Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Harmonious Children Rehabilitation Association (HCRA) is a non-profit voluntary organization, which was started in 2001 with a vision of a society with equal opportunities for all, and love and understanding of the need for providing opportunities for children with multiple disabilities. It engages itself in providing opportunities for children with special needs. Its interventions range from education to support to training and rehabilitation. With its “inclusive approach” it tries to facilitate specific action and practices that integrate and include people with disabilities in all areas of life. HCRA’s motto “to be a part and not apart” is self-explanatory and reflects the broader canvas of HCRA’s interventions. To turn this philosophy into practice, apart from working towards inclusion of students in mainstream schools, a variety of actions are being undertaken to sensitize different segments of society that influence the environment in which the special child grows.
History & Structure
The origins of Harmonious Children Rehabilitation Association (HCRA) date back to the early 2000s, when Mrs Manju Bagga took it upon herself to participate in community development projects. With every year that passed, our organization strived to reach out and improve the lives of communities — especially disabled children — in a manner that was responsible and sustainable. This led to a number of projects developing under HCRA’s three core programs. As an organization, HCRA is subdivided into three core programs.
Education
We sponsor education for children from economically weaker sections. Over the years, HCRA has offered vital assistance to children — especially those from economically weaker sections of our society who, if not helped, would be totally ignored by our ruthless society.
Critical Care
HCRA strongly believes that each life is precious and everyone deserves the chance to have a healthy, productive life. At HCRA, we provide financial, physical and emotional assistance with the valued and vital support of our sponsors. Team HCRA provides help for major to minor surgeries needed by lesser-privileged and abandoned children, with the noble intent and hope of giving them the opportunity to lead and sustain a normal life.
Rehabilitation Program
Since our goal is total rehabilitation for the children, the emphasis at the Centre is on collaborative team effort — the Rehabilitation Expert, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist and Speech Therapist. In addition, Vocational training has always been an integral part of our curriculum, and through it HCRA empowers children with disability to become economically independent.
The Vocational Training Programme at Paschim Vihar & Hari Nagar, New Delhi is the final step in the rehabilitation of disabled children. Learning income-generating skills not only helps the children become self-sufficient and economically independent but also develops their personality and confidence. The courses offered have been designed keeping in mind the disability of the children. Special education is provided in group and individual sessions; activities include matching, drawing, colouring, stringing beads and ADL, among others. Special ADL kits have been designed to assist in the learning process, with the multi-specialty team at the Rehab. Centre / School constantly improvising teaching aids and techniques to provide a variety of stimuli to the children. It is a matter of pride for us at HCRA that several children have been integrated into mainstream schools and institutes for advanced courses in vocational training. In summary, it is the combination of these three core programs that makes Harmonious Children Rehabilitation Association a successful, broad-based social welfare program.
