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Sight Saver Programme

Grihini one of the partners of Sightsavers implementing project on social inclusion theme in Chhattisgarh has informed that Ms. Gayatri Yadu [a 30 year old orthopedically challenged woman from Mohbhatta village, Simga block, Baloda Bazar district] has won Gold medal in Tricycle-half marathon during state level sports competitions organized by Ministry of Youth and Sports Welfare Department at Raipur on 1st Feb. 2014. She has participated for the first time in such events. She received INR 20000.00 as cash award from Raman Singh [Honourable Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]. She is one of the selected potential leaders among women with disabilities from the project area and has received leadership training under Sightsavers supported project. She has also participated in a vision building workshop conducted recently in Dec. 2013 at Bhopal by North India Office. Another participant, Mr. Prabhu Lal Nishad [a 26 year old orthopedically challenged man from Nishadpara village, Simga block, Baloda Bazar district] has won Silver medal in Tricycle-half marathon in the same competition. He has participated for the first time in such events. He received INR 15000.00 as cash award from Raman Singh [Honourable Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh]. Grihini's team has taken a lot of efforts in motivating the participants. In all a team comprising of 6 PWDs have participated in this event.

Sight Saver International

No person in Simga block of Raipur district Chhattisgarh state should be needlessly blind and those with irreversible blindness or low vision should have the same rights and access to services as their sighted counterparts & PWDs enjoy their rights and entitlements and participate equally in mainstream development processes

June 2008 to Till date

Though government has various schemes and entitlements for disabled people, the experience says that most of the PWDs do not even have a valid disability certificate which enables them to avail the entitlements under these schemes. This is due to the lack of awareness about the rights of PWDs among the government officials and other key stakeholders.

Due to discrimination and apathy, PWDs live in circumstances of poverty, isolation and stigma. Their experiences have been exacerbated by the lack of services & facilities and vehement attitudinal barriers in all walks of life.

Considering above situation, and based on learning’s from the first CBR project partner [Grihini] has implemented various programmes in Simga block of Raipur district . The project proposes to strengthen the system involving government and other stakeholders for ensuring effective social inclusion of all PWDs in the project area. The project focusses on improving the participation of the PWDs in development programmes. The project strengthens capacities of PWDs for self-advocacy and helps them in improving their participation in mainstream Development processes.To achieve the goals various programs like Base line survey, Outreach diagnostic camps for surgeries, school screening & spectacles provide rehabilitation services, Resources mobiles awareness programme ,community meetings ,Primary health care training & orientation (AWW,ANM, school teacher, PRI members, volunteers, SHG, parents , Project staff ) One Vision centre is established, clinical & functional assessment is done, children are enrolled in regular schools & are provided with education materials. Celebration of events like Disability day, World Sight Day, IEC material, Training in daily living skill & Income generation for blind & low vision are conducted.

The project is implemented by GRIHINI Organization in collaboration with District Blindness Control Society (Raipur) & District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), Samaj Kalyan Board, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. GRIHINI is mainly doing the outreach activities, organizing outreach diagnostic camps, rehabilitation for the visually impaired and education for the blind and low vision children. The identified patients after initial screening will be sent to district hospital Raipur for treatment and surgeries. Those requiring higher order services are referred to Medical College Raipur and Chhattisgarh eye hospital.

The DBCS is also be supporting in terms of providing spectacles to the identified children after school screening. Similarly for the education of identified visually impaired children linkages are established with district education department for admission and support services (scholarship and aids & appliances etc.). This project is based on rights Based approach which empower PWDs that facilitate the realization of rights And entitlements along with increased participation in mainstream development Processes and those with irreversible blindness or low vision should have the same rights and access to services as their sighted counterparts & PWDs enjoy their rights and entitlements and participate equally in mainstream development processes.