Eka has been pioneering collaborative
programs with couple of organisations.
Following are some of our outreach
programs.
a) February-2018: -
1) Awareness sessions at Samarthanam
Trust for the Disabled, in HSR Layout.
The session was presented by both the
trustees: Sharmila Jois Vellal & Santhi Karamcheti. Samarthanam is a not
for profit trust for disabled and underprivileged citizens where the focus is
to enhance the educational, social-emotional and cognitive skills.
The workshop conducted by Eka was on
Behaviour management of Special needs children. The workshop gave them an
understanding of what is behaviour, identifying desirable and undesirable
behaviour and understanding different forms of reinforcement and other
management techniques.
2) Workshop held at Karnataka Parent
Association for Mentally Challenged Citizens (KPAMRC), Bangalore.
The Session was presented by
Co-founder, Santhi Karamcheti. Started in 1978 by few parents of persons with
intellectual and developmental disabilities, KPAMRC has been one of the
pioneers in educating the Special Educators. They started their courses on
Teacher Training Programmes in understanding and training disabilities such as
Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities and Autism and have been providing
their courses for the past three decades.
Eka’s Workshop at KPAMRC was to help special educators understand inclusive education and multiple disabilities. In the inclusive education session, the special educators were briefed about how an inclusive classroom should be, the requirements specified by UNESCO, what inclusive education truly is- which is the inclusion of children from various backgrounds under one roof, underprivileged, tribal, disabled, migrant workers, etc. The most important part of the session being educating the competencies of an inclusive teacher, on how to accept every child for what they are.
b) March, April & May-2019: -
1. Short term courses - Baking, Sustainable Gardening & Photography
A month-long program in specific
vocational training which is adopted by the National Institute of Open
Schooling (NIOS). The courses introduced were Baking, Photography and
Sustainable Gardening & subject support was rendered for students appearing
for NIOS secondary & senior Secondary Privately. For the upcoming year, we
intend to include more courses in stitching, modelling, pottery, etc.
2. 2-days workshop for teachers of
NGO- U & I :-
U & I is an NGO that works for
underprivileged group. They have various programs which include a scholarship
for school going students and care for the mentally challenged population who
are in government homes which include engaging them in productive work. The
two-day workshop at the U & I included:
i.)creating awareness about different
disabilities,
ii.) five domains-physical, social,
communication, cognitive and
iii.) behaviour management and
classroom management
iv.) managing resources and resource
development and sensitizing the teachers working with mentally challenged boys,
girls, and adults residing at Government-run homes.
