AURED conducts pilot test for Mobile Screening among pre-school and school going children

Started in 1986, in Mumbai, AURED focuses on habilitation of children with hearing impairment, through therapy sessions. This broadly involves the following steps: a. Evaluation of each child to confirm and determine the extent of hearing loss, assess residual hearing and parental counseling. b. Fitting of hearing aids or cochlear implants based on extensive scientific [...]

Thoughts from the President of Vibha – Ron Victor

Why was Vibha created? Vibha is very unique in that it was created to fill the desire of those who felt they could create change but were not able to for a plethora of reasons (location, lack of confidence, extremely daunting work, no support community etc.) Thus, while Vibha substantially impacts the lives of underprivileged [...]

HEARDS (Health Education Adoption Rehabilitation Development Society) successfully eradicates child labour from a Chittor Slum!

“India Shining” seems like a distant reality as it continues to host one of the highest numbers of child laborers in the world. Our country sadly has not been able to tackle child labor in spite of all the globalization policies which is supposed to be branding our country as a progressive and developed economy. [...]

“When Endeavor (Prayas) furthers opportunities…..”

Kasim and Arbaz in October, 2011, transitioned from their special class (exclusively taught by a special educator) to Preparatory (taught by regular educators). These children now sit with the normal children and slow learners in that class and study the syllabus designed for Preparatory by Prayas. Both these children are now considered as Slow Learners [...]

A Humbling Experience

This publicity leaflet may appear strange to many, especially if one  can read Telugu. This one was brought out by a Sikshana school months back- even I did not know about its existence till yesterday. It is from the Government (ZP) High school in Mukalacheruvu ( Madanapalle Cluster), in which GORD and Sikshana worked together [...]

2011, the year so far..

It has been a busy year so far for Vibha with a number of exciting activities.  Here are the highlights. 1) Launch of Adopt-a-Project: With this new program, a patron can donate his or her money to particular projects pre-selected by Vibha that focus on child development initiatives. This is great news for patrons who [...]

Research well and Give Generously

That seems to be the motto of Tufaan Entertainment Group, the student’s organization at Northwestern University in Illinois, which donated $10,000 to the Jan Madhyam project in New Delhi, India. Tufaan Entertainment Group organized a national level Bollywood fusion dance competition in March of 2011. Nine dance teams from all over the country participated in [...]

Highlight-Petals In the Dust: India’s Missing Girls

One cannot alter a condition with the same mindset that created it in the first place~Albert Einstein         SHE  is a beloved mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, a friend. What part do we play when the very right to exist is taken away from the female child?   This is a question we must all ask [...]

The Reservation Syndrome

- E S Ramamurthy  It is ironical – and sad too- that the entire subject of Right To Education (RTE) has been hijacked by one issue: the reservation stipulated under the Act for the neighborhood kids in private schools. In the context of solving the problems faced by the country in the field of Education, nothing [...]

A Good Deed Every Day

- Dilip G and Harshad Parakh Scientists claim that doing good deeds helps you lead a happy and content life. Monetary contributions are one such well established way helping those in need. A carefully chosen and well thought contribution not only epitomizes generosity but leads to a more satisfying giving experience due visible results on the [...]