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| Chrysalis - An early
intervention project for children up to the
age of 5 years from Ahmedabad, exhibiting
/ are ‘at risk’ of developmental
disabilities |
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Organisation
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Setu
Developmental Intervention Centre, Ahmedabad |
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Project
name
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Chrysalis - An early intervention project
for children up to the age of 5 years
from Ahmedabad, exhibiting / are ‘at
risk’ of developmental disabilities |
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Grant
operationalised
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January 2009 |
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Duration
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3
years |
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Grant
amount sanctioned
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Rs5.50
million |
Activities within the grant and expected impact:
Setu is working towards:
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Strengthening the current centre-based
activities in Ahmedabad
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Taking the work
forward to the marginalised community
exhibiting a high risk for disability,
with the long-term objective of reducing
the incidence and burden of disability
in children through early diagnosis
and timely provision of early intervention
services. |
The twin key components of the project are:
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Refining and strengthening the
current centre-based approach through
continuation of centre-based activities
and initiation of intensive networking
efforts to establish professional
partnerships with pediatricians and
mainstream schools in Ahmedabad
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Conducting a
pilot study for assessing feasibility
of implementing a ‘Neighbourhood
Centre‘ based approach for provision
of services to the marginalised community,
residing in Juhapura, Ahmedabad |
The project is expected to lead to:
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Increase in the detected number
of ‘at risk’ children (cases)
exhibiting developmental disabilities
within their first year
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Increase in the
number of children availing of early
intervention services |
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Increase in the
awareness levels among different stakeholders
(medical professionals, education sector,
government departments, parents and
the community at large) |
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Improved ability
of parents to deal with the child at
home (ownership of child’s development) |
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Enhanced improvement
rates of children undergoing one-to-one
sessions and small group sessions in
the pilot centre |
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Increase in the
enrolment of the children in the schools
under inclusion |
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Increase in the
focus and attention of the Government
and other stakeholders on the need to
address disability among children through
advocacy efforts |
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