Satya Special School was founded by a group of like-minded individuals who were keen on working with children with special needs, especially girls.
On learning about widespread abuse and neglect of children with special needs, and the inability of the mother, in most cases single, to take care of the child, the group started Satya Special School in 2003 as a day-care centre with 20 CWSN. The organization has since expanded to several programs, including education, inclusion, livelihoods, training, and advocacy. Satya Special School has pioneered several innovative initiatives for the inclusion of CWSN. Satya’s strong focus on women, guided by the philosophy of “mothers as co- therapists”, has led to optimal development for Satya’s children.
Programs:
- Early Intervention:
- Inclusive Education
- Livelihoods
- Mobile Unit
- Satya Research Centre
- Satya Academy Training for Mothers
- Assistance for PW Ds
Currently 1200 children are actively getting services through 5 centres in Pondicherry with 99 staff in various cadres.
Enabling Inclusion® App:
Satya special school is adopting the Enabling Inclusion® App from Amar Seva Sangam to strengthen the monitoring of activities and children’s progress there by further enhancing the quality of the services. Training for Satya special school staff to use the App was given from 13th June to 17th June, 2023. Totally 23 staff from Satya school including 1 IT head, 2 IT Executive,5 Centre head,7 Special educators,1 Technical coordinator,1 Physiotherapist head, 1 speech therapy head, 1 Occupational therapist, 1 Psychologist,1 Program head, 1 speech therapist were participated in this training.
