Over the past few years, the need for special education and multiple therapies for special children has been increasing. The existing healthcare and education systems found it difficult to accommodate the unique needs of children with multiple disabilities and vision impairment.
Recognizing the glaring gaps in the sector and the needs of MDVI Children, nationally renowned Low Vision Consultant, Dipti Gandhi, founded Muskan in 2007 to provide a one-stop-shop for MDVI children and their families living in Mumbai and nearby areas.
By providing the right intervention at the right time not only do we see improvement in the child, but we are also creating happy parents with balanced mental health which has a positive impact on society.
In the last 17 years, Muskan Foundation has served more than 7000 children and empowered around 14000 parents of special children across our 7 centres located in B.J. Wadia hospital, Byculla, Goregaon, MGM Hospital - Panvel, Bandra, Kalyan and Shatabdi Hospital - Chembur.
We are supported by some of the corporate companies through their CSR funding. To name a few, SBI Life Insurance supports our centre at Goregaon centre, HDFC Credila for our Bandra centre, Ares Management, ACG, Corporate warranties are supporting special education and therapies for few students and CMA-CGM supports special education and therapies.
We are registered under the Public Charitable Trust Act and have all necessary compliances ready such as 80G, 12A, and FCRA. We are also registered under CSR form 1 to become eligible to receive CSR funds.
Muskan Foundation could give services of qualified Special Educators, Professional Therapists, competitive administrative support only through the cooperation of generous donors and CSR funding.

Appeal

We propose student sponsorship for students for the implementation of their Special education program (Mother toddler, Early Intervention, Functional academics, Transition academics) and for the implementation of Multiple Therapies.

i. To maximize the potential of MDVI children, by providing customized, low-cost therapies and special education under one roof.
ii. To empower parents of MDVI children with the knowledge, skills and confidence to support their child’s unique needs and development.
iii. To sensitize the society about the special needs and the potential of children with MDVI.
iv. To enhance the skills of our teachers and professionals with new techniques and strategies
This program will help children with Multiple Disabilities and Vision Impairment (MDVI) to participate and be recognized in their families and communities. This will also help these children to realize their own unique abilities in life.