Project Description Country: India Location: Dewas, M.P. Total Budget: $3,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Health: Disease Summary: Provide much needed support for children with disabilities to return to Saksham to start re-engaging in activities that are so vital to their well being and development. BACKGROUND: SAKSHAM special school was formed a husband-wife team, both physiotherapists, in response to a question from a 6-year old child with Cerebral Palsy, "Mummy, why am I not going to school"; "I don't wish to go to school, I am teased by everyone". SAKSHAM's mission is to develop children (from the lowest echelon of the society) with disability to become independent and productive citizens of India. Specifically: • Provide learning center for children not eligible for regular school • Prepare children with disability to be eligible for regular school • Provide medical, mental and physical rehabilitation at a minimal cost SCOPE: SAKSHAM Special School was started in mid 2014 with 5 students on the premises of Physiocare Dewas. Within 6 academic years the student population has increased to 30, which includes children with Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation and Deafness/Hearing Loss. The current survey of the city of Dewas showed that around 300 such students need special facilities, such as SAKSHAM, for their proper growth. The Covid 19 crisis in India has severely impacted the parents of these children financially. They no longer can afford to pay a meager tuition of $9 per month and the transportation cost to get their children from their home to Saksham. In addition, because of the total lockdown, both physiotherapists have not had any income at all. Consequently, Saksham is in dire need of financial support to get them thru this COVID 19 pandemic period. This district grant will - • provide financial support to Saksham over a period of next six months • During this period Saksham will waive the tuition fee, • provide transportation • teach children proper hygiene and safety habits • provide Personal Protective Equipment (to include masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, etc.). This effort will enable children to again start engaging in activities that are so vital to their well being and development. We think six months is a long enough period for Saksham and the children's families to return to normalcy both economically and emotionally. PROJECT TIMELINE: Estimated time to completion will be 6 months following the availability of funds. Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: La Jolla Golden Triangle Primary Contact: Krishna Arora Email: arorafromaror@yahoo.com Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2020-21 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total La Jolla Golden Triangle (5340) 26-Jun-20 $1,500 $1,500 $3,000 Total $1,500 $1,500 $3,000

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History Log Entries 25-Jun-20 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 26-Jun-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Pledge of $1,500 with $1,500 DDF by Krishna Arora of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, District 5340. 26-Jun-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Pledge of $1,350 with $1,350 DDF by Krishna Arora of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, District 5340. 30-Jul-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 30-Jul-20 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Emidio DelConte. 31-Jul-20 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Dennis Bucko. 31-Jul-20 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Steve Brown. 5-Aug-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user. 5-Aug-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 5-Aug-20 by Krishna Arora System Entry: Project signed by Krishna Arora. 5-Aug-20 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Emidio DelConte. 5-Aug-20 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Steve Brown. 18-Aug-20 by Elana Levens-Craig System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 4-Sep-20 by Elana Levens-Craig The club has requested to drop this project due to the extended length of time it has taken for the organization in India to get their FCRA certification. The club has received approval to submit an alternate project. 7-Sep-20 by Elana Levens-Craig System Entry: Project dropped by Elana Levens-Craig. Reason for dropping: The club has requested to drop this project due to the extended length of time it has taken for the organization in India to get their FCRA certification. The club has received approval to submit an alternate project.