Cheshire Homes IndiaBangalore
A Voluntary Organisation
June 2009
Cheshire Homes
• Founded by Group Captain Lord Leonard Cheshire
• To support disabled people
• From a single Home after World War II it is now in 52 countries.
• He started the Bangalore unit in 1961 with the help of a group of volunteers.
About Cheshire Homes Bangalore
• Is a registered Society, complying with all necessary statutory requirements, (has 12-A, 80G, FCRA, PAN, etc)
• Has a mission to
a) Support disabled girls and make them economically independent.
b) Shelter and care for elderly women from the economically weaker section of society.
• Is a secular organisation
• It is responsible for charting its own activities and raising funds.
Cheshire Homes Bangalore – What we do1- Old Airport Road Home
• Runs a Home with a capacity of around 50 for disabled girls & women
• Provides free boarding & lodging, education, medical care, corrective surgery & skills training for its residents.
Old- Airport Road Complex
Old- Airport Road Complex
It has:
• A Needle work training & production centre
• A Craft training centre
• A Computer training & soft skills centre
• A Workshop for sorting and assembling for factories.
Computer training & soft skills centre
Workshop
2. The Whitefield Home -
• Is a refuge for elderly women to live in dignity during their sunset years
• Provides free boarding & lodging, health care, recreation & compassion for the residents.
Whitefield Home
Whitefield home
• It has a capacity for around 20 disabled / elderly women
• Presently the number of residence are low since both the infrastructure & financial requirements need supplementation.
Whitefield Home
3. Livelihood Resource Centre (LRC)
• Was started in 2008 with the support of Leonard Cheshire Disability, U.K.; with the aim of providing services and solutions for people living with disabilities (PWD) in & around Bangalore.
• Since inception in August 2008, LRC has developed a data base for 400 PWD, conducted/ arranged training for 120 persons & secured job placements for 65 persons in the I T, Hotel & other service industries.
What LRC does:
• Identify & register people with disabilities (PWD)• Counseling & sensitizing • Support skills training and improving skills.• Support job placements.• Support for self employment.
• Establish Networks & Linkages (Corporate, NGO, MFI,)
• Developed a data base on PWDs, job openings, supporting Institutions & corporate.
PWD attend LRC Programmes
LRC – Sectors of Focus
Presently LRC is focusing on building up linkages with the following sectors:
• IT / BPO• Retail• Hospitality• Garment• Small scale industry• Micro - enterprise
An appeal for your contribution
• Presently it costs us around Rs. 20 lakhs to run the Airport road Home & Rs. 4 lakhs to run the Whitefield Home.
• Presently LRC is costing 30 lakhs per year. It is supported by Accenture Ltd. for 2009 -2010.
• Since the Airport road Home & LRC can manage within the present support, the Whitefield Home needs immediate attention in the following areas:
Needs of White Field Home
• Increasing & improving the competence of the care staff. Present strength is 2, required 5.
• Regular medical support –health checks/ doctors visit/ emergency help.
• Volunteers to enhance quality of residents lives.
• Long term; infrastructural up-gradation.
How you can help
• Donations from Individuals (sponsor a resident, support for homes expenses / waiver of Doctors fees for corrective surgery, etc.)
• Fund raising support by institutions through organising an event (eg. Walk the extra mile, musical / concert, etc)
• Donate in kind: (rice, wheat, dals, oil, toiletries, school books, uniforms,)
• Become a friend and donate Rs.1000/ annually
How you can help
• Volunteer time for building up extra-curricular activities for the residence (music, drama, physical education, coaching in some subjects, counseling, etc.)
• And many more ways.
Ways of contributing presently in practice
1 Donor support for Homes Rs.100,000 & above
2 Support a child – education Rs.10,000 / year
3 Support an elderly woman (food /clothing / Medical )
Rs.10,000 / year
4 Medical expenses for corrective surgery / orthopedic, hearing & other aids per child
Rs.5,000 / year
5 Friend of Cheshire Home, Bangalore Rs.1,000 / year
6 We accept dry rations (rice / wheat / oil / dal / toiletries, etc
In kind
7 Sponsor a meal Vegetarian Non – vegetarian
Rs.850/-
Rs.1,000/-
8 Cash donations of any amount Individuals wish
Thank you