About NGO:
"Shraddha Charitable Trust" is a workshop devoted to helping the autistic and mentally challenged
young adults. Autism is a disorder of the brain that causes lifelong development disability affecting their
communication & social abilities thus these challenged people lead their whole life dependant on others.
At "Shraddha", our focus is on rehabilitation and training programmes dedicated to empower these adults with
special skills to create various artistic and utility articles, which can be sold. Our products include gift bags in
canvas/jute, paper, gajra bags, silk bangle bags, mobile covers, envelopes, greeting cards, agarbatti stand,
rangolis in various sizes and shapes, floating lotus, eco friendly, microwaveable patravali plates/bowls in six sizes
etc. Our aim is to inspire these adults inspite of their handicap make them feel useful and confident as regular earning
members of society.

Fund Usage:

Funds generated will be used for the training and rehabilitation of the young adults And also to fund the installation of an elevator on our premises which will benefit our special adults, who as they age find it difficult to climb up three floors to the. Workshop

Impact:
Mohammed Saif is 25 years old and severely autistic. When Mohammed joined Shraddha three
years ago he was a very aggressive boy and prone to bouts of violent behaviour. With lots of coaxing
by the staff at Shraddha he was made to work on the leaf plate presses which helped to channelize his
excessive energies on the machines as they require some physical exertion. Today he proudly displays
a stack of 300 plates as his personal achievement with a promise to better his record as time goes by.
Mohammed's demeanour has improved greatly and the frequency of his temper tantrums have also
reduced quite a lot. The smile on his face the day he takes home his stipend cheque is priceless.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo103_shraddha_charitable_trust.htm

Founded Year: 1999

Cause category: Disability