This PRAGATHI CHARITIES NGO charity is working on Key Issues of Aged/Elderly, Children, Differently Abled, Disaster Management, Education & Literacy, Environment & Forests, Health & Family Welfare, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Human Rights, Legal Awareness & Aid, Micro Finance (SHGs), Nutrition, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development & Poverty Alleviation, Sports, Tribal Affairs, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, Vocational Training, Water Resources, Women's Development & Empowerment, Youth Affairs

Andhra Pradesh

Nellore

MAJOR ACTIVITIES : 1. SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY RETARDED, WOOD COMPLEX, NELLORE 2.SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR HEARING HANDICAPPED, NELLORE 3.COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION APPROACH FOR THE MENTALLY ILL PERSONS 4.EMPOWERMENT OF DISABLED COMMUNITY UNDER MISSION FOR ELIMINATION OF POVERTY IN MUNICIPAL AREAS (MEPMA) IKP (URBAN) IN 3 MUNICIPALITIES OF KADAPAH AND NELLORE DISTRICTS 5. TRAINING PROGRAMMES (Human Resource Developments) - Special B.Ed(MR),B.Sc(Audiology & Speech Pathology), 6. AIDS Care and Support Centre (2008 – 09) IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2008-09: 1. a) Alienation of Land :- The main and utmost Achievement of this organisation during 2008-09 is acquiring of 5.99 Acres of Land from Andhra Pradesh State Government to start “Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre for Multiple Disabled”. The Tahsildar – Nellore Mandal has handed over the land on 04-04-2009 vide the Rc.B.870/2008 (Copy Enclosed). b) Achieving of necessary Equipment for the Project :- Another achievement is that the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Vizag Steel Plant authorities have sanctioned and supplied Machinery – Equipment Aids and Appliances for Rs.46 Lakhs towards financial support for the Project “Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre for Multiple Disabled” vide Ref.No.VSP/CSR/08 dated 27-09-2008 of Assistant General Manager (CSR) (Copy enclosed). c) Another achievement is that the Main Branch of Andhra Bank – Hyderabad has supplied one Audiometer for Rs.50,000/- for the Project. d) Construction of Building : - The Japanese Consulate, Chennai has visited this place regarding starting of this Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre for Multiple Disabled and sanctioned 42 Lakhs for the construction of two storeyed building for providing Physio/Occupational, Vocational, Counseling/Guidance, Aids/Appliances, Speech therapy/Audiological services in this Project. The construction will start during 2009-10. e) Financial Support through Corporate Sectors :- Reliance Company – The Reliance Company, Main Branch, Mumbai has extended financial support of Rs.10 Lakhs for this Project and released the amount in January 2009; which is being utilized for providing infrastructure facilities for this Project. f) Transport facility :- State Bank of India, Hyderabad – The State Bank of India – Hyderabad Main Branch has sanctioned an amount of Rs.10,32,300/- towards purchase of a Van (Mahindra 41 seater vehicle) for the Transportation of disabled persons to this proposed centre. The supply of van is under process. 2) In fact a few of our Mentally Retarded students and Hearing Impaired students have excelled in the fields like Dances; Dramatics, and other areas which probably one would not have even thought of a few years back. The Hearing Impaired students have participated State level Dance Competitions in “Andhra Wala” Programme conducted by E.TV. at Hyderabad, which was relayed and brought laurels to the District and State. 3) The other important achievement in Cultural events are that our students were invited every year to the Cultural Programme held in Delhi on the eve of “Andhra Pradesh Formation Day ” on 01-11-2006, 01-11-2007 and 01-11-2008 respectively. Our children’s Programme on the Stage, before the A.P. Governor, M.P.’s, Ministers, Chief Ministers and Speaker of Andhra Pradesh assembly and hundreds of Audience in the A.P. Bhavan, New Delhi was the high light of the programmes and has been very much appreciated, and got cash awards of Rs.15,000/- on the stage by the Public. 4) The another achievement is that, the 1st Batch of 2004-05 Xth Class, 9 students and 2nd Batch of 11 students during 2007-08 of Hearing Impaired students have passed, which is a land mark in Nellore District. Out of these students, 3 girl students are employed in our institution Pragathi Charities as Helper and three other students are else where employed as attenders and the other are pursuing their higher education. Two students of VIIth class got State Pratibha (Merit) awards through which the