அர்ஜுன்குமார் ஒரு மாற்றுத்திறனாளி. பிழைப்புத் தேடி புதுடெல்லி வந்தவருக்கு எந்த வேலையும் கிடைக்கவில்லை. பிச்சை எடுக்கத் துவங்கினார். சுமார் ஓராண்டாக தொடர்ந்த இந்த அவலநிலை ‘பிஓய்எஸ்டி’ என்ற அறக்கட்டளையின் வழிகாட்டுதல் மற்றும் கடன் வசதியால் மாற, இன்று தொலைத்தொடர்பு வசதி மைய உரிமையாளர் என்றாகிவிட்டார் அர்ஜுன். அவரது வருட வியாபாரம் 12 லட்சத்துக்குக் குறைவதில்லை!
“Like a spring the beginning of all things are small.” It happened to be the same with Life Help Centre when we incepted the tiny seeds of service to the handicapped in the year 1977. This organization started its service in a rented building at Adyar, Chennai which shifted soon to its own campus on 11.52 acres situated at Palavakkam which is towards the south of Chennai on the East Coast Road, in June 1983.
State Nodal Agency Centre (SNAC) and State Nodal Agency Partner (SNAP) are the institutional arrangements of the National Trust at the State/UT and Divisional levels to support and take forward its activities. One SNAC in every State/UT and one SNAP for around 10 districts in every State/UT are appointed from amongst the reputed and well established NGOs registered with the National Trust.
As such a Remote Area Funding Scheme was conceived to cover these remote districts for providing services to persons with such disabilities by providing financial incentives to set up new organizations registered with the National Trust.
It is in the light of this paradigm shift and the consequent need to recognize excellence, to encourage voluntarism and to promote best practices in the disability sector that the National Trust Annual Awards are instituted.
The National Trust was setup in the context of parents’ worries that what will happen to their children with special needs when they are no more. In order to provide a sustainable solution to this rather difficult problem, GHARAUNDA – a scheme of Lifelong Shelter & Care is conceived
An Incentive Scheme to Promote Economic Activities for Self-Employment of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and multiple disabilities.Promoting income generating economic activities for self-employment of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities through incentives.
A Scholarship Scheme for Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities. To encourage people with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities for pursuing post schooling any vocational training / professional courses for enhancement of their skills.
The aim of the scheme is to work with children 0-6 years with developmental disabilities, to make them ready for mainstream and special schools. This is an early intervention programme.Awareness generation amongst parents of persons with disabilities, its family members & related Govt. Officials / Teachers.
To provide permanent care for abandoned and destitute persons with disabilities, protection to persons whose family support is gradually diminishing, family membersare willingtopay forgood quality services , homes and independent living situations and create opportunities.