SUTRADHAR
Add: 599, 17 A Cross, 7 Main, Off CMH Road, Indiranagar Stg 2 Bangalore - 560038Karnataka.
Tel : 91-80-25288545 , 80-25215191
E-mail: sutra@vsnl.com
Web : http://www.sutradhar.com
Contact: Mandira Kumar
Purpose: Education
Aim/Objective/Mission: Sutradhar is an educational media resource centre. It designs and promotes creative learning resources and methodologies. It retails educational toys and books, runs a features' service, a library and a public seminar series, and trains teachers in the use of media.
Fingertips
Web : fingertips.sutradharindia.org
In the year 1999, Sutradhar undertook to compile "Fingertips" - a child resource directory for Bangalore. The directory aimed at making child-related services in Bangalore better known and utilised. Fingertips has over 400 entries, organised in seven sections, and provides a comprehensive overview of services available in the areas of Child development, Education, Health, Disability, Recreation and Support services. It also includes a listing of Helplines. The directory is the first directory of its kind in the country. Each listing provides details like addresses and phone numbers, information on the key services, and opportunities to help.
Sutradhar Book Shop
Web : www.sutradhar.com/books/booksearch.asp
Reading is perhaps one of the best habits you could cultivate in your child. Sutradhar has a rich collection of interesting books for children as well as teachers.
Sutradhar Toy Corner:
Web : www.sutradhar.com/toys/toysearch.asp
The Association of People with Disability
web : www.apd-india.org
APD Horticulture Training Centre,
(JEEVAN BHIMA NAGAR)
THE ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY (APD)
9th B Main, LIC Colony, H.A.L. 3rd stage, Jeevanbhimanagar, Bangalore - 560075. Tel: +91 80 25288672
Timings: Mon to Saturday(9am to 5.30pm) & Sunday(9am to 1pm) FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS: Visit APD'S Horticulture Training Center At APD, they provide a variety of plants and growth supplements inculuding:
 Indoor & Out door flowering & foliage plants.
Ornamental Plants
Herbs, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Seasonal flowering Plants
Potting mix, Compost, Organic Pesticides
Gardening Help is also available to give Home service.
The Association of people with Disability(APD) Horticulture Training Centre provides free residential training in gardening to people with physical and mental disabilities in order to help them find employment as 'gardeners'
All the plants on sale at APD Horticulture training centre have been propagated, nurtured and watered by APD trainees with disabilities. So when you buy APD plants, you help APD raise funds to provide more facilities to their trainees. So please do visit APD. The other venue of APD HORTICULTURE TRAINING CENTRE IS AT KYALASANAHALLLI
APD HORTICULTURE TRAINING CENTRE, (KYALASANAHALLI)
THE ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY (APD)
Near Dattatreya Temple, Doddagubbi Road, Kothanur Post, Kyalasanahalli, BANGALORE - 560049. Tel: 22715143
Sale Timings: Monday to Friday (9am to 12 noon & 2pm to 4pm) Saturday (9am to 12 noon)
Sunday (Holiday)
SPASTICS SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA
No 31, 5th Cross, 5th main, IndiraNagar, Bangalore - 560 038. Telephone: 91 - 080 - 25281831, 25280935, 25274633, FAX: +91 - 080 - 2528 6129
E-mail : spasticssociety@dataone.in
Web : www.spasticssocietyofkarnataka.org
Donations & Greeting Cards - 91- 080 - 25281831/2528093 Extn: 224
Volunteering - Contact: 91- 080 - 25281831/25280935 Extn: 223
Products - Contact: 91- 080 - 25281831/25280935Extn: 221
Purchase of Bakery Products - 91- 080 - 25281831/25280935 Extn: 227
Spastics Society of Karnataka(SSK) is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) dedicated to the welfare of persons with Neuro-Muscular Disorders and Developmental Disabilities. SSK is located on a 5 acre campus, donated by the Government of Karnataka, in Indiranagar, in the garden city of Bangalore.
APPEAL
Those who have a kind heart towards people with Neuro-Muscular Disorders and Developmental disabilities can show your love and affection by buying the products made by children and adults with disabilities to encourage them in their efforts. You can also show your affection towards people with disabilities by takings services given by them for your life style needs.
