Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 TAMILNADU DIFFERENTLY ABLED FEDERATION CHARITABLE TRUST Annual Report 2017- 2018 Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 1 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 TAMILNADU DIFFERENTLY ABLED FEDERATION CHARITABLE NAME OF ORGANISATION TRUST YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT 23/05/2001 WEBSITE http://www.tndfctrust.com (YYYY) REGISTRATION TYPE Trust ORGANISATION (Trust/ Society/ Section-8) REGISTRATION DETAILS REGISTRATION NO. 1298/07 ORGANISATION PAN NO. AAATT5519R FCRA No. 075901064 FCRA REGISTRATION DETAILS VALIDITY (UNTIL) Life Time (mm/dd/yyyy) ORGANISATION CONTACT NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, ADDRESS Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India Phone: (+91) 44-22251584 [Please give complete address with pin code] NAME Dr. P. Simmachandran DETAILS OF CHIEF FUNCTIONARY DESIGNATION PRESIDENT [Enter the name of the person, EMAIL [email protected] designation, email and phone CONTACT No. number] 9962711174 (Preferably mobile no.) Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 2 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 3 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 ABOUT THE PRESIDENT Dr. P.SIMMACHANDRAN has been recognized as “BEST SOCIAL WORKER” by the GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU. He has a Total of 26 years of rich and proven expertise in the field of Social Work. In the year 1990, he initiated in a humble way a Association for the welfare of Differently Abled and made differences in the lives of large number of differently abled fellow beings. Then when he moved to Chennai in 1999, he Treasurer the Federation of Tamil Nadu Differently-Abled Associations. Under his leadership, the Federation has grown to 32 Districts of Tamil Nadu comprising of more than 62 branches benefitting 1.5 lakhs differently Abled persons. Dr. P.SIMMACHANDRAN is a great soul (MA-MANITHAR) involved in Continuous and dedicated selfless Service to the Persons with Disabilities across Tamil Nadu for more than 25 + years. VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT VISION : To remove the inequality, social injustice and to eradicate poverty in its every dimension by establishing a sustainable people’s institution by empowering persons with disabilities. MISSION: To bring together, all persons with disabilities primarily in Tamil Nadu and serve for their holistic rehabilitation towards building innovation, sustainable and viable Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 4 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 income generating activities by incorporating the values of human rights protection, quality of life and integrity to eliminate poverty in all its dimensions. Our President Dr.P.Simmachandran, Tamilnadu Differently Able Federation Charitable Trust, Received Doctorate Award given by The Universal Tamil University. AREAS OF WORK OF THE TRUST Training Centre: Providing continuous training for men and women with physical challenges in the below areas Typewriting, Tailoring, Spoken English Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 5 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 Employment Guidance: Conducted and organized employment awareness campaigns and Employment Guidance Center with support of corporate companies, Coaching class for Public Service Commission & Bank competitive examination. Job Fairs Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 6 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 Mass Marriage through Suyamwarams: Trust arranges Suyamwaram for persons with disabilities across Tamilnadu helping the disability sector to congregate with this special purpose to find a life partner for the loved ones with disabilities. Sports and Cultural Activities: Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 7 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 The trust conducts regular sports art and cultural activities Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 8 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 9 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 Awareness Programs: Several Awareness Programs are conducted by the Trust for the benefit and enlistment of persons with disability with support of like-minded NGOs for their rights and opportunities. Medical Assistance and Aids: The trust has been perceptibly working in providing health education, training on hygiene and medical assistance and treatment for the differently abled throughout the state. The Trust provides aids and appliances to the beneficiaries with support of philanthropist. Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 10 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 ART WING OF TNDFC TRUST The Art Wing of The Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust aims to reach out to people with physical and mental challenges and to support them through the arts. Not only does art provide a great means of self-expression and creativity, it allows people to escape from the routine of their daily lives in hopes of coping with life's challenges. The Art wing of the Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust headed by Mr. Madan Gabriel perceived to bring into spotlight all the talents of the differently abled masses and encourage them by all means to develop their skills. Mr Madan Gabriel has been a forerunner in instigating and encouraging young minds to create awareness in making social cause films. From his schooling he has grabbed every single opportunity that has been laid in front of him to disseminate social awareness concepts. He had gathered people in villages in and around Kanchipuram to make street plays portrayed the social issues and thereby creating awareness to the people. He had worked with a group of visually challenged people by making them screening dramas and street plays etc. He was a pioneer in the thought of provoking short films and stressed on the importance and impact of short films among the youth. He had conducted many short film competitions and various other competitions for the social themes. He has conducted numerous workshops in colleges and has been a guest lecture for many organizations and colleges. He has written a books on cinema techniques and various other Tamilnadu Differently Abled Federation Charitable Trust NO.10, 4th Cross Street, Balaji Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Chennai – 600 032, Tamilnadu, India 11 Building a sustainable representative and inclusive movement for protection and realization of rights of Person with Disabilities Report: April 2017 to March 2018 topics related to film art which is been distributed mostly for young people for inspiration to create social cause films. He has started Nadippukottagai, the professional acting classes for students who have the thirst for acting but are unable to meet the training cost. In addition to acting he is taking directon and screen play classes for the differently abled and Transgender. TNDFC and Madan Gabriel have a history in working towards motivating and encouraging differently abled people by a World Record Film “MAA”. This film was a made by a complete crew of differently abled, trained by Madan Gabriel, which speaks profoundly about the rights of the differently abled people. The crew was selected by conducting a state level competition for the differently abled in 14 different