Case study – An ecosystem of support

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LRF features as a case study in UNESCO’s groundbreaking State of the Education Report for India (Children with Disabilities), 2019, for its innovative, family-centered ecosystem for disabled children.

An ecosystem to empower children with disabilities

Smiling young boy with Down syndrome plays with a colourful bead-maze toy at a table.

LRF was one of seven organizations in India to be profiled in UNESCO’s groundbreaking 2019 State of Education Report for Children with Disabilities in India. And they liked us so much, they came back and made a film about our work!

Psychologists, We’re Hiring!

Latika staff member sits on an iron bench swing between two smiling schoolboys in white shirts.

Are you a psychologist with counseling experience, looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and families in need?

Latika Vihar’s New Leadership Council

Volunteer leads a youth group seated on chairs in a classroom for an interactive session at Latika.

Latika Vihar’s Leadership Council is a new initiative designed to cultivate positive change by the ones who know this program the best: the students. While Latika Vihar is a revolutionary model for community inclusivity, every program has room to grow, and no one knows that better than the individuals that participate in the activities and […]

The (Sales) Force is With Us!

Jo Chopra presents to a group seated at tables in a rustic cafe with a Child Development slide on screen.

The leading CRM company Salesforce, voted one of 50 most innovative and 15 most admired companies in 2019, has partnered with the Latika Roy Foundation on their Volunteer Time Off (VTO) programme. On 14 May, we had a team of 10 volunteers led by Francis Anthony, with the fascinating designation of ‘Trailmaker with his head […]

Being the change at Gyananda School

School students walk hand-in-hand with a child with disability across a sports hall as a teacher claps.

Meenakshi Mehta, Principal of Gyananda School, Dehradun, has initiated an interesting programme called ‘Be the Change’ in her school, and we were invited. Last Friday, 15 kids from Karuna Vihar and the Child Development Center piled into a bus with five staff members and headed off to Gyananda, where we were warmly welcomes by Ms […]

Saving the Ganga | A Scientist’s Last Stand

View of the Ganga river rushing through a rocky gorge below a suspension bridge at Devprayag.

Guest Article by Dr Ravi Chopra _______ Eminent and world renowned scientist Dr. G.D. Agrawal, India’s leading expert on environmental pollution, has entered the 106th day of his fast to persuade the Government of India to save the Ganga.The 86 year old academic turned activist and swami, unable to persuade the powers that be through […]