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DR.DATHU
RAO MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST
(REGD,
UNDER T.N.SOCIETIES
REGISTRATION
ACT
1975)
'Pathway'
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CENTRES
FOR REHABILITATION & EDUCATION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED
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76/1, 12th West Street, Kamaraj Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai,
TamilNadu, India, Pin-600
041
Telefax: +91-44-2443 8949 Tel:+91-44-
2492 8366
E-mail
: pathwayindia@vsnl.com
pathwayindia@eth.net
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MISSION STATEMENT
'Our
goal is to offer comprehensive care and assistance to as
many children as our facilities can accommodate without
regard to their religion, caste, creed or sex. If we can
in turn help those individuals develop the skills and self
esteem to become productive citizens of our country our
mission is accomplished.'
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| A.D.S.N.
Prasad, Founder - Director of Pathway
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About
Pathway
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"Pathway" Centre
for Rehabilitation & Education of the Mentally Retarded,
Chennai, India, is a voluntary, charitable, non-profit
organization established in the year 1975. Its purpose
is to provide comprehensive care and educational opportunities
for mentally handicapped children. Pathway is founded
on the philosophy that every individual should be
given the opportunity to utilize their potential in
order to live with dignity and self respect, regardless
of mental or physical limitations. Today over 100
children receive full care at the live-in facility,
while another 300 children are seen on daily basis
for rehabilitation and educational programs.
In Pathway, all children
are served for free, without any charges. Prior to
being admitted to the centre's Day or Residential
program, each child is thoroughly screened and evaluated
to assess their level of mental, neurological and
physical development. These methods of testing and
observation assist in designing a special education
and vocational program for each child.
Pathway's goal is
to offer medical care, special education and vocational
training to as many mentally and physically handicapped
children and adults as possible. During the last 27
years pathway has served more than 14000 children
and adults with various problems and disabilities.
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Services
that Pathway offers for children.
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Pathway has
been commended by the State Government as well as
the Union Government for its services to the disabled
over these years. It has recieved considerable awards
such as
- Award for "SERVICES
RENDERED TO THE MENTALLY DISABLED"
-Council of Parent's Association of the Mentally
Retarded, Chennai in 2002 "
- Award for "VOCATION
EXCELLENCE" award to Dr. A.D.S.N.PRASAD for
his services to the disabled Rotary Club International
in 1999 "
- Award for "MOST
OUTSTANDING INSTITUTION IN INDIA SERVING THE DISABLED"
-from the Prime Minister of India-Mr. Atal Bihari
Vajapayee in 1999 "
- Award for "BEST
INSTITUTION SERVING THE DISABLED" -from the
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J.Jayalalithaa
in 1995 "
- Award for "BEST
EMPLOYER OF THE DISABLED" -from the Social Welfare
Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms Indira Kumari in 1995
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| Vocational
Training
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Vocational training and job training to the mentally disabled
is placed at the top priority at pathway. At 14 years of
age the vocational skills of each child are determined,
according to the students interest, ability and skill level.
The rural vocational centre of pathway at koothvakkam provides
today employment to over 50 mentally mentally handicapped
adults. Pathway's vocational training programme include
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- OFFSET
PRINTING
- SCREEN
PRINTING
- OFFSET
GREETING CARDS
- ARTIFICIAL
JEWELRY
- GIFT
ITEMS
- CARPENTARY
& WOOD
- WORKING
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- GARDENING
- DESKTOP
PUBLISHING
- BOOK
BINDING
- PHOTOCOPYING
- TELEVISION
ASSEMBLY
- BAKERY
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Pamela
M.Martinez/Pathway
Agro-Farm For Children
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Pamela
Martinez/Pathway Agro Farm for Children named
after its donor is located in a large 60 acre
agro farm in Agili, Madhuranthakam Taluk, Kancheepuram
District. This agro farm houses a large orphanage
to house more than 200 children, a well organized
and well run English medium Matriculation Residential
school, recognized by the Directorate of Matriculation
Schools, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The children are
offered high class facilities such as swimming,
yoga, music, good recreational facilities, quality
education, total medical care, etc. in a eco
friendly environment. A "HOSPITAL ON WHEELS"
is also run from this facility serving a large
number of poor villagers around the agro farm.
The organization has great plans to help hundreds
of needy children in all ways, we need your
help in our humble endeavor. This agro facility
will be the first one to use agriculture as
a major medium of therapy and it can offer a
rare opportunity to children to grow their own
food and learn to use modern cultivating techniques.
This facility is planned to assist the disabled
and disadvantaged children of India.
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