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WALK PROJECT WAYSSS Yadavallivari Street, Kothapet, Guntur-522 001,Andhra Pradesh, India www.sevaways.org

WALK PROJECT WAYSSS Yadavallivari Street, Kothapet, Guntur-522 001,Andhra Pradesh, India www.sevaways.org. A MANUFACTURING UNIT FOR FREE DITRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL LIMBS & CALIPERS. WALK OFFICE -CUM- MANUFACTURING UNIT AT BRODIEPET, GUNTUR. ANDHRA PRADESH MAP.

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WALK PROJECT WAYSSS Yadavallivari Street, Kothapet, Guntur-522 001,Andhra Pradesh, India www.sevaways.org

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  1. WALK PROJECT WAYSSS Yadavallivari Street, Kothapet, Guntur-522 001,Andhra Pradesh, India www.sevaways.org A MANUFACTURING UNIT FOR FREE DITRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL LIMBS& CALIPERS

  2. WALK OFFICE -CUM- MANUFACTURING UNIT AT BRODIEPET, GUNTUR

  3. ANDHRA PRADESH MAP

  4. GUNTUR DISTRICT MAP Mandals: 57 Villages: 729 WAYSSS Artificial Limb Kendra (WALK)

  5. GUNTUR DISTRICT POPULATION Total Population 44,05,520 Male 22,20,300 Female 21,85,210 Urban 12,31,230 Rural 31,74,280 Physically challenged (Approx)2,00, 000

  6. Socio-economic Status of the district • Illiteracy & ignorance • Poor sanitation (only 30 to 35% of people use latrines) • Lack of access to safe drinking water • High rate of water borne, vector borne and skin diseases • Exploitation of women and children • Child labor and girl child marriages • Disability is 7 to 8% • High rate of road traffic accidents and etc.

  7. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANISATION • Registered not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious action group • Started in 1996 by a Doctor couple Dr.Ramana & Dr.Prasanna Yashaswi • To under take development activities for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and backward castes of below poverty line (BPL) • Physically challenged welfare, • Women empowerment, • Child labor eradication • Peace movements • Poverty Eradication with social involvement • To create awareness among rural people about health , • education, and basic rights

  8. WALK - MISSION STATEMENT To empower physically challenged from all fronts to ADD LIFE TO MOBILITY as we believe MOBILITY IS LIFE

  9. VISION 2010 To establish: 1) A STATE OF ART ARTIFICIAL LIMB CENTRE 2) PHYSIOTHERAPY COLLEGE , 3) ORTHOTISTS ANS PROSTHETISTS TRAINING COLLEGE , 4) REHABILITATION CENTRE 5) RECREATION CENTRE 6) VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER 7) BARRIER FREE ENVIRONMENT

  10. PROJECT GOAL To supply Artificial Limbs & Calipers, Wheel Chairs & Tri-cycles to amputees and Polio victimsfor FREE OF COST

  11. Aims & Objectives • The project seeks a revolution in the physically challenged through change in their behavioural attitude by boosting up their morale and by giving walking aids, counseling and showing them a livelihood • We empower the women of the physically challenged families to take over the function of the earning male . • We form self help groups among physically challenged and encourage them to develop small scale entrepreneurships . • The rights of physically challenged will be enlightened by creating awareness regarding various G.Os, to empower them to approach the Government

  12. Aims & Objectives • As we believe in MOBILITY IS LIFE we always aid the physically challenged to stand on their own feet with out depending on others for their daily needs and livelihood . • We are trying to undertake is BARRIER FREE ENVIRONMENT TO PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED as this is neglected by all. • We maintain a REPAIR SECTION for artificial limbs and calipers as wear and tear often cripple the physically challenged as they will be exploited by the relatives and the local limb manufacturers. • We work hard to eradicate SOCIAL STIGMA from the minds of physically challenged. This we call as WALK AWAY YOUR SOCIAL STIGMA (WAYSS).

  13. Oven Machinery at WALK

  14. Machinery at WALK Machinery at WALK

  15. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE WALK DIRECTOR : Dr. Ramana Yashaswi Asst. Prof. of Orthopedics Guntur Medical College, Email id: sramaraoson@gmail.com Mobile: 98480 78807 PRESIDENT : A.Manikyavel Proprieter: Bharati soap works VICE PRESIDENT : Rama Rao Social worker SECRETARY : Chelikani Sitaramaih Ravi Paper Mart, Guntur. Mobile: 98852 29289 TREASURER : Dr.S.V.S.Prasanna Gynaecologist Yashswi hospital, Kothapet. Guntur. Mobile: 9394109596 JOINT SECRETRY : Haribabu Social worker, Guntur.

  16. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF THE WALK EXECUTIVE MEMBERS VADLAMANI RAVI : Chartered Accountant Rotary PDG, Guntur RAJYALAKSHMI : Corporator 39th ward, Guntur Rotary EX President. SRINILATHA : Social worker GANDHI : Social worker M.K.VISWANATH : Social worker SVS. LAXMINARAYA : Medical executive & Social worker ORTHOPEDIC BOARD Dr.Rama Mohana Rao, Prof. & Head, Orthopedic dept. NRI medical college. Dr.Y.Lakshmana Swamy, Sanjeevi Orthopedic Hospital, Guntur. Dr.A.V.Dakshina Murthy, Associate Prof. Ortho, NRI Medical college.

