mentally challenged

Making kindness a way of life, she is determined to ensure that society's forgotten ones have a chance to live a life of dignity. #Respect

Om Creations Trust, a training centre for young adults with mental disabilities, has helped over 10,000 women build a life of dignity for themselves. Started with the vision of one woman, the organisation is helping them earn a living for themselves. This is how.

Providing shelter, care and, when needed, last rites for the destitute, aged or mentally ill cannot be easy. Watch this powerful video to know how this team is helping them survive the last hour of their lives with some dignity.

It’s been some time since we consciously sensitized ourselves by replacing the word ‘disability’ with ‘differently abled’ and ‘challenged’. Now, here we have someone who has dared to replace ‘mental disability’ with ‘employability’ – Madhumita Puri, Founder of Society for Child Development. It’s indeed an endeavour that has hearteningly pushed the boundaries of limitation to claim new territories.

Yoginder Sikand visits Asha Niketan in Bangalore - a home for the mentally challenged that is much more than an institution, being structured like a family unit where the members share love, joys and emotions with each other. He also meets Paul, the person who has held them together for more than twenty-five years, and has immense faith in his 'family'.