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SAMADHAN

Therapy, early support and schooling for children with intellectual disabilities in two low-income neighbourhoods of Delhi, along with steady paid work for their mothers.

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Giving to SAMADHAN opens when vetting is complete and the first cohort launches in early 2027.

SAMADHAN's rebuilt About page, with a painting made at SAMADHAN

SAMADHAN’s rebuilt website, in review, with a painting made at SAMADHAN. We do not show children’s photos until every family has given consent.

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What your gift supports

From a knock on the door to a classroom.

SAMADHAN works with children from birth to 16 at its centres in Dakshinpuri and Dwarka. Each child follows the same path, at their own pace. Alongside it, a mothers’ group offers support and paid work making laddoos, spices and Nutri-mix to sell.

  1. 01

    Finding children

    Community workers visit homes and local schools to find children who need help, before they fall behind.

  2. 02

    Assessment

    A paediatrician, therapists and a psychologist see how each child moves, speaks and learns.

  3. 03

    Early intervention

    For babies and young children. Parents learn exercises to do at home every day, with regular visits to the centre.

  4. 04

    Special education

    Small classes of about five children to one teacher. When a child is ready, SAMADHAN helps them join a regular school.

  5. 05

    Skills for teenagers

    From 12 to 16: block printing, card making, bookbinding and gardening in the pre-vocational unit.

Last reported results

44
children in early intervention
22
children in special education
6
children moved on to regular schools

From SAMADHAN’s 2020–21 annual report, the latest we have seen. We have asked for newer figures as part of vetting and will add them here.

Vetting sheet

What we have checked so far.

Each line shows where it stands today. Giving opens only when every check is complete, and we check again before each grant.

Checked: Registered societySeen: no. 12183, 1981
Checked: 80G registrationSeen
Not yet checked: 12A registrationIn progress
Checked: FCRA licenceSeen: no. 231650031. Current status being confirmed
Not yet checked: FC-4 returns, last three yearsIn progress
Not yet checked: Audited accounts, last three yearsIn progress
Not yet checked: Listed on NGO DarpanIn progress
Not yet checked: A visit in person, and two referencesIn progress
Checked: RPwD Act 2016 registrationSeen: s.51(2)
Not yet checked: US equivalency determinationOn file. Current status being confirmed

Last updated October 2026.

Updates from SAMADHAN

No updates yet.

SAMADHAN will send its first update within 30 days of its first grant, and then every 90 days. Each update will appear here with its date. If an update is late, new gifts pause until it arrives, and we will say so on this page.

Milestones

1981
Registered in New Delhi on 9 December.
1983
First special education unit opens in Dakshinpuri.
1994
The Dakshinpuri centre opens, built with Lebenshilfe of Germany.
2000
Income generation for mothers starts.
2003
The Dwarka building is completed.
2011
Elected President of the Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities.
2020
During lockdown, therapy moves to WhatsApp and video calls.
2026
45 years of work in Delhi.