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Sankalp Centres
VSP - INDIA
Sankalp Centres
Delhi
A SOCIETY for Promoting Inclusive Education
Since its inception in Delhi in 2006, Sankalp has evolved and transformed itself to respond to the perceived changing needs of children from disadvantaged and marginalized groups. We began as a centre mainly to create awareness on inclusive education.
The interventions of this centre ranged from training teachers on inclusive education, developing printed material on inclusive education and acting as a resource centre to promote inclusion of children from disadvantaged groups in regular schools.
DEVELOPMENT
In the beginning, Sankalp focused on developing materials on Inclusive Education. The materials were developed for various stakeholders involved in teaching and learning. The aim of the materials and training was to acquaint individuals on how to use effective teaching techniques; classroom management, classroom organization, learning and types of problems, For more info go to https://indiasankalp.org/about/https://indiasankalp.org/about
TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY SANKALP SOCIETY FOR FUNDRAISING
To begin with, Sankalp raised finds by conducting training programmes for parents and teachers. In 2011 the success of this project serving lower socio-economic children's needs resulted in all of the children being mainstreamed into regular schools in the area. IASE Volunteers and GIVING Funds helped to provide supplies and support to make this happen. Starting in 2012, Sankalp began working on sanitation projects, wherein it provides girls' toilets and safe drinking water to poor schools so that the girls remain in school. Sankalp Society needs volunteer support mainly to train teachers on inclusive pedagogy and how to develop child friendly teaching learning material. Volunteers can also help us identify possible resources (both national and international) that can support us further.
Other needs include:
- School supplies for elementary students:books, puzzles, blocks, reading materials, games, charts;
- Volunteers to support studies and activities;
- Expansion of our skill training initiative by opening a new centre.
- Computer literacy program by procuring more computers to enhance reach. More than 175 children are now being covered through this intervention.
- Livelihood program was started in December 2025 with the aim of reaching out the most marginalized women. Skilled women are given sewing machines so that they can become economically in dependent and earn their livelihood. This has been a very successful intervention. The coverage till now has been of 57 women,
More info go to Dr. Anu's website.
Vocational Training Centre
This program was started in December 2025 with the aim of reaching out the most marginalized women.
This program was started in December 2025 with the aim of reaching out the most marginalized women.
Dr. Anupriya Chadha, Chief Consultant-Inclusive Education-SSA & RTE, Director of Sankalp
Sankalp Centre
Dr. Anupriya accepting an IASE donation via Mary Gale Budzisz, IASE volunteer of laptop computers for children and young adults with visual impairments.
Special Visit December, 2022 to all local sites
SPJ Sadhana School
Mumbai
Serving a variety of students with autism, Down syndrome, speech and hearing impairments, spasticity, and mental retardation are taught real-world skills for 75 students.
The focus has been on achieving excellence in the field of special education and training. The school has developed innovative and detailed systems and processes for the quality of its services in this rare and specialized area. The school focus is not only on academics but a holistic approach but also on co-curriculum activities, functional skills, independence and vocational readiness. The areas covered include: The Formative Years syllabus, Grades I to IV, caters to young children. From
formative years, they are either promoted to Intermediate level comprising of Pre-Vocational Class or Skills Enhancement and there they are trained for 3 - 4 years which Vocational Course they will fit in. As they grow into teenagers, they enter the Four Year. Polytechnic Course. We have four types of Vocational courses: Hospitality & Catering, Office Procedures Class, Visual Arts & Craft, Wood Art and Handicraft. This course has been recognized as the only one of its kind providing vocational training to groom an Intellectually Disabled young adult to take his or her place as an independent, confident, and earning member of society.
SPJ Sadhana School is in need of:
- Volunteers: During September-February in the areas of academic support, communication and language, technology, art, creativity, sports, life skills, vocational training, career readiness, professional expertise and community participation;
- Educational games and learning resources'
- Art and craft materials;
- Sensory and occupational therapy materials;
- Sports and adapted physical equipment;
- Musical instruments;
- Computers and tablets;
- Educational software;
- Vocational training materials;
- Hospitality and catering equipment and supplies;
- Sewing and textile materials;
- Books, visual resources and communication materials;
- Materials for functional life skills training
For more information https://spjsadhanaschool.org/
More Photos Here over the years
Photos top left to right:
Photo One: International School Award 2013-2016
Photo Two: Blessings 2014' - A Fashion Event. the Fabrics were designed and produced by the students of S.P.J. Sadhana School
Photos Top left to right:Photo three and four: Model showcasing the work of the students at the Fashion Event.Photo five: Siddharth Singh student of S.P.J. Sadhana School who suffers from Mr. Smith Lemliopitz Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy with his master piece in AcrylicPhoto Six:Art Trisonomy 21 - Art Exhibition 2013
The month of August 2024 began with the first event for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of SPJ Sadhana School, the Inauguration of the Memory Wall. The unveiling of the Memory Wall revealed the emerging story of 50 years of the school. An important aspect was the Golden Jubilee Logo, which celebrates the milestone of 50 years and symbolizes the promise to continue the journey onwards.
