Audited Balance Sheet

Annual Report of the Secretary General for the year 2009-10

  • Community Based Rehabilitation projects.
    The major activities under this group are:
    • Home Based Rehabilitation Project.
    • Risk Baby Unite
    • NewBorn Hearing Screening
    • Orthopedic Surgical Assistance
    • Neuro Visual Developmental Therapy
    • Home Based Rehabilitation Scheme

      which was introduced in November 08th 2008 is one of our best project which is continuing smoothly. The scheme was started with the idea of extending our services to a section of the society which till now was unable to avail of the facilities available even in a special school due to lack of awareness, financial difficulties, logistic problems etc. The unit which started with 4 children is now training over 9 children under this project. As reported earlier, under our CBR project we have recently undertaken a project namely “Disability Screening and Early Intervention” for extending the comprehensive rehabilitation programme to four near by Panchayaths Chottanikkara, Thiruvamkulam, Thiruvaniyoor and Vadavucode/Puthencruz.. Starting with an initial survey and a Disability Screening Camp on 14th March 2010 at Amabalamugal Medical Aid Society for a detailed evaluation by a team of specialists from the relevant field, it has been possible to arrange for:

      • Home Based Training for 21 children
      • Training, including therapy through Angansadis or health centres -6 children
      • Surgery of different types - 8 children.

      The project will be implemented by Adarsh Charitable Trust with the financial help from BPCL and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Ernakulam unit. Later on, as more experience is gained, some day we may be able to extend the scheme to the whole of District Ernakulam. The extent of the problem and its spread can be gauged from the following figures: Number of children in each Panchayat:

      i.  Results of Initial Survey:
      No. Name of Panchayath No. of Anganawadis No. of children screened No. with disability
      1Puthencruz2753148
      2Thiruvaniyoor2539551
      3Thiruvankulam2226947
      4Chottanikkara2230641
      TOTAL961501187(12.46%)
      ii.   Number of children, disability-wise
      Total No. of Anganawaadis Total no. of children screened Challenged children in the Anganwaadi Challenged children in that area CP* & OH ASD* MR* LD* SPEECH & HI* VI*
      9615012216555225493710
        187      

      CP-Cerebral Palsy OH-Orthopedic Handicap ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorders MR-Mental Retardation LD-Learning Disorders HI-Hearing Impairment VI-Visual Impairment

      iii.   Final figures after Medical camp
      AREASEXDISABILITY
        MALE FEMALE CP MR AUTISM LD HI VI OTHERS
      CHOTTANIKKARA18131917-4--
      PUTHENCRUZE9207351517
      THIRUVANIYOOR44411---2
      THIRUVAMKLAM108646-1-1
      TOTAL*414536919110110
      *Total number of children attended the camp was 89, but unfortunately we have reports of 86 children
    • Risk Baby Unit-

      • This is yet another ambitious project of Adarsh. Under this project, at the beginning of June 2008, we were providing this service to 4 hospitals. Now this is limited to 2 major hospitals in Ernakulam. Our developmental therapist works in two hospitals in Ernakulam, (Lakshmi Hospital and Ernakulam Medical Centre) co ordinating with the neonatal units of those hospitals covering on an average about 50 children a month. Arrangements are also being made in following them up as per the requirement in each case. We have a plan of extending this service to two more hospitals shortly.

    • New Born hearing check unit-

      • The new born screening unit set up as a joint project of Adarsh and Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Childhood disability group is working on accessing the new born on their hearing related problems at 6 hospitals in the city. Under this project we have examined over 600 children during the reporting period.

    • Orthopaedic Surgical Assistance-

      • Dr. Deepak Sharan from Bangalore continues to render his services by conducting surgery for our students at Recoup, Bangalore. For post operational therapy arrangements are made at his centre in Bangalore. Another set of three of our children will be undergoing surgery this May.

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KUREEKKAD
20/05/2010 Sd/-
P.R. MAHADEVAN
SECRETARY GENERAL