lam Venkat Sankabathula Born in 1980 in Srikakulam District at Appapuram.It's an immense pleasure for me to say about MANASIKA VIKASA KENDRAM which is located at Davajigudem, Gannavaram Mandal Krishna District. One day my heart squeezed by looking at my brother's agony of being Disabled. He has undergone several major operations to stand and walk with the support of an object. Then my heartfelt to do service to the disabled when I was a student. During my college days used to do many service activities in different areas like distribution of clothes to the needy, Awareness programs on different issues. Gradually I thought of extending services so, Established Society in 2008 as HELPING HANDS WELFARE ORGANISATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY WITH Reg.No. 104/2008. After a few years started SPANDANA MANASIKA VIKAS KENDRA M for Disabled children and was given all the services for free (Education, Transport, Meals, Physiotherapy, and medical aid). My better half also supports me. Later I thought I should make many to involve in service so that it can be extended to even remote areas, immediately started HELPING HANDS D.Ed COLLEGE through this I have been training many people who are also interested in service. With this aim much satisfied and felt that leading a meaningful life. lam so happy to say that During the pandemic of Covid about 20000 people were fed and given groceries by me. Such an act had given me much satisfaction.
Society has rooted in Gannavaram, Krishna district-A.P but happy to say that it has spread to all corners of Andhra Pradesh by conducting several activities like cloths to the old age and widows, counselling to the prisoners, water camps in summer, Providing books to the poor children, aids and environmental and drinking water awareness programmes in remote areas and villages, infrastructure to the government schools where there are no proper infrastructure and free coaching in different areas for the students apart from all these our main motto is to work on differently-abled(MR).
SPANDANA SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
We have concentrated at present mainly where there are problems in the fieldsof education, especially for the mentally retarded children for their education wehave started SPANDANA SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN at davajigudem,gannavaram. Through this school, we are doing many activities like first aid andmedical camps, aids awareness programmes and in society to solve the problemsin these areas; we are training the counsellors and social workers to eradicate theproblems and to bring awareness in society. Moreover, we have plannedand sincerely committed to training the teachers for the child with special needs. Wealso provide tri-cycles impaired machines to the Deaf. Employability skillsdevelopment programmes for differently-abled children. In our school atpresent, 37 differently-abled children are enrolled and for them especially we areproviding free education, home-based education, free transport, medical checkupand physiotherapy.
In addition to all these for their self sustained we are giving free computer education connected to AMBHA COMPUTER PROJECT, BANGLORE. Those who are 15 years of age or above are only eligible for this project. On the computer they do work like data entry… especially we are training them on craftwork like threading bangles , candles and chalk pieces making, so that they would get paid for their work. We feel that it gives us immense pleasure and happy to serve them.
To serve in a better way for the special children started this college in 2016.it is recognized by RCI New Delhi, the government of India. we train the teachers who are eligible to teach for the special children we also conduct awareness programmes in remote areas and rural areas on disability and how to prevent them. As it is a part of the education they serve for the children those who are in spandana School for special needs. We make students participate in several curriculum and co-curriculum activities.
I am proudly saying that all the members who are part of this society are self employees, even though with great intention and zeal to serve the people we have come together and taken up several issues to act genuinely to the right one. Though we have no funds rising from outside still with commitment have been doing all these activities from the day one of the establishment. On the occasion of International disabled day and world mentally retarders day we conduct sports and cultural activities after that prize given to them. When district level competitions were held our students from SPANDANA won many prizes . On the teachers’ day on 5th September, we felicitated a few teachers in government schools. Conducted cultural events and games competitions. Distributed prizes to the winners and runners after that ended. We have also celebrated Gandhi Jayanthi on 2nd October. On 1 st, January celebrated New Year in care and share amidst of orphan students. On 26th January republic day and august 15th celebration in school and given inspiration speeches by the teachers and sacrifice of Indian army. Many of them appreciated the meeting which we conducted and distributed sweets and chocolates to the students for the teachers distributed sweets and hot with that ended. Many other activities conducted on many occasions finally to say that we are all committed and zeal to serve the society.