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Visit to Prayas (NGO), Jaipur
The students of M.Sc, IVth semester and B Sc VIth semester visited the organization “Prayas”, located in Jhalana Institutional area, Jaipur on 3rd February 2017. A total of 12 students escorted with Archana Kumari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development, Home Science, explored the information regarding its organization structure; welfare services provided; beneficiaries and other aspects.
The resource person who provided all the information regarding the organization to the students was Mr. R.K.Mohla, Honorary Secretary of the organization and the Admin Incharge of the Organization.
Prayas is a non government organization, established on 17 July 1996 registered with Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Societies Registration Act, 1958, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976. It is one of the first vocational institutes for the mentally and physically challenged. After running vocational centers for disabled person it started its first integrated school for disabled in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The working areas of Prayas is not only limited to the education of socially disadvantaged children but it also works for their rehabilitation and empowerment. Almost 20,000 families in the community got benefited through different activities organized by Prayas. They organize health camps in the community. The school run by Prayas provides education on the basis of their education level and then gets them enrolled with National Institute of Open Schooling, Indira Gandhi National Open University and Rajasthan Education Board for their secondary, senior secondary and higher education. The mission of Prayas is the integration of children, with and without special needs, into mainstream schooling and society by providing quality education to enable their growth and development towards becoming self-sufficient individuals who can live with dignity.
The services include facilitating Inclusive Education (Education for all),enhancing skills of differently-able children and develop a positive attitude towards self-reliance, providing income generating projects that will enable differently-able needs adults to become economically self-sufficient. It also develops strategies for marketing the products made by the physically and mentally disabled so that their income can be ensured. It advocates and network with governmental and non-governmental institutes for child rights. It develops a resource centre in accordance with special needs in changing environment. It creates awareness in the community to participate in child education and to fight for child rights.
The students visited the centre and interacted with the staff, and students. There were many students getting education through NIOS and IGNOU. Students of Prayas also exhibited their talents such as singing, dancing and drawing. They were outstanding in spite of being differently abled. They also prepare their case studies.