Caregiver Wellbeing: The Cornerstone of Successful Parenting

Children and adults waving from a small bridge in front of a building, with red balloons and potted plants.

Picture this: you’re on a plane, and the flight attendant reminds you to secure your oxygen mask before assisting others. Why? Because you can’t help anyone if you’re struggling to breathe yourself. Similarly, when life’s stressors impede a parent’s ability to pay attention to their child’s physical and emotional needs, it can result in emotional, […]

Building Capacities with the Wipro Foundation

Workshop participants seated on grass for a group photo outside a multi-story building.

The Wipro Foundation held a capacity building workshop on documentation for nonprofits at its Learning Center in Bangalore for its NGO partners. Among the other participating organizations were AWMH and Chehak Trust, Mumbai; Shishu Sarothi, Guwahati; Satya Special School, Pondicherry; Sanchar, West Bengal; Prabhat Education Foundation, Ahmedabad; Prayas, Jaipur; and Feathers, Tamil Nadu. The four-day […]

Indian Navy Organizes a Training Program on Early Intervention

Group photo of Indian Navy officers and civilians at a Navy Welfare and Wellness Association workshop.

The Indian Navy Welfare and Wellness Association, New Delhi, organized a training program from January 29—31 for teams from its Early Intervention Centers (EICs), still in their infancy, across the country. The Navy currently has five EICs, with 964 registered children. Our Executive Director, Jo McGowan Chopra, was invited to share her experiences founding and […]

Surjeet and Archana Qualify as CDAs

A woman and a young man standing outdoors holding Certificate of Completion documents, smiling.

At Latika, our incredibly dedicated staff are at the heart of all our operations. We take pride in their enduring investment in our organization and commit to their ongoing success by empowering them to take on increasingly challenging tasks through continuous development in a culture of learning. Surjeet Negi, a member of our support staff, […]

Accessible Bathrooms: More Complicated Than You Think

Accessible toilet with grab bars, raised seat and adjacent sink in a tiled restroom.

We’ve begun planning the bathrooms. It’s complex! Just a few of the questions we need to answer: Separate options for men and women or unisex? How many fully accessible toilets on each floor, bearing in mind they are much larger than normal loos? How many changing places do we need and where should they be […]

Training for Physiotherapy Students from Local Institutes

School students in blazers visiting Latika campus, with two girls smiling in manual wheelchairs near the gate.

The WHO estimates that about 2.4 billion people worldwide live with a health condition that can benefit from rehabilitation, a process that helps people whose ability to be independent in their day-to-day activities is compromised due to illness, disease, surgery, disability or just old age. Despite the critical need for rehab services, such as physiotherapy, […]