Tamahar Trust

A summary of their activities:

• Early intervention: Programs at Tamahar are designed to provide the environment and inputs that help the child reach a mental age of 5 years. This creates a basis to enable them to be as independent in life as possible later on. The program seeks to help the child with his/her self-awareness, social skills, communication & cognition.
• School: Tamahar’s school is divided into 2 sessions, the first, morning session focuses on academics including math, language & science. The second session is extracurricular in which the children engage in hands on activities that are aimed at recreational and personal skill development.
• Therapy programs: Include physiotherapy, music therapy & yoga therapy. During physiotherapy each child is given individual attention to help them with mobility and to reduce spasticity. Music therapy has resulted in improved vocalization, attention & sitting tolerance in children. The yoga therapy provided at Tamahar helps the children with balance and physical strength. Yoga therapy has been instrumental in improving childrens’ attention and self-regulation.
• Mother/Father support group: Is compulsory for one care giver to attend daily (in the pre-school program). This support group serves to educate parents on the disability and skills to work with them at home.
• Recreational programs: Tamahar offers badminton coaching, art and dance during which the children are offered a platform to enjoy these activities without the stress of a therapy or instruction.
• Awareness programs: These are held 4-5 times per year and helps in creating awareness and advocacy in the community. This is done in the form of lecture programs and fun activities.
• Summer camps: These are held once a year during which Tamahar pilots new programs that are then introduced during the following year.