Outreach programs

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.