PARTNERSHIPS By DR. Bhushan Punani Gujrat

1. PARTNERSHIPS By DR. Bhushan Punani Gujrat

2. PARTNERSHIPS • a. Legal relationship between 2 or more persons contractually associated as Joint Principals in a business • A relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joints rights and responsibility. • Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

3. Why do we need Partnerships? • Why are we interdependent? • There are several reasons: • We are not perfect • We cannot do everything ourselves • We need contact with others • We cannot duplicate all services ourselves • We have different skills & levels of expertise • We have different resources

4. BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP • UNITY IS STRENGTH • A problem shared is a • problem halved • Duplication of resources is avoided • Is cost-effective • Fosters excellence • Helps builds capacities • Promotes equality and access

5. How do we establish partnerships • We can do so provided we are ready to follow the steps outlined below: • We are willing to acknowledge that somebody could be better than us • We want to share what we have We are willing to learn from others • We respect others and are prepared to meet them halfway or more • We are open to suggestions • Willing to accept others’ points of view

6. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP • MARRIAGE! • COACH AND PLAYER • TENNIS MIXED DOUBLES

7. Partnership Statement • Partnership is a relationship of substance between two or more organisations involving shared responsibilities in undertaking activities as mutually agreed upon. • Principles of Good Partnership • All partners should know what is involved • All partners should be informed & continually updated • Transparency in practice • Openness of heart & mind • Adherence to principles

8. WHAT ARE PARTNERSHIPS ABOUT? • They do not stand for funding only! • They stand for: • Sharing of resources (Human & Material) • Sharing of Expertise • Empowerment of personnel • Sharing of goodwill • Problem solving

9. KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP • Identify& Quantify your needs • Prepare an appeal/project proposal • Present your need with substantive data • Acknowledge your partners • Maintain accountability & transparency • Be courteous & prompt in reports • Publicise the cause

10. NEED FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP • Most Organizations depend upon Govt & public charities as source of funding • Declining Govt. funds & increasing demand for public charities as affecting survival & growth of disability development organizations.

11. NEED FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP • Need for expanding services beyond education & rehabilitation • Need for adopting comprehensive approaches with use of technology, innovation & adaptations • Private sector has access to enormous funds, technologies and appropriate information • Concept of Social Responsibility picking up fast

12. AREAS FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

17. Govt. of Gujarat Initiative on Partnership • State Corporations to allocate 30 % of its Profit to a designated Trust which will promote Corporate Social Responsibility – Rs. 200 Crores every year • Concept of “Inclusive Human Development through Global Partnership” as a part of Vibrant Gujarat • Dr. Abdul Kalam to Chair a session on this approach to synergize CSR Activities • 70 MOUs on CSR to be signed

18. Companies Entering into Public Private Partnership • Intel • Microsoft • Micro-Bosch • Monasanto • Wockhardt • Reliance, Satyam, Adani, Ambuja • Tata, Maruti, • Ashima, Apollo Hospitals

19. Areas of Partnership • Nutritional Programs • Enhancing capacity & reach of NGOs • Supporting logistic systems • Maternal Child Health • Enhancing technical competence • Vocational Training • Environment Education • Adopting Primary Health Centres

20. Our Responsibility • Ensuring coverage of persons with disabilities • Support to disability development organizations • Provision of Audiometry services • Provision of proper hearing aids • Inclusive education and vocational training • Assistive devices • Public awareness • Therapeutic intervention

21. BPA’s PARTNERSHIPS • With Dark & Light: • For salaries of blind Physiotherapists in earthquake hit areas • For evaluation of Indian programmes • With Handicap International: • Deputation of Physiotherapists & Occupational Therapists from other countries to BPA • Technical collaboration for training of BPA Personnel • Making available advanced assistive devices

22. BPA’s PARTNERSHIPS • Sight Savers International: • Training of rehabilitation personnel • Expertise in the area of eye care • CBM International • Training of CBM project partners by BPA • Technical support for eye hospital • Sponsorship of BPA personnel for advanced training & conferences

23. BPA’s PARTNERSHIPS • With Unnati for “Barrier Free Environment • With Kutch Navnirman Abhiyan for rehabilitation and earthquake disabled • With civic society for riot disabled • With AMC, AUDA, GSRTC,RTO, GIDC, • Ahmedabad Dairy for booths for Disabled • With Slum Clearance Board for houses for disabled persons • GLI for “Music Programme for Blind” • Nirma Institute of Management students for Project work

24. BPA’s PARTNERSHIPS With State Bank of India for: • Old furniture, carpets, old computers • Oil & Natural Gas Commission for: • Tricycles, wheelchairs, vending kiosks Others • Jhaveri Polymers for employment • Vipaschana and Yoga groups for meditation • Ahmedabad Education Society, Government, for free land • Bareja General Hospital- free land for hospital • Lincoln & Zydus for medicines • Doctors for free diagnostic services • Ahmadabad Round Table for car rally • LCIF for Computerized Braille Press

25. BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPS • - Integrated Education • Employment • Assistive Devices • Staff Training • Might is Right • Sensitization towards disability • - Funds/ASSETS

26. BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPS • Developing links within the community, national and at the international level • Forge alliances Fulfill your mission, extend reach

27. BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPS • With Partnerships, you will • see that • ONE + ONE = ELEVEN

28. ENROLMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES UNDER INTEGRATED EDUCATION -----No.of Students

29. 60000 50000 48000 45000 40000 36500 38000 36000 37000 31000 30000 26732 22413 20000 17287 10000 1560 1765 1827 1203 1474 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2000 2002 2006

31. PREVAILING SYSTEM OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN GUJARAT MINISTRY HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY & FINANCE DPEP IMPLEMENTION & POLICY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUJ. POLICY,FINANCE SYSTEM SUPPORT PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION (ADMISSION) GCERT COORDINATION DISTRICT DIET • HRD • GRANT PIED (UNICEF) LOCAL ADMINISTRATION ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE PRODUCERS OF EQUIPMENT & DEVICES DISABILITY ORGANIZATION MEDICAL SUPPORT Developmental Organizations SOCIAL ANIMATORS CONCESSIONS & FACILITIES SCHOLARSHIP-SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LOCAL NGOs IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES • APPOINTMENT OF TEACHER • MONITORING • EQUIPMNET • ORIENTATION • ADMISSION • RESOURCE • COUNSELLING REGULAR SCHOOL Parents/Community

32. ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER SSA

33. ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER SSA

34. ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER SSA

35. ULTIMATE GOAS OF SSA • EACH & EVERY SCHOOL AGE CHILD WITH DISABILITY: • TO BE ASSESSED • TO BE PROVIDED ASSISTIVE DEVICES • TO BE PROVIDED BOOKS IN ACCESSIBLE FORMAT • ACCESS TO EDUCATION & NEW LEASE OF LIFE