NBJK Supports #PersonsWithDisabilities in Different Ways

17 January 2022, Hazaribagh: NBJK’s initiatives for Persons or Children with Disabilities (PwDs/CwDs) & their Carers have reached to a new height. A program upon their “Poverty Reduction and Community Based Inclusive Development” @CBMIndia @dfat with 03 partner VOs in 15 blocks under 06 districts of Jharkhand, Bihar & Chhattisgarh has access to 32,928 persons (PwDs-18,826, General-14,102) with awareness on rights & entitlements of PwDs and community sensitization. This provided financial support to 09 DSHGs as Rs. 22,900 to each for micro-enterprises, linked such 04 groups for agriculture loan @nabardonline and ensured skill training; financial inclusion/linkage & economic rehabilitation for 1017 PwDs. During Covid time, distribution of dry ration kit to 1859 & sanitation-hygiene kits to 3146 PwDs could be made possible while physically challenged women run 05 sewing units have made and distributed masks among 59558 persons (PwDs-8598, General-50960). Also the program arranged counseling & physiotherapy support to 188 CwDs, health support to 1781 PwDs, disability certificates to 98 and pension benefit to 70 PwDs.

Likewise through the program called Sakchham@kindernothilfe at slum pockets of Patna in Bihar, total 13 PwDs (11 children & 2 adults) received disability certificates, 11 (8 children & 3 adults) got pension facility, 11 CwDs received assistive devices and 10 CwDs availed home based physiotherapy/speech therapy service.

For the Carers of PwDs, PwMIE (Persons with Mental Illness & Epilepsy) and old aged family members, NBJK has executed the program of “Caring for Carers” @CarersWorldwide across 06 blocks of Hazaribagh district and organized 987 Carers (95% women) as 87 SHGs and supported 150 Carers financially for their livelihood activities.

(Source: NBJK Annual Report, 2020-21)