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Cheshire Homes India Bangalore

Cheshire Homes India Bangalore. A Voluntary Organisation June 2009. Cheshire Homes. Founded by Group Captain Lord Leonard Cheshire To support disabled people From a single Home after World War II it is now in 52 countries.

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Cheshire Homes India Bangalore

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  1. Cheshire Homes IndiaBangalore A Voluntary Organisation June 2009

  2. Cheshire Homes Founded by Group Captain Lord Leonard Cheshire To support disabled people From a single Home after World War II it is now in 52 countries. He started the Bangalore unit in 1961 with the help of a group of volunteers.

  3. About Cheshire Homes Bangalore • Is a registered Society, complying with all necessary statutory requirements, (has 12-A, 80G, FCRA, PAN, etc) • Has a mission to a) Support disabled girls and make them economically independent. b) Shelter and care for elderly women from the economically weaker section of society. • Is a secular organisation • It is responsible for charting its own activities and raising funds.

  4. Cheshire Homes Bangalore – What we do1- Old Airport Road Home • Runs a Home with a capacity of around 50 for disabled girls & women • Provides free boarding & lodging, education, medical care, corrective surgery & skills training for its residents.

  5. Old- Airport Road Complex

  6. Old- Airport Road Complex

  7. It has: • A Needle work training & production centre • A Craft training centre • A Computer training & soft skills centre • A Workshop for sorting and assembling for factories.

  8. Computer training & soft skills centre

  9. Workshop

  10. 2. The Whitefield Home - • Is a refuge for elderly women to live in dignity during their sunset years • Provides free boarding & lodging, health care, recreation & compassion for the residents.

  11. Whitefield Home

  12. Whitefield home • It has a capacity for around 20 disabled / elderly women • Presently the number of residence are low since both the infrastructure & financial requirements need supplementation.

  13. Whitefield Home

  14. 3. Livelihood Resource Centre (LRC) • Was started in 2008 with the support of Leonard Cheshire Disability, U.K.; with the aim of providing services and solutions for people living with disabilities (PWD) in & around Bangalore. • Since inception in August 2008, LRC has developed a data base for 400 PWD, conducted/ arranged training for 120 persons & secured job placements for 65 persons in the I T, Hotel & other service industries.

  15. What LRC does: • Identify & register people with disabilities (PWD) • Counseling & sensitizing • Support skills training and improving skills. • Support job placements. • Support for self employment. • Establish Networks & Linkages (Corporate, NGO, MFI,) • Developed a data base on PWDs, job openings, supporting Institutions & corporate.

  16. PWD attend LRC Programmes

  17. LRC – Sectors of Focus Presently LRC is focusing on building up linkages with the following sectors: • IT / BPO • Retail • Hospitality • Garment • Small scale industry • Micro - enterprise

  18. An appeal for your contribution • Presently it costs us around Rs. 20 lakhs to run the Airport road Home & Rs. 4 lakhs to run the Whitefield Home. • Presently LRC is costing 30 lakhs per year. It is supported by Accenture Ltd. for 2009 -2010. • Since the Airport road Home & LRC can manage within the present support, the Whitefield Home needs immediate attention in the following areas:

  19. Needs of White Field Home • Increasing & improving the competence of the care staff. Present strength is 2, required 5. • Regular medical support –health checks/ doctors visit/ emergency help. • Volunteers to enhance quality of residents lives. • Long term; infrastructural up-gradation.

  20. How you can help • Donations from Individuals (sponsor a resident, support for homes expenses / waiver of Doctors fees for corrective surgery, etc.) • Fund raising support by institutions through organising an event (eg. Walk the extra mile, musical / concert, etc) • Donate in kind: (rice, wheat, dals, oil, toiletries, school books, uniforms,) • Become a friend and donate Rs.1000/ annually

  21. How you can help • Volunteer time for building up extra-curricular activities for the residence (music, drama, physical education, coaching in some subjects, counseling, etc.) • And many more ways.

  22. Ways of contributing presently in practice

  23. Thank you

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