THE SPASTICS SOCIETY OF TAMILNADU (SPASTN) ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018 THE SPASTICS SOCIETY OF TAMILNADU 2017 - 2018 Registered under The Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 [TamilNadu Act 27, 1975] vide S.No.355 of 1981 dt.30.12.1981. Regd. Office: Branches: CSIR Road, Taramani, No.22 Subbarayan St, No.34 Veerakutty Street, Chennai 600 113 Nammalwarpet, Old Washermenpet, Chennai 600 012 Chennai 600 021 CBR Programme: Thiruvallur District Director: Mrs.L.V.Jayashree Bankers: Auditor: State Bank of India, Adyar Mr.Suresh State Bank of India, Santhome Chartered Accountants, Indian Overseas Bank, Adyar GA Arihant RNR Heritage, No.30 Shenoy Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034 Recognised by: a] State Commissionerate for the Differently Abled, Government of TamilNadu b] Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi [i] Recognition Certificate for 2year Diploma in Education Special Education [CP] [ii] Recognised by and affiliated to Tamilnadu Open University B.Ed [Mental Retardation] Major Financial Assistance: From - Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi 110 001 Donations to the Society are exempted u/s.80G of the IT Act, 1961 Vision Mission To empower persons with disabilities SPASTN env isages an inclusive society which through Education, Health Care, Employment respects and values div ersity, human rights and Advocacy. and participation of persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others in all aspects of community life. To promote Accessible Environments free from physical, environmental and attitudinal barriers. To deliv er human resources and services of the highest quality-based CREDIBILITY ALLIANCE DISCLOSURE NORMS Credibility Alliance is an independent organisation established by the NGO sector to promote good gov ernance and the public accountability of NGOs under the DESIRABLE NORMS. The Spastics Society of TamilNadu [SPASTN] is a fully accredited member. Registration No. CA/32/2017 valid from 05/10/2017 to 04/10/2022. For more information refer to: www.credibilityalliance.org CONTENTS 1 Members of the Executive Committee 2 Organogram 3 Treasurer’s Report 4 Director’s Report 5 Consolidated reports from 3 Centres– Taramani, Ayanavaram and Royapuram 6 Report from Vocational Training Centre 7 Report from Human Resource Development Centre 8 Report from Community Based Rehabilitation 10 Regional Learning Centre for DeafBlindness 11 A Special “Thank you” to our dear supporters 12 Audited Accounts BOARD OF TRUSTEES – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sl.No. Name Age Gender Position in Occupation the Board 1 77 Female President Managing Director Dr.V.L.Indira Dutt The KCP Ltd., No.2 PV Crescent Cherian Rd, Egmore, Chennai 600 008 2 Mrs.Umayal 56 Female Vice- Director Palanaiappan President Profile Gears & Engineering Pvt Ltd "Linden Towers" No.11, College Lane, Chennai - 600 006 3 Mr.V.Prabhakar 62 Male Secretary Managing Director, Reddy VPR Mining Ltd., D.No.8 -2-293/82/A/1259, 3rd Floor, Plot NO.1259 Lakshmi Towers, Road No.36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033 4 Mr.P.S.Kumar 74 Male Treasurer Managing Partner Chartered Accountant Brahmayya& Co Khivraj Mansion, 10/2 Kasturba Road, Bangalore 560001 5 Mrs.Seetha 82 Female Committee Social Worker Muthiah Member 6 Mrs.Poonam 74 Female Committee Social Worker Lalchand Member 7 Mrs.Badrunissa 62 Female Committee Director Mahadeven Member Saffron Room Cusines Pvt Ltd, 74 Cathedral Road, Chennai 600006 8 Mrs.Zubeida Asgar 78 Female Committee Social Worker Ali Dhala Member 9 Mrs.Rita Joseph 77 Female Committee Director Member George Maijo Industries,2 B Apex Plaza, No.5 Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai 34 10 Mrs.Thayabae 60 Female Committee Housewife Kakkar Member 11 Mrs.Harpreet Kaur 64 Female Committee Social Worker Bedi Member 12 Mrs. Nita Reddy 57 Female Committee Partner Member New Horizon,123A, T.T.K. Road, Chennai 18 13 Mrs.Divya Reddy 38 Female Committee CEO & Founder Member Advantage India Pvt Ltd 14 Mrs.Naina Shah 57 Female Committee Director, Member Ecoparadigm,Paradigm Environmental Strategies Pvt Ltd., 150, 2nd Main, ST Bed Layout, Koramangala 4th Block, Bangalore 560034 15 Mr. Ritesh Rai 36 Male Committee Director Member RKKR Steels 16 Mr.Aditya Mirza 40 Male Committee Co-Founder and President Member Cenza Technologies TREASURER’s REPORT I present the Treasurer’s Report for the year 2017-18. SPASTN continued its activities to fulfill its noble objectives through the year under review . As stated in the previous years’ reports, the Government of India in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empow erment has been supporting and funding our Society to the extent of 90% of its expenditure. As a matter of policy, the Government of India has been gradually reducing the grant