provision Asia
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dr. Charles F Kingery, Mrs. Jean Kingery |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Trust |
| Focus | Disability, Intellectual disability, Physical disability |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13°01′26″N 77°36′42″E / 13.023828°N 77.611762°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
Region served | Karnataka |
| Services | Mobility aids, Advocacy, Physiotherapy, Job placement, Education Sponsorship, Computer training, Counseling, Rehabilitation |
| Subsidiaries | proMED, Mithra Special School |
Staff | 14 |
Volunteers | 5 (Full Time) |
| Website | provisionasia |
proVISION ASIA is a non-governmental organization based in Bangalore, India. proVISION ASIA's efforts are focused on providing mobility aids, advocacy, physiotherapy, job placement, Education Sponsorship, computer training, counseling to differently abled individuals in and around Karnataka State in India. The organization's stated mission is "Hope and Wholeness through Self-Reliance!".
History[edit]
Dr. Charles Kingery and Mrs. Jean Kingery met 14-year old Muniswamy, near the street on a flat-platform with four wheels in 1986 in Bangalore tending his uncle’s sheep, which he did for his living. Dr. Kingery and his wife, Jean, responded to “Muni’s” needs and began inviting him and other differently abled individuals into their home, and teaching them life skills which will enable them to make a livelihood. They realized their mission to help people with disabilities in Bangalore, and proVISION ASIA was established in 1988. Today Muniswamy manages the organization’s “Ability Connection” program, which bridges community resources and people with disabilities to make available medical treatment and rehabilitation, as well as provide government advocacy.
Projects[edit]
proVISION ASIA center in Bangalore provides mobility aids, government advocacy, physiotherapy, job placement, education sponsorship, computer training and counseling.
Ability Connection[edit]
proVISION ASIA serves as a bridge between community resources and persons with disabilities to make medical treatment available. Also offer rehabilitation,consults various hospitals and partners with nonprofit organizations for treatment including corrective surgeries, calipers, and prostheses. This department also undertakes vehicle modifications (converting 2 wheelers to 4 wheeled vehicles) to provide efficient and safe modes of transportation for people with disabilities. proVISION ASIA also liaise with the government to provide services such as pension plans, bus passes, train passes, disability ID cards, medical certificates, medical insurance and other benefits.
Rehabilitation Center[edit]
Children and adults are benefited through physiotherapy at rehabilitation center. This department currently treats patients with cerebral palsy, post polio residual palsy, postoperative fractures, post traumatic stiffness, brain damage and paralysis. Some of the services offered at the center are: disability assessment, pain management, gait training, neuro development, mobilizations, strengthening exercises, manipulative therapy, electrotherapy exercises, therapy, counseling, and caretaker education training. Services are often done in collaboration with local hospitals and healthcare facilities to ensure the most effective rehabilitation of the patient.
Job Placement[edit]
A major challenge for people with disabilities is the socio-economic conditions they face making job market inaccessible for them. This department is committed to help them in their job search. To date proVISION ASIA has placed clients in eating establishments such as Pizza Hut, Café Coffee Day and Barista; corporate entities including Health & Glow, Accenture, Mphasis; various data entry offices and manufacturing units in Bangalore. proVISION ASIA also partners with other non-profit organizations like EnAble India[1], Leonard Cheshire Disability to expand the search for employment opportunities. Resources for self-employment jobs such as a sewing machines, iron boxes and fruit/vegetable carts are also provided to the clients.
World 10k[edit]
proVISION ASIA has been one of the participating NGOs each year in the World 10k alongside thousands of Bangaloreans and international athletes. proVISION ASIA’s participation with clients in wheelchairs, pushed by community leaders and partners, is an excellent opportunity for advocating inclusion of people with disabilities in Bangalore. This event enables proVISION ASIA to raise needed funds for the organization’s work, through obtaining sponsorships by individuals and corporations.
Mithra Special Needs School[edit]
This project was started on May 15, 2012. Students range from the age of 3 years to 12 years, with both physical and intellectual disabilities. The learning center incorporates a growing library, outdoor play area with safe equipment, an accessible toilet, separate rooms for individual instruction and group work, and a kitchen for meal preparation. One of the goals of Mithra Special School is to provide a platform for the parents of these students to be able to work-- and improve their socioeconomic condition. We also encourage these parents to interact with other parents whose families have been affected by disability
Education[edit]
Educational Support[edit]
Educational support is provided to differently abled children in Bangalore in association with other groups and NGOs in Bangalore. Children with disabilities are helped to find and get admission in schools.
empowHER[edit]
To increase job opportunities for people with disabilities, a three-month course focusing on teaching basic computer skills, spoken and written English and personality development is conducted at the center for women with disabilities, who have completed their basic education.