PRODUCTS FROM SPASTICS SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA
At the CREATIVE WORK CENTRE young adults with disabilities work together in a sheltered work situation to create some of the most valuable and beautiful products. The products are comparable to the open market in terms of their quality and design. Marketing & Sales
Development of products to suit customer needs
Creation and designing of product
Packaging
Delivery
PRODUCTS : (SPASTIC SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Greeting Cards (Special), Paper Based Products, Textile Based Products, Terracotta Based Products, Jute Based Products, Food Products, Wax, Textile, Clay, Special Activities
Paper Based Products (SPASTIC SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Recycling of newspaper
kraft paper bags in different sizes
stationary items – memo box, pen stands, photo frames, telephone diary, book marks, gift wrapping sheets, visiting cards, files.
gift box – tye & dye, corrugated, block printed.
Jute Based Products (SPASTIC SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Bags of various sizes – shopping bags, lunch & bottle bags, school bags
pencil cases
Wax – candles
Food Products (SPASTIC SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Cut vegetables
Savouries and snacks
Spices and pickles
Cakes for all occasions
Cookies and pastries
Special activities (SPASTIC SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Painting workshops for designing calendars, table top calendars, logos
Workshop on origami & terracotta
Workshop on creating simple stationery products
We can Paint a wall for you!
SPASTICS SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA offers service programmes which are required for children with disablities.
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Diagnostics and Research Centre
Medical
Paramedical
Centre for Special Education
Community Based Rehabilitation
Inclusive Vocational Skills Training Centre
Family Support Services
WHO CAN REFER FOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN : (SPASCTICS SOCIETY OF KARNATAKA)
Medical Professionals
Paramedical Professionals
Special Schools
Normal Preschools
Nursery Schools
Normal/Mainstream Schools
Resource Rooms
Special Educators
Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists
Medico Social Workers
Parents
MAYA ORGANIC
MAYA ORGANIC is a systemic initiative to address livelihood issues of the working poor through an institutional approach that focusses on organising the informal sector workforce into worker owned enterprises. In the initial phase, MAYA ORGANIC is focussing on the following sectors, representative of the predominant occupation of adults in its working areas:
The lac-ware sector
The garments sector
The construction sector
http://www.mayaorganic.com/products_pages/toy/product_lac.htm
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MAYA ORGANIC PRODUCTS
Lac-ware educational toys, children's accessories & children's furniture, Apparel & accessories, Wood & Metal Furniture, Home Accessories
SHREE RAMANA MAHARISHI ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND,
3rd Cross, 3rd Phase, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore - 560 078, India, Tel : 91-80-26631076, Fax : 91-80-26638045
E-mail: srmab@blr.vsnl.net.in
The vocational training programmes are interesting and comprise of:
> Computer training which is also open to physically disabled persons and lower socioeconomic groups of society.
Full fledged industrial training in the manufacture of packing material
Dairy Management
Horticulture Training and Nursery Development
Earn while you learn: A dairy acts as a good classroom
Earn while you learn is a scheme that generates enthusiasm and motivation under the vocational rehabilitation Programme, where the student earns some money as he learns the trade. A certain percentage of the earnings from the sale of boxes, milk and saplings grown by the children are deposited in their savings accounts. On graduating from the Academy, most of them earn enough finances to continue their studies or to set up a small enterprise with some aid.
Soulabya lays emphasis on cultural and extra curricular activities
Physical education, Games and sports
Music, vocal \instrumental
Dance: Bharatnatyam, Kuchhi Pudi and folk Dance
Drama: Street Play and Theatre.
The Academy’s dance troupe has performed in major towns and cities of India and abroad. Prizes and medals have been regularly won at state and national level sports meets for the disabled people. Free Admissions are open to visually impaired boys and girls in the age group of 4-22 years. Appeal get involved with us:
By your voluntary/professional services to any of our projects
> Invite visually impaired studets to give dance performance and show your love and affection by giving monetary contributions which will help them to encourage their dance talent.
Monetary contributions as donations in kind or cash.
Sponsor a Child’s future
Sponsor an endowment to any of our programmes.
Donate a cow to provide milk daily
Sponsor Aids and Appliances /Assistive devices to any child
Sponsor an equipment for the use of the disabled
Sponsor a new project listed under our future projects.
