|
 Manjunath
(10) is one of the students in the CEC. He is slowly getting
used to the other students in the group. Manjunath has Cerebral
Palsy. Owing to his disability he spent his early childhood
years crawling. Manjunath lives in a large family of 16 members
in a village called Mallyanapura. His parents Maregowda and
Rajamma are illiterate and work for daily wages. The demands of
looking after Manjunath were immense and his parents were at
their wits end, not knowing what to do with him. They had
visited many hospitals to find a solution but none was fruitful.
The neighbors suggested to the family to shift Manjunath to an
orphanage.
The ELO
programme identified Manjunath and encouraged his parents to
become members of the Self Help Group in 2007. They also
suggested rehabilitation intervention for Manjunath.
Manjunath does not require a surgery. Through the SHG he is
provided a wheel Chair to move around. A gaiter, , an AFO [Ankle
Foot Orthosis] and parallel bars outside his home support him to
walk. A rehabilitation therapy assistant from Mobility India
visits the family thrice a week to train Manjunath with various
exercises for his hands and legs. |
