Mainstreaming of Differently Abled Persons in Developmentin Indira Kranthi Patham

Presented by

P.Sudhakara ReddyState Project ManagerDisability Programme

Society for Elimination of Rural PovertyAt

National Institute of Rural Development25.08.09

Enhancing livelihood opportunities and Quality of Life for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and their families

Ensure Optimum utilization of residual abilities by PWDs

Improve capacities of PWDs to access and avail various entitlements and services offered by the Government.

Mainstreaming disability concerns in policy making and activities of line departments

Project Objectives

Project Area

78 intensive mandals in 22 districts

50 non intensive mandals in Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, Anantapur, Adilabad, Mahabubnagar and Warangal

Key Interventions Social mobilization and Institution

Building of PWDs and their caregivers Provision of Livelihood support Community based Assessment,

Treatment and Rehabilitation Services Promoting convergence with line

departments of Health and Education for inclusive activities

Institution Building (IB) Formation of exclusive Self Help Groups (SHGs) at

village level and Federations at Mandal level through the following activities.

Selection, Training and position of CDWs , CCs, APMs, DPMs.

Identification and mobilization of PWDs into SHGs Federating all SHGs of PWDs as Mandal Vikalangula

Samakhya (MVS) at Mandal level Capacity building through facilitation support and

trainings to SHGs and MVS on disability awarness, Institutional and financial management, Book-keeping , Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, etc.

Institution Building (IB) Contd.

Partnership with NGOs who have demonstrated ability in Institution Building for PWDs

Functional linkages with Village Organization (VO) and Mandala Mahila Samakhya(MMS) through

Enrolment of SHGs of PWDs into VO Maintaining separate bank accounts of MVS for

Community Investment Fund (CIF) of PWDs by MMS Periodic interaction and coordination between MMS

and MVS

Achievements (Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

•In pilot mandals 80,901 persons with disability are mobilized into 7,695 SHGs (pwd)

• No. of Mandala Vikalangula Samakhyas : 128 • No. of Zilla Vikalagula Samakhyas formed :02

Livelihoods

Reduction of poverty impact of disability on PWDs and their families through financial support from the Community Investment Fund (CIF) for various livelihood activities.

Promotion of Financial inclusion of SHGs of PWDs for improving access to Credit by

Improving credit worthiness of CBOs of PWDs

Advocacy with banks for providing loans to SHGs of PWDs

Livelihood Support Details

(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

Sl.No. Source Total

1Revolving Fund (in Rs.

Lakhs ) 300.20

2Bank Linkage (in Rs.

Lakhs) 956.50

3

Community Investment Fund - MCP (in Rs. Lakhs) 2859.00

  Total (in Rs. Lakhs) 4115.70

Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Services

Ensuring access to all basic entitlements to PWDs as per the PWD Act by conducting certification and multipurpose camps at Mandal level

Improving or retaining the existing residual ability through

Assessment and surgical correction camps at Mandal and District levels

Prescription of and facilitating access to suitable aids and appliances and therapies

AT&R Services Contd. Improving access to service providers by Capacity building of CBOs of PWDs to organise

required arrangements and access them on their own. Collaborating with local hospitals, NGOs and National

Institutes. Improving Activities of Daily Living skills of Persons

with mental retardation. Therapy Trainings to persons with Vision, Speech,

Hearing and Orthopaedic disabilities and their caregivers.

Community Mental Health programme for Persons with Mental Illness.

ATR services Disability Certification

(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

Sl.No. Item Pilot

Mandals

1 Total No. of Persons Identified 97,871

2Total No. of Persons Provided with

Certificates 87,558

3% of People provided with

Certificates 89%

ATR services Support to persons with orthopaedic disability

(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

SlNo Activity Received

1 PWDs identified 97,871

Undergone detailed assessment

56,727

3 Aids and appliances

18,174

4 Surgical correction

2,782

ATR services Support to persons with speech and hearing

impairment (Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

Sl.No Activity Recommended Received

1 Surgery 491 81

2 Speech Therapy 1620 841

3 Referral to hospital for follow-up

1169 477

Persons identified : 9128Undergone assessment : 5738

ATR services Support to persons with visual impairment

(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

Sl.No.

Activity Recommended Received

1 Surgical correction

504 234

2 Physiotherapy 548 318

3 Aids and appliances

1447 928

4 Orientation and Mobility Training

924 438

Persons identified : 6188Undergone detailed assessment : 3483

ATR Services Support to persons with mental retardation

(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

Persons identified : 5687Undergone Assessment : 3748Sl.No. Activity Recommended Received

1 Home based therapy

1912 1351

2 Referral and hospital support

675 395

Qualitative impact and changes

perceived by the community

Through sample Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and open interviews with the Community and project functionaries the following trends are identified in pilot mandals.

Improved access to government institutions and services offered by the government like certificate and other entitlements

Support for suitable livelihoods made them self reliant and their families are also benefiting from their contribution

Qualitative impact and changes

perceived by the community Contd.

Improved Self respect and confidence among PWDs

Reduced social discrimination

Increase awareness among the neighborhood on disability and PWDs

Differentiation of the problems faced by mild, moderate and severely disabled persons by the PWDs and wider community

Women with disabilities are recognized as the most vulnerable among all by PWDs and other community members

MVSs are able to articulate issues concerning PWDs collectively

Strengthening of IB and financial management All eligible PWDs would be provided with the livelihood support though Community Investment Fund (CIF) and Bank linkages Bank linkages to the tune of Rs.780 Lakhs for 1600 SHGs of PWDs (Rs.50000 per an SHG @ 20 SHGs per Mandal in 78 Mandals Surgical corrections for all eligible PWDs Therapy support and trainings to all eligible PWDs and their Parents/caretakers Expansion of Community Mental Health Programme Community Neighbourhood Centres in 78 pilot Mandals @ one per Mandal (38 are established so far)Rehabilitation Council of India certification to CDWs

Achievement up to March 2009

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