

• Replicate this model into every other State of India


Suniye – School at present

Key Facts

• Located at Plot opposite House Nos. 828-813, Type I Quarters, Sector II, R.K.Puram, New Delhi – 110022.

• Land allotted by the Land and Development Office, Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi on 3rd December 2008.

• Ground floor completed on 13th April 2008 and operations started immediately.

• Ground Floor• 4 classrooms• 1 Audiometry room• 1 executive office• 1 conference room• 1 waiting lobby

• 1st Floor• 2 classrooms• 1 computer room• 1 multipurpose hall• 2 store rooms• 1 waiting lobby

completed

pending


Blueprint of Proposed 1st Floor of Suniye

Classroom 115-0 * 20-0

Classroom 215-0 * 20-0

Waiting Lobby11-0 * 15-0

Multipurpose Hall42-6 * 20-3

Store 115-0 * 6-0

Computer Room20-0 * 13-0

Store 221-9 * 11-0


We will be grateful for any contribution small or large

For donations made as follows for the first floor, we would put up your name on the respective door for 10 years.

Contributions for First Floor

Item Dimension Donation

Multipurpose hall 42-6 * 20-3 20 Lakh INR

Computer Room 20-0 * 13-0 15 Lakh INR

Classroom 1 15-0 * 20-0 10 Lakh INR

Classroom 2 15-0 * 20-0 10 Lakh INR

Waiting Lobby 11-0 * 15-0 5 Lakh INR

Store Room 1 15-0 * 6-0 1 Lakh INR

Store Room 2 21-9 * 11-0 2 Lakh INR

Contribution for whole of first floor– If you would like to fund the whole of first floor, we would be grateful for a total donation of

55 Lakh INR and we would name the first floor after you for 15 years.

Notes:– If you would like to donate in installments, we will be very happy to discuss the same.• We are happy to receive donations for multiple items

Tax Exemption

• Donations to Suniye are eligible for exemption u/s 80G of the income Tax Act as per order no. DIT(E)/2011- 2012/S-1828/3664 dated 16.11.2011 of the Director of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi.

• We are registered vide 231650952 under the Foreign Contributions (Regulations) Act, 1976, to receive donations.


For Domestic Donations (Indian Rupee)

• Account Title: Suniye

• Account Number: 90562010049447

• (Building Fund Account)

• Account Type: Savings Bank

• IFSC Code: SYNB0009009

• Name and Address of Bank:

• Syndicate Bank, Sector V, R.K.Puram, New Delhi - 110022, India

• Address of Suniye: Plot opposite House Nos. 828-813, Type I Quarters, Sector II, R.K.Puram, New Delhi - 110022.

• Donations to Suniye are eligible for exemption u/s 80G of the income Tax Act as per order no. DIT(E)/2011- 2012/S-1828/3664 dated 16.11.2011 of the Director of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi.

For Overseas Donations (Non Indian Rupee)

• Account Title: Suniye

• FCRA Registration No.: 231650952

• FCRA Account No.: 10310544820

• IFSC Code: SBIN0001076

• Name and Address of Bank:

• State Bank of India, West Block No VII, Wing No. 1, R.K.Puram, New Delhi - 110022, India

• We are registered vide 231650952 under the Foreign Contributions (Regulations) Act, 1976, to receive donations.

Donations


• We are running our crowdfunding campaign focused raising funds for completing the 1st floor of our school.

• URL: www.ketto.org/suniye

• Accepts INR and USD

Our Crowdfunding Campaign

http://www.ketto.org/suniye


Contact Us

Website: www.suniye.inFacebook: www.facebook.com/suniyengo

Address:

Plot opposite House No. 828, Type I Quarters, Sector II, RK Puram, New Delhi - 110022.Phone: +91-11-26160936

India• S. Ramakrishnan (Convenor, Retd. IPS Officer)

+91-98991-47999 [email protected]

• Santosh Verma (Secretary)[email protected]

Singapore• Vijay Krishnamani (Coordinator)

+65-85188507 – Whatsapp/SMS/Facetime only (since I am hearing impaired)[email protected]@suniye.in

http://www.suniye.in/

http://www.facebook.com/suniyengo



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Appendix


Suniye – Key activities

• Parents are counseled to teach the children to listen to sounds and encourage them to talk

• Parents are asked to develop hobbies like painting, dancing, sports etc. in the child

• Home visits are organized to counsel other family members about the importance of their contribution in the child’s learning process

• Children are encouraged to have hobbies like painting, dancing, sports


Monitor


Suniye – Key activities

• The school has a core group of experts and an experienced faculty. The experienced educators for hearing impaired children take up regular classes while senior parents assist and provide their individual experiences.

• Performance which differs from child to child is reviewed on a weekly basis and the earlier plan is modified accordingly. Fathers, who think they have no role to play in bringing up such children are called regularly and it is stressed upon and explained how they can contribute to the progress of the child.

• A teaching plan is drawn for each student separately and explained to the parents of the student who play an important role.


Monitor


Suniye – Key activities Contd.

• In all of Suniye’s programs children are made to participate to build their confidence, and help them feel a sense of achievement

• A few recent events are listed below

• Holi – Festival of Colors - celebrations were conducted on 5 th March. Children participated and learnt what Holi is all about

• Dance, Rhymes and fancy dress performance was given by the children of Suniye for our visitors from Nederlands, Ms. Marion V. van den Brink, District Gouverneur 2014-2015, District 1570 (). From the Rotary Club of Delhi Heritage Sirish Jain, President, Sameer Gupta, Dinish Jaju, Satish Rakyan, Rajesh Sachdeva and Rajendra Mohan.

• We celebrated our Annual Day in 2014 with a performance “Aatankvad” – a dance drama choreographed by Bhairvi Mishra on 9th May 2014.


Monitor


Suniye – Key activities Contd.


Monitor

• Authorities of the neighboring school for the child are contacted to help in admission

• Suniye Counsellors visit schools where our children study to interact with the Principals and teachers about how they can help them like:

a. Allowing them to sit in the first row in class

b. Making them sit next to a good and helpful child

c. Talking while facing the child

• Hold annual interaction programs with principals and teachers to remove doubts and create better mutual understanding of the child’s needs

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