Jeevdan Special School

The dream of our study and survey became a reality in the name of Jeevdan Special School for the mentally Challenged on July 17th 2000 with the first admission to tyhe school and boarding.

At present the strenth of the special school is 52 and out of this 37 are in the boardiung.The class styarts at 10 am in the morning and ends at 4.30 in the evening.The staff members teach the students with dioffrent types of teaching materials.They follow the famous 3C method.The children are exposed to various practical training by which they form an undrerstaning abiout the routine life.

Jeevdan gives utmost importance for the religios formation of its students.The daily acivities bedion with prayer.When the students get upin the morning,devotional songs are played in order to creativea spiritual stmosphere.Prayer proceds every mewalk.BEfore the buigining of the daily cjlasses ,teachers gather together in tghe office for a common prayerDaily evening prayer,which lasts for one hour ,consists of devotional songs ,hymns and other prayers.

we provide admission to mentally challenged children, without the distinction of caste, creed, religion, language and community, from different parts of Sindhudurg district and nearby areas. Our target and dream is to train 100 mentally retarded children in the training centre.

People of Sindhudurg district and nearby areas are the immediate beneficiaries of Jeevdan Special School. People from neighboring districts too will benefit from this. Though mentally challenged children are the direct beneficiaries of the project, persons with other disabilities too will benefit from the services of the centre such as screening, medical camps, awareness programs, empowerment programs. Jeevdan functions as the pivotal centre of rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities in the district of Sindhudurg.

As most of the parents are from very poor economic background, we ourselves have to find out the financial resources for the smooth running of this charitable institution. We have not yet received any grant from the government. But our target is to attain self-sufficiency for this training centre in a stipulated time. Already we have started vocational training programme for the children, like making greeting cards, chalk, handicrafts, candle etc and this can be sold out. We have got a qualified staff in vocational training. Our organic products like vegetables, organic manure, variety of fruits also can bring us some income to maintain this centre. Nominal fee received from some of the parents also contribute to our income. Now and then, financial help from the local people are received on the occasions like birthdays, marriage days and on local festivals. Notes of appreciation that appeared in the local dailies about our Jeevdan Training Centre boosted our enthusiasm and strength.