Diamond Training
A two day trip on 13th and 14th April was undertaken to Surat to attend a workshop to Enhance the Students’ Educational experience and to understand the Gem Industry. They were accompanied by Ms. Renu Javeri and Mr. Rahul Desai. The students visited Venus-Jewel Diamond Factory and Hari Krishna Exports Pvt Ltd, both eminent Diamond hubs. They were able to make connections between classroom learning and the actual functioning of the industry, in a new environment and in a different culture. The students were also appreciated and praised for their discipline and dedication. It was an effective learning experience.
Excerpts from FIONIKA SANGHVI's – PRINCIPAL SPEECH
Memories are special moments that tell our story. Today as we unveil the memory wall, we will know of the emerging story of SPJ Sadhana School. The school has journeyed for 50 years. As the school marched courageously decade after decade, there has been so much growth. Growth in its infrastructure began from a tiny school operating out of a small space/classroom to now a 4 floor school housing classes, vocational training and so many therapies.
Growth in its curriculum grew from one that is updated regularly with the latest in the field of special education to a holistic integrated curriculum.
Growth continued in methodologies, approaches, number of students and educators.
Empowering special needs students leads to their growth. Every student who has reached the door of the school climbs its steps and runs through the corridor. We have been able to empower the students to a level of advocating INCLUSION. Today’s moments are tomorrow’s memories and the best thing about memories is making them.
SPJ Sadhana School Celebrates
Golden Jubilee
Graduation Ceremony
Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan
Don Bosco
From 10th to 25th April an Observation and Orientation workshop was held in SPJ Sadhana where funfilled activities - use of Busy Bags, Pasta Art, Trips to Hanging Garden, Origami, Badminton, Football, Cycling, Puzzle Competition, No Gas cooking, Movie, Cleanliness in the Classroom, Fancy Dress Nail Art and Tattoo - were conducted for the entire school.
The event was the first of its kind and involved the entire staff and students in shared activities. The emphasis was on values such as friendship and sharing and working in tandem. It targeted cognition, perception and social interaction for the students. It was a platform for the teachers to assess the strengths and weakness, likes and dislikes and capabilities of their students and recognize their character traits such as tenacity and flexibility. It also strengthened survival skills by bringing safety measures into prominence.
ORIENTATION AND OBSERVATION
Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan is nearing 50 years of a magnificent and meaningful journey of its accompanying children and young at risk by handholding them to a purposeful life and helping them to restructure their dreams. ‘The Lost Childhood… Found Again’ is a documentary of this 50 years of journey.
Cochin
The vision of Don Bosco is to reach out to the children of the street and to the young at risk, to inspire and support them towards a new life and to help them get integrated back into the mainstream society. This site is a well integrated rehabilitation movement for these 300+ children with behavioral and emotional problems who may have been physically and/or sexually abused, sold by parents for beggary, forced into child labor, or have had various conflicts with the law.
Service/support requested by Don Bosco include:
- Recreational activities;
- Art projects;
- Music;
- Physical Education;
- Conversational English;
- Drama;
- Social Skills training;
- Computer skills;
- Funding;
- Volunteers: 2+ months; anytime of the year.
(Read more from IASE volunteer, Dr. Rita Mulholland.)
Fr. Joe Fernandez with older boys
Fr. Thomas opening IASE welcome gifts
A Journey of Enduring Partnerships
Our new 2022 visit to many of the Don Bosco Centers was an exciting one. Even though these centers are within the local area the challenge of driving becomes a navigation feat! Indian road rules appear to operate within the domain of karma where you do your best and stay out of the way of the cows. Basically driving starts on the left, unless it is occupied. In that case, you go to the right, unless that is also occupied. Then you proceed by occupying the next available gap. It appears to be like chess and all part of the overall adventure. The next few days we visited many of the centres of this non-profit organization whose main focus is to work with underprivileged boys and girls in the city of Cochin. It is run by Don Bosco fathers.
We enjoyed the overview and teachable moments at our first visit with Fr. Abi. He reviewed the intake process, provided us with a brief tour, and allowed us to share and teach the boys at this temporary shelter home for run-away boys which just opened in 2020. Mary Gale founding member and past VSP coordinator lead the group in a song in English which was used later as a warm up for the students yoga classes.
Check out the latest updates below from Don Bosco
Vimukti Girls School
Vimukti Girls School, Jaipur, is a senior secondary school providing free education to 800 girls from slums of Jaipur. We are showing the photos of then 2004 and now. We welcome back our newest VSP site.
Sanstha Vimukti School was founded in 2004. "Vimukti," which literally translates to "redemption," was an ideal moniker for an effort to help girls from Jaipur's urban slums escape poverty and backwardness by giving them access to high-quality education. Vimukti Sanstha's biggest obstacle was the mindset of impoverished parents who kept their daughters at home to look over their siblings and take care of the house while their mothers worked as domestic help. Stay tuned for more information on our latest site!
Don Bosco Site in Cochin
Sankalp Centres
S.P.J. Sadhana School