Recommend our Academy to a person/organization who/which can help us in our future endeavors
APPEAL
Charity and compassion are not what disabled people want to evoke. They want organizations and individuals to recognize their abilities and strengths. Co-operation and collaboration are needed to strengthen schemes and programmes for disabled people. Organizations or individuals that wish to support any of the programmes through voluntary help, professional services or monetary contributions
ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY (APD)
The Association of People with Disability [APD]
Hennur Road, St.Thomas Town Post, Ligarajapuram, Bangalore -560084, India. Phone (91-80) 25475165 / 25475861/25489594. Tel/Fax (91-80) 25470390
E-mail : ablehand@vsnl.com ,
Web : apdblr@dataone.in
The Horticulture Training Center of the Association of People with Disability (APD) has a famous nursery at Jeevan Bhima Nagar. The APD is a non-governmental organization, aiming to empower persons with disabilities become active contributors to society. APD's Horticultural Training Programme at Jeevan Bhima Nagar is one of its successful achievements, helping people with disabilities realize their abilities and subsequently demonstrate the empowerment with the rest of the world... The APD project funded by the Wadhwani Foundation proposes to capitalize on the growing demand for services of trained personnel in horticulture. It will double the size of APD's Horticulture Training Program. The Association of People with Disability (APD) was started in 1959, by a group of people with disabilities, as a center for vocational rehabilitation for persons with locomotor disabilities. The focus has been to educate, train and mainstream disabled person, so as to instill confidence and enable them to recognize their potential for self-reliance. APD also aims to create societal awareness, to promote acceptance and integration of people with disabilities. Today, APD touches the lives of about 1500 people through its various programs. APPEAL : Veterans who can offer to help can sponsor 'day's meal' for the traininees working in the nursery to help the cause.
RAMAKRISHNA MATH
VIVEKANANDA CHARITABLE DISPENSARY,
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ROAD, ULSOOR, BANGALORE - 560008. Tel: +91-80-25367878 / 25578900
www.ramakrishnamath.in
www.ramakrishnamath.in/appeal.asp
ACTIVITIES
Medical Activity : Dispensary Ramakrishna Math is conducting a Charitable Dispensary (Allopathic) in its premises to serve the poor patients who are not able to consult a doctor, buying of medicines being a distant cry.An Appeal The Math appeals to all the charitable institutions and also members of the public to come forward with their contributions to continue this philanthropic activity. Instruments of payment may please be drawn favoring ‘Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor’. Medical Activities: Eye Care Project Under this project, Math provides Free Cataract Surgeries to the POOR. Needless to mention – in layperson’s words - Cataract is a disease that takes away the vision of the patient.
ACTIVITIES:
Rural Students' WELFARE School Development ( Ramakrishna Math ) The programme presently helps in the following way to these children: By giving them notebooks, school uniforms, bags, writing materials. Periodic health checkup camps for the students The Finance: The expenditures is met through the public contribution.
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MISSION,
Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahalli,Jigani Hobli, Anekal Taluq, Bangalore Urban Dt., Karnataka. Tel: 080 27858022
E-mail : rkmission.hally@gmail.com
Web : www.rkmission-halli.org
The Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahalli. C/O Ramakrishna Math, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore 560 019. Tel: 2661 3149
E-mail : rkmblr@dataone.net
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MISSION,SHIVANAHALLY.
During the early 80s of the last century Rev.Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj, the then President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishan Mission desired that the Ramakrishna Mission should concentrate more on rural welfare activities.An all Karnataka Youth Convention was organized by the Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore in January 1984. One of the major decisions taken in this Convention was Rural Development work to be undertaken near Bangalore. In August 1984, as a first step, a mobile medical unit was started with a team of 10 volunteers and two doctors covering 35 villages in and around Shivanahalli. Now this has grown to cover more than 200 villages attracting an ever increasing number of patients from far and wide. In the next year the Math,with the help of volunteers, started a school, a vocational training center and also agriculture-horticulture development work for the villages. The Math carried out and integrated rural development work in Shivanahalli and Ragihalli as also in 14 hamlets surrounding them - about 30 kms from Bangalore - for twelve years and then handed it over to the Ramakrishna Mission of Shivanahalli in 1996
Activities of Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahally.
Vidya Kendra
Chikitsa Kendra
As a part of rural development service, Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahally have the Sharada Devi Chikitsa Kendra - Sunday medical unit. They treat nearly 500 - 600 patients every Sunday. Patients come from a radius of 200 Kms and are given free consultancy and treatment.