support w hich covers around 15% of our total expenditure. Also, there w ere delays and we had to find finances to meet those exigencies w hich have brought enormous pressure on SPASTN to augment resources to meet the grow ing expenditure. The generous support received from Philanthropists during the year largely mitigated the hardship and SPASTN w as able to sail through. Considering these circumstances, it is inevitable that SPASTN w ill have to explore alternative avenues for funding its activities in future Therapeutic Enrichment Activity Hall - Research & Development [TEAC H (R&D)] is a development of an auditorium. The project has been supported by many donors. Among them we have received support from Madras Round Table [MRT] No.1 Charitable Trust. The MRT 1 has signed an MOU and has assured a minimum support of 1 Crore and they w ill increase the support by 20-30 lacs on best effort basis. We also would like to thank Timken Foundation, USA, Chennai Willingdon Corporate Foundation, Chennai for their support for the Project TEACH R&D. During the year 2017-18, the follow ing institutions have donated various sums of money. Information on Donors for the year 2017-18 Amount Name of Donor Purpose (in Rs.) Chennai Mission Trust 38,00,000.00 Timken Foundation, USA TEACH R&D 22,24,962.00 Madras Round Table No.1 TEACH R&D 15,00,000.00 Charitable Trust Chennai Willingdon Corporate TEACH R&D 19,06,650.00 Foundation Chemfan Alkalis Ltd., Chennai TEACH R&D 2,50,000.00 Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd., TEACH R&D 2,00,000.00 Mumbai Arjun Govin Estates Pvt Ltd., TEACH R&D 5,00,000.00 Chennai Mrs.Kavitha Dutt Chitturi Donation 3,00,000.00 Mrs.Rita Joseph Donation 1,00,000.00 Elegant Construction Donation 1,00,000.00 Pay Pal India Pvt Ltd Awareness Material 27,000.00 Mrs.Umayal Palaniappan Donation 27,000.00 Dr.V.L.Indira Dutt Donation 25,000.00 Mr.J.Uttam Kumar Donation 25,000.00 Mr.T.Udaya Raj Donation 36,000.00 Ms.Malathi Krishnamoorthy Donation 25,000.00 OTHER PROJECTS 1 SRTC – Early Intervention Early Intervention 3,00,000.00 2 Tech Mahindra Project IPS A+ 17,31,241.00 Furniture, Yoga Vereningung Rajagopalan, 3 Equipment and 50% 4,41,552.00 Germany Staff Honorarium 3 World Bank Donation 4,44,418.00 4 SAVE, UK Donation 1,24,025.00 Deaf Blind 5 Sense International India 13,26,082.00 Programme Training 6 Sense International India 2,11,485.00 Programmes 7 Mind Tree Foundation CBR DID 15,86,727.00 Charities Aid Foundation of Day-to-Day 8 1,59,946.00 America, USA activities for children Day-to-Day 9 Ammado AG, Sw itzerland 7,279.00 activities for children Charities Aid Foundation of Day-to-Day 10 76,501.00 America, New Delhi activities for children 11 Pushpam Enterprises Ltd Donation 60,000.00 Yennarkey Ravindran 12 Thilagavathy Donation 12,000.00 Charitable Trust/Ridhi Ratnam 13 Accent Logistics Donation 60,000.00 14 Mr.Muthusamy [Retd] Donation 12,000.00 CISCO Systems [India] Private 14 Ltd On behalf of SPASTN I w ould like to express our sincere appreciation for these donations w hich have kept the activities of SPASTN going. In conclusion, I thank and acknow ledge the committed services to SPASTN from the President, Committee Members, the Director and the Staff of SPASTN. Mr.P.S.Kumar, Treasurer DIRECTOR’S REPORT My commitment to ensure SPASTN provides person-centric services remains. Our dream remains that through our work and partnerships with the community, persons with disabilities can lead engaged, fulfilling lives in our society. We are fueled by the conviction that each person who comes into contact with SPASTN deserves our best I am extremely proud to share w ith the members present that SPASTN has been accredited for meeting the highest norms “Most Desirable” prescribed for Governance of Voluntary Organization. Credibility Alliance a consortium of Voluntary Organisation committed to enhancing Accountability and Transparency in the NGO sector through good governance. This accreditation w ill help SPASTN build more TRUST among all stakeholders. CSR partners w ho have partnered w ith SPASTN all these years namely Mind Tree Foundation, Tech Mahindra Foundation, Timken Foundation, YVR Germany, SAVE-UK, CISCO, and Charities Aid Foundation are all a testimony to the good quality of w ork w e do w ith our stakeholders and for follow ing accountable practices. Thank you for w alking w ith us in this journey. We look forward to taking the next lap together, to make a difference in the lives of those w e serve. SPASTN embarked on an ambitious and challenging task of building a multi-purpose auditorium called the THERA PEUTIC ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY HALL (TEACH (R & D). The project has taken nearly 4 years to complete due to various reasons such as Chennai rains, fund flow s etc. On completion this w ill become a hub to promote art, culture, yoga, dance, drama etc.