Ashray-Akruti

Their activities include:

Customized Education Program: Ashray Akruti provide special schools for children with hearing impairment and sign language training centers helping them to promote inclusiveness in mainstream education, they also provide residential facilities for children with hearing impairment. They also provide early intervention centers for children under the age of 5 to enhance the speed of their speech and language skills with the help of cochlear implants

Skill Development: Ashray Akruti trains students with hearing impairment to acquire skills demanded by the market especially the multimedia sectors through a 4-month long program. They set up multimedia and animation center which has unique syllabus catering to the market needs along with other technical modules such as Coral, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students are also trained in terms of soft skills, email etiquette, personality development and financial literacy.

Community Ear Health Programs: Ashray Akruti provides mobile hearing clinics with screening systems along with Audiologist and ENT specialist visiting schools, slums, old age homes and children home run by NGO providing ear and hearing care facilities. 380 children with hearing loss were identified and audio logical and speech management were provided. Hearing clinics are set up to help the low-income group, 2395 patients were screened, 933 cases were identified, 302 hearing aids were distributed to children. Cochlear implants were provided to 120 children who were detected with hearing disability and sent to audio therapy centers.

Pink Speak: Ashray Akruti initiated Pink Speak, the project aims to promote good hygiene practices among girl children of government schools and aanganwadis by providing cotton innerwear. These students have been found to lack personal hygiene and Pink Speak addresses this issue by educating girls in this important personal issue. Over 1250 quality cotton innerwear was provided, 250 girls are benefitted through this project