Self Help Groups
Vocational Training
Calendar & Celebrations
Rural Education
ECONET
ECOLOGICAL PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS NETWORK
- AN INITIATIVE OF ICRA (Institute for Cultural Research and action)
ECONET, ICRA,
SAMSKRUTI, No: 22, MICHAELPALYA,(NEAR CHINMAYA MISSION KRISHNA TEMPLE), NEW THIPPASANDRA ROAD, BANGALORE - 5600075. TEL: +91-80-25283370.
This is a non-profit organisation started with the aim of sensitising people to the increasingly dangerous trend of consuming chemically grown food and simultaneously seeking alternatives to Industrial Agriculture. In the long run, it also seeks to show alternatives to the produced goods, and its attendant non-degradable materials. Econet proposes to:
Hold Seminars and Workshops for Network members focussing on emerging and national dynamics of Agricultural productiona and its associated environmental and human costs.
Assist Farmers to change over from Chemical Intensive agriculture to Organic Farming.
Help in this effort by making the general public aware of the benefits of Consuming Organically grown food.
Start a News letter through which Members / Public are kept in touch with topics concerning Organic Farming, Environmental issues and Alternative Lifestyles.
Building up a library arond these concerns for refernce of Members/ General Public.
RIGHT FOOD, RIGHT ACTION, RIGHT AWARENESS.
Community Led Environment Action Network (CLEAN-India)
- An Environment Assessment, Awareness, Advocacy and Action Programme
web site:www.cleanindia.org
CLEAN-India Programme Bangalore Office
Development Alternatives Development Alternatives,
B-32, Tara Crescent 23, 1rst Floor,
Qutab Institutional Area Sri Ram Mandir Road,
New Delhi - 11001, INDIA Basavanagudi,
Phone : 91-11-26134103,
26890380 Bangalore - 560004.
Fax : 91-11-26130817 Tel:+ 91 80 26571337
Email : cleanindia@devalt.org Fax:+ 91 80 26571348
Goal & Objectives
The CLEAN-India programme aims to mobilise community responsibility for environment assessment and improvement in all-major towns and cities of India through a network of schools and NGOs linked with government, business, academic and other institution. The underlying realisation is that "each one of us is responsible for the current state of the environment in the country, and we cannot wait for someone else to solve it." The prime objectives of the CLEAN-India programme are to – Salient Activities The approach the programme adopts is to provide opportunities to students to understand and improve the environment in their communities.
The key features of the CLEAN-India programme are
1. Systematic environmental quality assessment by a network of schools supported by NGOs and validated by government and research institutions. Students of member schools are trained on scientific skills for monitoring the environment quality, which is done using field-based kits called Jal-TARA (for testing water quality) and Pawan-TARA (for testing air quality). These are effective tools that enable students, to put into practice in real life conditions, the theoretical aspects of chemistry that are learnt in the classroom. Both the kits are developed by Development Alternatives. This empowers them to learn more about the quality of the environment and use their findings to create or demand solutions. A large number of children across the country are already involved in regular monitoring and generation of data on local environmental quality. Similarly, systematic plans for monitoring other environmental attributes such as Herbal Treasures, Birding, Energy, Food Adulteration, Eco Consumerism/ Campaigns, noise pollution, Bio-Diversity etc. are going on.
2. The second component of the programme is to generate awareness among the communities and other sections of the society. The key features are: · Projection of assessed data to generate awareness and mobilize community members to initiate environmental improvement actions. · Bringing the data to the notice of the local authorities / Pollution Control Boards for necessary action. · Students spearheading campaigns of local relevance to enthuse local communities to change their attitudes. Highly successful campaigns against polybags, immersing idols made with non environment friendly material, bursting of crackers during festivals like Diwali, using toxic colours during Holi festival have been spearheaded.
3. The third component of the programme is advocacy with the collective efforts of NGOs and local government. This phase focuses on: · Involving students and NGOs to convince civic agencies to take action against the degradation of their cities' environment. · Involving local authorities to bring about changes in policy and filing of Public Interest Litigations (PIL).· Introducing best management practices that will improve the environmental quality.