Bangalore Prison Project and Mobility Aid Distribution[edit]
The Prison Project began in September 2006.[2] Second hand, top-of-the-line wheelchairs are collected and shipped by Joni and Friends International Disability Center in California, U.S.A.[3] These wheelchairs are refurbished by the inmates of Bangalore Central Prison to a like-new condition, and distributed locally. Pediatric chairs, sports wheelchairs and various sizes of manual wheelchairs are fitted on each individual to assure the best mobility. As they contribute in this way to society, they are rehabilitated. proVISION ASIA hosts monthly wheelchair distributions in various areas of our community, to those in need. The quality and specialty of these wheelchairs are not available in India. Some of these wheelchairs have also been donated to hospitals, other NGO’s, police stations, retirement centers and government offices in Bangalore.[4]
Yash Wheelchair Dance Troupe[edit]
Yash Wheelchair Dance Troupe is a team of wheelchair dancers who perform at functions for corporations and schools. Lively music and intricate movements create an inspiring statement about the gifts of friends with disabilities.
PlayGroup[edit]
The Saturday PlayGroups is a great opportunity for children with disabilities accompanied by their families, to experience a time of fun and frolic. Here, stories are shared, simple craft is taught and songs are sung. The PlayGroup is held in Coles Park, which has been made accessible by proVISION ASIA.[5] Parents meet other parents, as well as interact with the staff for counseling and medical advice. Besides that, they are invited to join our weekly Friendship Circle to further discuss their challenges, share ideas, and experience the encouragement which comes through community.
Awards and Achievements[edit]
- 2014: TCS World 10k Run, 2nd highest fundraisers[6][7]
- 2013: TCS World 10K Run, 3rd highest fundraisers and most innovative fundraising innative[8]
- 2012: TCS World 10K Run, 2nd highest fundraisers[9]
- 2012: BJP, Education and Educational Institute Award
- 2012: State level of Physically Challenged Rights and Awareness Committee, Protection of Differently Abled People
- 2012: BBMP, Good Service in The Community Award
Impact[edit]
Today proVISION ASIA is located at Kaval Byrasandra, Bangalore and so far has served nearly 5000 differently abled and reached more than 20,000 individuals with its work.
Few of the noted disabled who reached heights with support from proVISION Asia include Srinivas B.V., bodybuilder and sportsperson [10] [11] and weight lifter and Rani Chennamma Award[12] winner A. Shaheena, who have represented Karnataka in various National events.
Fundraising[edit]
The annual fundraisers of proVISION Asia are the Bangalore World 10k and Daan Utsav. Above that, donations are accepted from corporates and individuals throughout the year. Major portion of the donations are used towards wheelchair recovery, repairing and distribution, educational sponsorship and Mithra Special School.
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Placement Cell, EnAble India. "Placements - EnAble India". enable-india.org. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Hindu, The (June 1, 2008). "Jail inmates are wheeling their way to goodwill". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Wheels for the poor, disabled persons". The Hindu. Sep 21, 2004.
- ↑ "Wheelchairs for disabled in police stations". The New Indian Express. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Parks to be made accessible to people with disabilities". The Hindu. September 26, 2006.
- ↑ "Rs. 3.25 crore raised until now for more than 75 NGOs through TCS World 10K Bangalore 2014". This Week Bangalore. May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "TCS WORLD 10K BANGALORE RAISES MORE THAN INR 4.04 CRORES FOR CHARITY IN 2014 THE RUN HAS HELPED RAISE IN EXCESS OF INR 15.7 CRORE SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2008". procamrunning.in. ProcamRunning.
- ↑ "TCS World 10K Bangalore 2013 – Charity Press Conference – Press Release and Photos". procamrunning.in. Procam Running.
- ↑ "Success Stories:proVISION". blog.bangalorecares.com. Bangalore Cares.
- ↑ Indian Express, The New. "Courage bows before financial insecurity".
- ↑ Hindu, The. "When the super heroes met the special children".
- ↑ "Rani Chennamma Award for 16 women". Th Hindu. March 9, 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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