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> Education and Livelihood opportunities | |
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Education & Livelihood Opportunities Programme |
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Initiated in
2007 in Chamrajnagar district, Karnataka, it is an innovative
and comprehensive programme designed to improve the quality of
mainstream primary education for all children while working for
the inclusion of disabled children. The
progra mme focuses
on 3 key areas-
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Education
for both disabled children and others
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Rehabilitation services for children with disabilities
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Livelihood
opportunities for adults with disabilities and the parents
of children with disabilities
The programme
presently covers 2 hoblis (village clusters) – Kasaba & Harve in
the district. It works in 76 villages with a total
population of over 102,000 people. |
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programme has sensitized and built the capacity of the teachers,
community education tutors, home based education tutors. 40 Community
Education Centres(CEC) have been set up in Kasaba & Harave hobli to
support village primaries to meet the special needs of different
children. These centres are meant to encourage and facilitate an
inclusive learning environment for non –disabled and disabled children
focusing on play –way learning methods. |
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total of 90 Self Help Groups have been formed in the 2 hoblis
and have 1278 members. The members have undergone training in
functioning of SHG's in book keeping, accounts, various
disability issues, rights of children and people with
disabilities.
A mini – rehabilitation workshop is now functional in
Chamrajnagar to support the needs of the local disabled people.
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