4. Environmental assessment, awareness and advocacy culminate in community initiated action for environmental improvement. This phase focuses on: · Involving school groups and community members to improve their local environmental conditions. Depending on the local problems, students initiate various programmes such as solid waste management including vermicomposting, tree plantation, creation of herb corners, energy conservation, paper recycling, stream cleaning, simple water treatment methods, rain water harvesting... · Involving research and educational organizations in finding solutions to local problems identified by the CLEAN group. CLEAN-India has been able to reach out to and nurture thousands of students to become environmentally aware and active. The enthusiasm, conviction and dedication with which these students participate in environment improvement activities indicate that they will definitely tread softly on earth and as adults will make decisions that will go a long way in protecting the environment.
TARA (Technology and action for Rural Advancement )
website: www.tara.in
CENTRE FOR INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (CIKS)
30 Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram, Chennai - 600085. TAMIL NADU. INDIA.
Tel : 91-44-24471087 / 24475862. Fax : 91-044-24471114
E-mail : ciksorg@gmail.com | info@ciks.org
"The CENTRE FOR INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (CIKS) methodology involves looking deep into the heart of these ancient knowledge systems to gain a strong understanding of their workings and rationale. The understanding and knowledge so gained is then leveraged to develop solutions that are practical and feasible in today's context. " "Even today it is a fact, that in very many crucial and basic sectors, the vast majority of the Indian population is sustained by the knowledge, skills and material resources of the traditional sector." The CIKS methodology involves looking deep into the heart of these ancient knowledge systems to gain a strong understanding of their workings and rationale. The understanding and knowledge so gained is then leveraged to develop solutions that are practical and feasible in today's context.
RARE & USEFUL BOOKS:
http://www.ciks.org/publications.htm
PUBLICATIONS
We have brought out a variety of educational materials that are widely regarded as extremely useful resources for the agricultural community.
Books and monographs
Posters and Educational Displays
Newsletters and Periodicals
Films, Audio-visuals and Multimedia Content
Material production in Tamil, Engish, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada.
PUBLICATIONS ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, These are different titles of books below:
ORGANIC CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES – TOMATO, BHENDI, GROUNDNUT. Organic farming techniques – Composting
Traditional Knowledge systems of India and Sri Lanka
Organic Food - Why You Should Care This book attempts to help you understand the benefits of organic food - from environment and health perspectives. Along the way, it throws light on some comonly held misconceptions about organic food, and gives you some handy tips on going organic in your own kitchen.
Organic Rice Cultivation
Plants that Heal
NEEM: a user's guide
Organic Vegetable Gardening (CDROM) This is an interactive CD made with colour photographs and a sound track. This CD ROM will help you plan, plant and maintain your garden in the best possible way – without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It contains information on cultivation methods for various vegetables, soil management, pest and disease control and much more.
Organic Vegetable Gardening (Revised and Enlarged) The revised and enlarged edition of this book on organic vegetable gardening focuses on how to grow vegetables in your garden without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It gives information about the importance of composting and techniques for preparation of compost. A section on laying out a vegetable garden is also provided. Cultivation details of some important vegetables are given. Description of pests and diseases attacking vegetables and their control methods are provided.
Organic Methods of Pest and Disease Management
PUBLICATIONS ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Vrkshayurveda : Ayurveda for plants - User's manual - 1
PUBLICATIONS ON VRKSHAYURVEDA
Vrkshayurveda : Ayurveda for plants - User's manual - 1
PUBLICATIONS ON INDIGENOUS HEALTHCARE
MENTAL HEALTH IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
An introduction to how various mental disorders are approached and treated in Ayurveda.
OPHTHALMOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
TREATMENT FOR POISONS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
DENTISTRY IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
OTHER OUTLETS THAT STOCK CIKS PUBLICATIONS
OTHER KARNATAKA BOOK CENTRE (BANGALORE)
No.22. Samskruti, P.B. 7551, Michael Palya, New Thippasandra, Bangalore - 560 075. Phone : (080)-25283370
OASIS BOOKS (CHENNAI)
17, Kutchery Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004. Phone : (044)-24939276
OTHER INDIA BOOKSTORE (GOA)
Above Mapusa Clinic, Mapusa - 403 507, Goa. Phone : (832)-2263306; 2256479 Fax: 91-832-2263305
e-mail :oib@goatelecom.com
ALTER MEDIA (THRISSUR)
Utility Building, Nehru Bazaar (Nayarangadi), Thrissur - 680 001, Kerala. Phone : (0487)-22974
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