#EmpoweringTheSpeciallyabled

since 1991

 
The problem is not the person’s disability.... The problem is society’s view of the person’s abilities
— Anonymous
 
 

We are a Charitable Trust dedicated to the rehabilitation & generation of sustainable livelihoods for the differently-abled children & young adults of the rural plantation community of Munnar, Kerala.

Our Welfare Institutes impart skills that will support and generate sustainable livelihoods for a better & more empowered future. 

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‘Creation’ | ‘Nature’ | ‘Universe’ | ‘Handiwork’

— all synonyms of “Srishti” and the foundations of our existence —

All our specially-abled associates & artists have been educated through the DARE School Project.

The DARE School enrols children with severe mental health conditions, dwarfism, the infliction of polio in childhood, hearing and speech disabilities, heart conditions among others. The children are imparted education in functional academics & trained in social & self-help skills along with vocational skills through their formative years.

The graduating youth are further given the opportunity to interact & be nurtured into artists by experts in their respective craft domains from across the globe, developing unique traditional & sustainable craft techniques from a world community of artists.

Our Natural Materials & Sources

The specially-abled artists across our Welfare Institutes have been trained by experts and have adopted a variety of global techniques to handcrafting on textiles & create paper.

We handcraft wood-free paper from natural sources & create beautiful stationery & packaging options from a variety of paper sheets….

We enhance our fabrics with natural dyes & sources to create ….

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