Swayamkrushi celebrates 35 years empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities through education, vocational training, and independent living in Hyderabad
Swayamkrushi, a Hyderabad-based non-profit, is celebrating 35 years of providing education and vocational training to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The organization has successfully integrated students into the workforce and sports, including participation in the National Olympics for Special Children.
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The organization serves as a model for inclusive development and social empowerment for marginalized groups in urban India.
Swayamkrushi, a Hyderabad-based non-profit organisation working for persons with intellectual disabilities, is celebrating 35 years of service with a focus on education, vocational training and independent living to help individuals lead self-reliant lives.
Speaking at an event organised on the occasion of the anniversary, Manjula Kalyan, the founder of the organisation, said Swayamkrushi runs a school and hostel for women with intellectual disabilities aged above 18. The organisation also offers a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme in Special Education and is planning to introduce a Master’s programme in the discipline.
She said several graduates of the B.Ed. programme had secured employment overseas and added that Swayamkrushi has been operating from its five-acre campus at Chennapur in Jawahar Nagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad since 2016.
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