Message from the Founder
Dear all,
Anubhouti-a blessing
We are happy to present our first e-newsletter to you. It is our blessing to be able to do our little for the cause of the disabled and it is indeed a greater blessing to have you as our supporter. Though our e-news letter we will communicate all important activities and developments to you as and when they take place. We have also re-designed our website www.sukriti.org which is updated within twenty four hours of any development here.
So lets continue to keep in touch.
Regards
Sowmya Simhan
Sukriti Social Foundation has a new office
We finally have a new office after all these years of running Sukriti from my residence. The new office is in K.K. Nagar.
Read more: http://www.sukriti.org/blog/milestones/sukriti-has-a-new-office-now
Sukriti Social Foundation goes to rural areas
After catering to the needs of the disabled in Chennai city for many years, we wanted to reach out to people in places away from Chennai. We were finally able to do this when we screened 25 persons recently in Madurantakam Taluk of Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. Read on to know the different ways in which these people were helped by Sukriti:
http://www.sukriti.org/mobility-aids/disability-support-screening-camp
Cataract surgeries performed for 30 people
As part of our effort to prevent visual disability from occurring through blindness, we conducted an eye camp at Tondiarpet, Chennai. Hundreds were screened and many referred for surgery. Read on for more details:
http://www.sukriti.org/eye-camps/300-screened-thondiarpet-eye-camp
Battery-car for the disabled at Egmore Railway Station
We are happy to learn that the physically challenged and the aged can now avail of battery car services at the Egmore Railway Station in Chennai. More details:
http://www.sukriti.org/blog/travelling-for-disabled/battery-operated-car...
Computer Centre to be launched soon
We plan to start a computer center exclusively for the differently abled in K K Nagar. Though initially we thought we would offer a free cource only, some of our supporters felt that anything that is offered free is not given its full value. So we have now decided to charge a nominal amount. We will have four systems to begin with. Classes will start before the end of August 2008. We thank Srinivasan Services Trust for supporting this project.
Wheel Chair Handling Training Program
Wheel chair handling seems very simple but it does require a little training and practice. Read more http://www.sukriti.org/accessibility/wheel-chair-handling-training-progr...
How to get National ID cards for the disabled
To get the National ID card, you have to go to the District Rehabilitation office with two copies of your latest passport size photo and the original ration card. To get the address of the issuing office in your district,please contact 044-28290392,28290409. Read more http://www.sukriti.org/mobility-aids/national-id-card-for-disabled
Networking at Sukriti
Networking is a very essential part of work at Sukriti. We are sharing our new office with Maithri Educational and Charitable Trust. Our work at Madurantakam was done in partnership with Kalanjiam Trust and the Tondiarpet eye camp was in partnership with Uthra Helping Centre.
We welcome
Your feedback and contributions from you for our next e newsletter-it could be articles, jokes, recepes for healthy living or just anything that makes interesting reading. Write to getintouch@sukriti.org
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"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble"-Hellen Keller