  17. Legal Status * Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Government of Andhra Pradesh * Registered under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976 with Registration No. 010190207 eligible to receive foreign contributions.

  18. WHY INCREASING PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED • In India the number of physically challenged is rapidly rising. • Road traffic accidents • Are negligence, ignorance, carelessness and ill luck. • Traveling on foot boards, • Leaning out of crowded buses and trains • Drying grains on high ways, • Ignoring traffic signals , • Diseases - Diabetes, - Tumors, - Septic wounds, - Cigarette smoking leading to gangrene and amputations.

  19. Lost limbs in accidents

  20. Lost limbs in accidents

  21. WHY AN ARTIFICIAL LIMB CENTER AT GUNTUR • A big district with lot of poor limb less • No artificial limb center nearby • Carrying of limbless to far off places involves long distances journey, language and transport problems • So for a big district like GUNTUR we feel we should have a limb center to cater to the needs of a large number of physically challenged not only from GUNTUR district but also from the neighboring districts.

  22. District Collector. Smt. G.Jaya Lakshmi, I.A.S. and Muncipal Commissioner Sri.D.Rama Rao opening WALK centre Oven

  23. WHY AN ARTIFICIAL LIMB CENTER AT GUNTUR • SO WE STARTED an artificial limb fitting center. • The center Is fully equipped with all the machinery necessary for the manufacturing of artificial limbs and calipers . • A separate body will monitor the function of the center. • We manufacture artificial limbs and calipers, and distribute them to the needy on a priority basis . • We also run a REPAIR CENTER to cater to the needy.

  24. TARGET GROUPS /BENEFICIARIES • The target group is physically challenged people like amputees (limbless), polio victims, and cerebral palsy children. • The registration of the amputees will be done in Government Hospital and in various private hospitals. • The target group registration by out-reach programmes: Conducting free disability screening camps in rural & urban areas

  25. BENEFICIARIES

  26. BENEFICIARIES

  27. BENEFICIARIES

  28. BENEFICIARIES

  29. BENEFICIARIES

  30. BENEFICIARIES

  31. HOLISTIC APPROACH Our aim is to follow a holistic approach towards a physically challenged a)To give them psychological support b) Stump physiotherapy to get a good looking ,active, painless, straight limb to facilitate easy fitting of a prosthesis c) Issue of orthopedically handicap board certificate which will be beneficial to them to get bus n rail concessions, loans from banks , government schemes

  32. HOLISTIC APPROACH d) To help them through District Disabled Welfare Office to get various benefits from Govt and Non Govt organizations e) Giving mobility through the artificial limbs & calipers; wheel chairs & tricycles f) Vocational training to gain livelihood g) Socially, psychologically , economically and physically we assist to make them stand on their own feet

  33. Out reach - Free artificial limb camp

  34. WALK action photo gallery Mayor Sri.Kanna Naga Raju distributing an artificial hand to needy Mayor Sri. Kanna Naga Raju distributing an artificial leg to needy

  35. WALK action photo gallery Sri. Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, M.P giving away polio caliper, in the presence of Director Dr.Ramana, president Sri Manickavel. Mayor Sri.Kanna Naga Raju giving away above knee prosthesis

  36. WALK action photo gallery Collector Smt.G.Jaya Lakshmi giving away an artificial limb to a child Municipal commissioner Sri.D.Rama Rao giving away AK prosthesis

  37. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION • Community participation is key to success of our projects • Community sensitization is our prime motto for the welfare of the physically challenged. • we form self help groups and cultural groups among physically challenged to improve their financial stability and prevent social stigma. • The creation of awareness among the physically challenged regarding their rights, limbs maintenance and financial growth.

  38. RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION STRATEGY Only risk is misuse of the aids & appliances given The mitigation of risk is by: 1) Avoiding duplication by computerizing the data of the beneficiaries 2) By promoting the repair section usage regularly 3) By discouraging the people who are misusing our aids

  39. DEMAND OF AIDS & APPLIANCES FOR 2007 • NUMBER OF LIMBS NEEDED : 1000 (600 B.K & 400 A.K) • NUMBER OF CALIPERS NEEDED : 1000 (500 B.K & 500A.K) • NUMBER OF WHEEL CHAIRS NEEDED : 3OO • NUMBER OF TRICYCLES NEEDED : 400

  40. Monthly recurring expenditure • Rented premises Rs. 2,500/ per month • Two orthotists and prosthetists • Each one salary Rs. 5000/- per month • Helper, water and current charges • Raw material for the limbs and calipers.

  41. BUDGET FOR 2007 Total cost of project Rs. 50,00,000 WALK foundation contribution Rs. 10,00,000

  42. You can help Physically Challenged in the Following Ways.

  43. MONITORING & EVALUATION • To keep the track record of the beneficiaries by maintaining the transparency of the records ,and working together with other NGO’S. • The project activities and results ,and the budget will be intimated time to time to all the Donors, other NGO’S, in a transparent way

  44. Prayer DONATE GENEROUSLY A Prayer is not a spare wheel that you pull out when you are in trouble. A Prayer is a steering wheel that directs you to the right path through out your life So our Prayer is liberally donate to WALK on Birthdays, Anniversaries or in the name of your loved ones.

  45. THANK YOU

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