Programs

Samarthanam provides various programs for the disabled and underprivilege. It is into IT education , Nutrition, Education, Rehabitation, Sports and Cultural activities. Below are some programs of samarthanam.

Samarthanam provides nutritious midday meals to52 government schools across Bengaluru city, under the Akshara Dasoha program supported by Govt. of Karnataka and Govt. of India. Centralized kitchens, mechanised cooking and an efficient distribution system ensure 250,000 hygienic meals are delivered every month by a team of 14 members.

At Samarthanam's Techvision centers, 83 differently-abled youth, 47 of whom have visually impairment, received training in computers and soft skills this year. 40% of the trainees have been placed in reputed companies, 60% undergo more specialised training or higher education.50% of staff at Techvision is differently-abled.

Shrishti Training centres in Bengaluru and Hubli to prepare PWDs for new age jobs in mainstream companies.Based on a curriculum built by Industry experts and in partnership with 24X7 Customers, Samarthanam provides students quality technical and non technical training.

'Sunadha', Samarthanam's cultural troupe comprising visually impaired artistes, has given classical and folk dance performances across the country, and the U.S. The artistes go beyond their visual challenges to skilfully perform Classical,Folk,Contemporary dance forms

84 abandoned and differently-abled women were with us this year at 'Swadhara', Samarthanam's home for women in distress. Samarthanam provides accommodation, food, counselling, vocational training, clinical and legal assistance, with aid from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. During this period of financial and emotional support, they are also sufficiently trained in IT, BPO, catering or tailoring. The women are assisted in finding employment, and enabled to live self-reliantly.

Vividha, one of the rehabilitation wings of Samarthanam, is a self-

sustained unit wherein the differentlyabled and economically underprivileged are trained and employed to service outsourced job work orders. Training is provided in soldering, packing, reconditioning of printer cartridge and assembling. The Vividha Job work enterprise was created by the  adoption of an industrial unit of the karnataka Rural Poor and Handicapped Women Development Society

Samarthanam Parisara is a Waste Management Programme initiated in 2003. It has emerged as a reliable waste management partner with its state-of-the-art waste management technologies, transport and handling equipment, and prompt service, Parisara has the unique distinction of being a trusted partner of various corporate houses and apartments.

We serve : 88 Companies, 3 Schools, 10 Apartments, 100 Residence

Kirana, Samarthanam's BPO centre at Bidadi was set up in June 2011

with partial funding from KBITS and the objective of empowering skilled

rural youth with disabilities. The 100-seater BPO hosting disabled-friendly workstations, went live with state-of-the-art infrastructure, technology and resources on par with the best in the industry, and made an excellent start with work orders from financial Institutions and IT majors.

Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) is an initiative of

Samarthanam that runs cricket for the blind across the country.

In 2011, Samarthanam organized several sporting events: The 18th National Blind Cricket tournament was held at Mysore. Called Dasara Cup, the tournament aided in selection of the Indian Blind Cricket team to tour Pakistan, and to spot talent for the T – 20 World Cup Cricket.