On The Inside | A New Series
“On The Inside” is a new series we are starting for volunteers, interns and consultants to share their experiences while at the Foundation. These stories will be featured here on the News page and you can expect a wide range of interesting glimpses behind the scenes at all of our centres. Watch this space! The […]
A Gift for Gubbara!
Ajay Mehrotra is an optician and audiologist who runs a thriving business (Eye and Ear Care Centre) in the heart of Dehradun. In an earlier post, I described how we went to him for a hearing aid for 96 year old Mummy, a stubborn patient if ever there was one. She was (still is to […]
ASHA Trainings Complete and Shining!
Our pilot project to follow up on children whom we assessed at Gubbara is nearing completion. A vital part of the program is training a group of ASHA workers who in turn are training the ASHAs they supervise. Yesterday, 18 of them came to the Resource Centre for a session. Next up: Home Visits! One […]
CVT Does Fundraising
While everyone else was busy organising melas and eating golgappas, bhel puri and cake, the adults at the College for Vocational Training were concentrating on the bottom line. Tirelessly, they hit every school function, craft fair and mela in town – selling candles, bags, folders and pouches, all of which they made themselves at the […]
Diwali Mela at Mama EIC
The Mama EIC team rocks! For weeks they have been planning and preparing for their Diwali mela and as with everything they do, the results were amazing. Parents, grandparents and children of all ages flocked to the gates, and it seemed there was something exciting round every corner that day: Every centre in the Foundation […]
Diwali at Latika Vihar!
Our first Diwali in Latika Vihar’s new premises . . . one of the great things about this new place is that it has a long paved driveway (our old place was all gravel). Paving is the perfect showcase for our children’s Rangoli: It’s wonderful to watch the concentration and care the children bring to […]
First Referral After ANM Training Session
This is exciting news! Two weeks ago, we set out on an ambitious schedule to train 200 Associate Nurse Midwives in five different districts of Uttarakhand. The goal for the sessions is to train ANMs to identify children with special needs and refer them to Gubbara for an assessment. Success! We just got our first […]
Latika Roy Foundation Named NGO of the Year!
We are so proud to announce that the Latika Roy Foundation has been honored with the NGO of the Year Award by the National Trust. The Trust is an autonomous group within the Government of India’s Ministry of Social Welfare and Empowerment and was established to address the concerns of people with autism, cerebral palsy, […]
Women’s Web, August 15, 2012
All Staff Meeting Zindabad!
Last week we had our best-ever all-staff meeting. I’m not sure why it took us so long to understand that there’s a good way to have meetings and there is a bad way. Bad: Leave the planning till the last minute. Be repetitive, random and rambling Be vague about the meeting’s purpose Ask everyone to […]