NORTH
BENGAL
COUNCIL
FOR
THE
DISABLED

The NBCD and it's mission.

A non-profit voluntary organisation set up in 1990 to empower people with disabilities, their families and commmunities to meet challenges posed by physical or mental impairment and to maximize their opportunities for inclusion into the main stream of society. One of it's major projects is Prerana, our school, which was created with great support from the council in 1998.

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The Strategy.

OFFERING INSTITUTION BASED REHABILITATION AS WELL AS A RESOURCE BASE AND TRAINING FACILITY

COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION APPROACH IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS

BUILD PEOPLE'S ALLIANCES AND FACILITATE THEIR FEDERATION.

NETWORKING WITH OTHER NGOs AND FORMING A STATE FORUM

CREATING AWARENESS THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH ALL AND VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS.

TO ASSIST PWDs IN SECURING ALL RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS.

TO ASSIST PWDs IN SECURING ALL AND VARIOUS SERVICES

TO PROMOTE ALL TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS AND CHALLENGES.

Activities - Prerana

Prerana is a cross-disability education and rehabilitation institution which provides formal, non-formal, academic, and rehabilitation services to 145 students. Being one of the NBCD'S main projects, it caters to a lot of activities and facilities.

NUMBER 1 -:

RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED - Commuting from remote tea garden areas and to Prerana for visually impaired students may prove to be hard and impractical, hence we provide accommodation within the school!

NUMBER 2 -:

DAY BOARDING - Buses and accompanying staff are always available for those who stay near the school or in Siliguri. Learn more from the contact page!

NUMBER 3 -:

WELL-EQUIPPED SECTIONS - Prerana is divided into 5 sections, Surjomukhi for those with visual impairments, Parijat for those with speech and hearing impairments, Aparajita for the intellectually challenged, Doronchapa for those with Cerebral Palsy & Shilpi is the vocational training centre.

Sports, Music, Hobbies and recreational activities.

Close co-operation with parents and their association

Networking with service providers.

Integration into mainstream schools and society.

NBCD Promotes

The Parent Involvement Program

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What does this program aim to do?

We involve parents at every stage to ensure synchronization of rehabilitation at home and school, by conducting trainings, workshops, Parent-Teacher meetings, and frequent home visits. They have also formed Prerana Parivaar, a registered organisation of the parents group

NBCD'S Activities

What do we do to help in the integration of our children into the mainstream?

Sports

Sports Activities organised by NBCD -:

In 1990, NBCD organized its first annual Sports meet for special children of all districts of North Bengal. Today we host over 400 cross-disability participants belonging to 28 organizations and 7 districts. This one-day event is called MUSKAAN, and is held in collaboration with Lions Club International and organisation both government and non government.

Culture

Cultural Activities organised by NBCD -:

Culture is a big part of NBCD's vision for children of the future, and with India's culture being so vast, the NBCD wishes to promote diversity amongst the children. Every year, an annual event called "Phooljhuri" is held which is done to encourage young talent amongst the special children of the region.

Community
Based Rehab

CBR provided by the NBCD -:

NBCD provides Community based Rehabilitation (CBR) in three rural blocks of the Siliguri subdivision and ten wards of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation. At present, the CBR programs reach out to many people with disabilities (Approx.) and their families in 18 Gram Panchayats and PwDs in the Corporation area.

District Resource
Organisation

NBCD and it's relation to DLRO -:

NBCD is a DLRO (District level resource organization) under the Sarva Siksha Mission, Siliguri Educational District. The activities include -:

Promotion of Integrated Education for children with visual impairments, mental retardation, and cerebral palsy through special education. At present, the service is extended to 196 students.
Arrangement of Special educators.
Awareness generation among the family members.
Promoting barrier-free environment in the institutions.

State Nodal Agency Partner

NBCD'S relation to the SNAP -:

NBCD is appointed by the National Trust as the SNAP (State Nodal Agency Partner) for the six districts of North Bengal helping the State Nodal Agency Centre (SNAC), Kolkata in promoting the policies and programs of the National Trust and strengthening the activities of Local Level Committees - The grass root wings of the Trust - in each of the districts of North Bengal.

We need your support
You can help by -:

Become a volunteer of NBCD.
Providing Voluntary coaching services in sports, music, and dance.
Reading and recording for our "talking book" library.
Teaching vocational skills and crafts.
Creating awareness in your neighborhood.
Finding employment for disabled people.
Patronizing products made at the Prerana craft center.
Sponsoring meals for students on Special occasions.
Offering special professional services (medical, legal, educational, I.T., accounting, etc.)

Contributions -:

Your contributions are exempted under section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act. NBCD is also eligible to receive foreign contributions.

Help Us!

Registrations & Recognitions.

#1

Commissioner disabilities and the Government of West Bengal.

#2

Department of Mass Education-Extension of the government of West Bengal.

#3

The national trust for the welfare of people with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities as well as the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the Govt. of India,

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