SAMADHANNew Delhi, since 1981
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Dakshinpuri and Dwarka, New Delhi · since 1981

Therapy and school for children with intellectual disabilities

Early help for babies, small classes for older children, and support for their mothers.
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Easy ReadWe help children who learn slowly. We help their families too.
Children playing on a green lawn, one girl raising her arm
A young man and a boy painting clay diyas at a pink table
A smiling boy kneeling on a bright patterned bedsheet, tracing the pattern with his finger
45years in Delhi
50,000+families reached since 1981, according to our founder
2centres, in Dakshinpuri and Dwarka
0–16the ages we work with
A child's path

From a knock on the door to a classroom

  1. Parents seated in rows at a workshop
    Find

    We knock on doors

    Community workers visit homes and local schools to find children who need help.Community outreach
  2. A therapist and a child working together at a table outdoors
    Assess

    Doctors and therapists meet the child

    A paediatrician, therapists and a psychologist see how the child moves, speaks and learns.Therapy
  3. A child supported in a wooden standing frame
    Early years

    Help in the first years

    Parents learn exercises to do at home every day, with regular visits to the centre.Early intervention
  4. A boy bent over a worksheet, writing carefully
    School

    Small classes

    About one teacher to five children. When a child is ready, we help them join a regular school.Special education
  5. A boy in a red sweater watering potted plants
    Teenagers

    Practical skills, ages 12 to 16

    Block printing, card making, bookbinding and gardening.Pre-vocational unit
For families

Worried your child is learning slowly?

Call or WhatsApp us. We will meet you and your child and talk about what can help.
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What happens when you contact us
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A young girl looking to the side, with a woman sitting behind her
Early intervention at SAMADHAN
Mothers

Support and income for mothers

Mothers meet for support. They make laddoos, spices, Nutri-mix and papier-mâché birds to sell.
More about support for mothers
Women in hairnets and gloves sorting grains and nuts in a kitchen
The mothers' kitchen
Rows of packed laddoo boxes on a table
Laddoo boxes, packed by the mothers' group
Three women standing behind fresh vegetables from the garden
Harvest from the garden project
Brightly painted papier-mâché birds hanging on a string
Papier-mâché birds
A year in numbers

What we did in 2020-21

A teenage boy at a table, painting a craft piece with a fine brush
44children in early intervention
A boy writing at a purple table while a smiling volunteer holds a camera
22children in special education
A child's drawing of an umbrella and a potted plant
6moved into mainstream schools
Also that year, 35 children joined Niramaya health cover, 15 received orthotic or prosthetic devices, and the mothers' group made 50 kg of Nutri-mix. Figures from our 2020-21 annual report.
Stories

What mothers tell us

All stories

Thanks to SAMADHAN, we were able to give her exercises at home after getting instructions from the doctors and teachers.

Asha, Navya's mother

Even during the lockdown, the teachers from SAMADHAN took online classes and we also got assistive devices for Prince for home-use.

Hema, Prince's mother

When I joined SAMADHAN 10 years ago, I was not very confident about myself. Today, I have made sure that both my daughters are well educated and I feel more in control of my life.

Renu Gupta, Mothers' group
Photos

Children, mothers and our centres

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Staff and families seated behind a Diwali rangoli
Diwali together
A counsellor standing and talking with seated mothers
A mothers' support circle
The SAMADHAN building in Dakshinpuri among trees
The Dakshinpuri centre
Parents at a legal awareness session in a classroom
Legal awareness with the Delhi Legal Services Authority
Three women holding red gift boxes
Gifts from Friends of SAMADHAN
The SAMADHAN building in Dwarka with a flowering shrub
The Dwarka centre

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If you pay tax in India, you can claim a deduction under section 80G. Donors abroad can give through our FCRA account.
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Recognition

Awards and partners

2020Collective of Leaders for Persons with DisabilitiesPVR Nest and Ummeed
2018Most Promising Social ProgrammeCoffee Because, Delhi
2005Good Practice AwardDubai International Award for Best Practices
1998Award of RecognitionInclusion International, The Hague
Partners over the years
Ford FoundationSoftware AG StiftungLebenshilfeHeart & Hand FoundationShare and Care FoundationArt for Change FoundationFriends of SAMADHAN, AustraliaGlobalGivingThe Leprosy MissionThe Walt Disney CompanyS&P GlobalJohnson & JohnsonMcGraw HillSumitomo CorporationCarlson Wagonlit TravelGAP InternationalShoppers StopThe National TrustMinistry of CultureIrish AidDelhi Legal Services AuthorityInclusion InternationalUmmeed and PVR Nest
Society reg. No. 12183 (1981) · FCRA 231650031 · 80GRegistrations and annual reports