| Project Name | Rural Pediatric Neurology Camp at Dhule & JVF Special School, Talegaon |
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 2618923 |
| Project Description | Funds collected through UWM were utilized to partly meet the expenses of :
a.) The Rural Pediatric neurology camp at Dhule where a team of 20-25 healthcare professionals visit the area biannually for consultations and provided medical and therapeutic intervention along with nutritional supplements and free medicines to children with neurological disorders and epilepsy. A total of 457 beneficiaries were served at the Dhule camp held in June 2023.
b.) The Jai Vakeel Special school at Talegaon where we provide holistic education to 52 children with Intellectual disability between the ages of 3-18 years by focusing on functional academics and pre vocational training. Apart from the day to day practice of innovative ways of teaching academics, students also enjoyed the thrills of co-curriculars, participation in competitions, celebration of festivals, an exciting fun fair on Children’s Day, a joyful competitive spirit on Sports Day, a grand Annual Day and even went on various kinds of field visits through Community Integration Programs initiative. |
| Locations | Dhule > Maharashtra (MH),Nanded > Maharashtra (MH),Dhule > Maharashtra (MH) |
| Causes | Education ,Health |
| Beneficiary Group | Children,Persons with Disabilities |
| Beneficiary Description | Jai Vakeel Foundation works with children and adults (ages 3-50 years ) who have an intellectual disability, which is a neuro-developmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual functioning (such as learning, problem solving, judgment) as well as adaptive functioning (activities of daily life such as communication and independent living). Individuals with IDD have an IQ less than 70 (Normal IQ is 90-100) in addition to deficits in adaptive behaviors that affect their everyday life. Further, they frequently have other associated disorders such as autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, visual impairment and or hearing impairment.
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| Impact | a.) Rural Pediatric neurology camp at Dhule: The camps are run by a team of volunteers that include pediatric neurologists, ophthalmologists, EEG technicians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietician & nutritionists, psychologists, and speech therapists and other professionals who provide medical consultations, run the the necessary medical investigations and prescribe treatment , give guidance on therapeutic interventions and free medicine including nutritional supplements.
457 unique children were served through the various medical and therapeutic interventions offered at the Dhule-Pediatric Neurology Medical Camp. Additionally, 266 children were given medicines free of cost and 299 children were given nutritional supplements free of cost.
b.) With 52 enrolled students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) developed and tracked through periodic assessments, 81% of the goals showed progress between baseline and endline across domains of a) Activities of daily living b) Communication c) Educational activities d) recreation e) social adaptive behaviour and f) life skills. In addition to Functional academics & prevocational training , Students were given exposure to 4 co-curriculars, 7 competitions & concerts and 8 Community Integration Programs
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Activities Conducted
| No | Activity / Item / Beneficiaries | Quantity / Number, if applicable |
| 1 |
Total no. of children served at the Rural Pediatric neurology camp at Dhule |
457 |
| 2 |
Total no. of children who were provided free medicines |
266 |
| 3 |
Total no. of children who were provided free nutrition supplements |
299 |
| 4 |
No. of Students for whom Individualized Education Program was developed |
52 |
| 5 |
No. of Community Integration Programs conducted for Students |
8 |
| 6 |
No. of Cocurriculars provided to students |
4 |
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