Our leadership
Managing Trustee
Mr. Siddharth Arvind Thakkar
Mob-
Trustee
Mrs. Prafulla Arvind Thakkar
Mob-
Background of Organization
Ehsaas Balgruh (Children's Home) was established in 2008 by the late Rutvi Chande in Valase, Satara. The journey began with just 5 children, with the aim of making orphaned and underprivileged special children self-reliant and ensuring their place in society. Facing numerous challenges, Rutvi Madam expanded the children's home to provide benefits to as many children as possible. Today, a total of 50 special boys and girls are receiving quality education and training through the home.
About the Organization
The institution operates on a non-grant basis with official recognition. All admissions to the children's home are made through the Child Court, and despite receiving no government funding, the institution selflessly takes full responsibility for the care, education, and training of the children free of charge. The number of children is increasing day by day.
When children are admitted to the home, they often lack basic self-reliance skills, such as using the toilet, brushing their teeth, eating, speaking, bathing, and dressing. The dedicated staff at the home patiently teaches these children all necessary self-reliance skills.
The institution provides pre-primary, primary, secondary, and pre-vocational classes, setting annual curricula based on the intellectual capacity of each child. The children are also taught subjects like self-reliance skills, home skills, and pre-vocational skills.
Rehabilitation Center
Organization's plans for intellectually challenged children.
Rehabilitation Center: Intellectually challenged children from the age of 6 to 18 must get an education based on their needs and ability for the development of their personality and secure a respectable place in our society. A Rehabilitation Center is needed to be found for this purpose.
Land required for Rehabilitation Center:- 1 to 2 acres of land.
These children can become self-sustainable with the help of training based on their IQ and inclination by nurturing their natural skills. As these children are observed to be free from bad habits and normally possess good health, they can easily perform all types of physical labor.
These children can take an active part in various activities planned by the organization and generate sufficient revenue to take care of their needs.
Vocational Training
These special children can easily learn different skills needed for various livelihood avenues like:
Agriculture
Horticulture
Dairy
Poultry
Piggery
Goat Farming
Emu Farming
Nursery & Greenhouse
They can enthusiastically work for 24 hours in such business activities. The only thing they need today is kind support from all of us. They can acquire these skills and become self-sustained and support the others as well. A resourceful and devoted Rehabilitation Center is needed to the time for bringing this dream to life.
Hostel has following facilities:
Kitchen: For cooking food
Kitchen Store:For storage of grain, vegetables, etc,
Dining Room/Mess: For sitting arrangement
Hostel Rooms :Separate accommodation for junior and senior children
Medical Room: A separate medical room is required to treat a sick boarder and avoid contagion
Hostel Store Room: For storage of supplies
Hostel Office : For administrative processes records
Security Cabin : For security purposes and keeping a record of visitors
Guest Room: For accommodation of visitors
Toilet Blocks: 7 toilet blacks for 50 children
Bathrooms: 5 bathrooms for 50 children
Water Supply : Covered dug well, bore well, and plumbing
Water Storage : 20,000 Liter cement concrete or polymer water tank
Education
Generally 4 ranges of Intellectual retardation are observed. Mild, Moderate, Severe & Profound. With the help of special education teachers, these children take education in Care Group, Pre Primary, Primary, Secondary & Pre Vocational classes, according to their IQ and adaptive functioning. Children having mild disorders learn reading, writing, mathematics, general knowledge, social skills, functional skills & practical skills.
As these special children lack basic life and learning skills, they need specially trained teachers and mentors to acquire the need-based special education to lead Independent lives. A trained staff is required for Imparting special education to these children.
The D.Ed & B.Ed teachers are required for intellectually challenged children.
1 Special Teacher and 1 Caretaker for 8 to 10 children
Headmaster : 1
Special Teacher : 5
Speech Therapist : 1
Clerk : 1
Craft Teacher : 1
Music Teacher : 1
Sport Teacher : 1
Drawing Teacher : 1
Dance Teacher : 1
Counselor : 1
Social Worker: 1
Peon : 1