Hi,
I have been off radar of access india for some time now. Hope you are all
doing fine.
There is a programme
for leader dogs for the blind, being organised by Blue Cross and
KarmayogChennai (an NGO).
I would be grateful if you could answer the following questions:
1. Would you be interested in owning a leader dog, that will improve your
mobility?
2. If interested, what do you think the benefits would be for you.
3. If you are not interested, please indicate why you are not interested?
A write-up about this programme is given below for your information.
Karmayog—a NGO with difference
Karmayog is a Non Government Organization formed in Mumbai, India, few years
back with the objective of addressing the social problems such as Corruption,
helping the needy, exchange of ideas for betterment of downtrodden. It is a
purely a voluntary organization which was started by some of the old students
of IITs and other prestigious institutions who are well placed in their
professional and personal life. The primary objective of Karmayog is helping
the needy.
The thrust areas of service of Karmayog are Anti Corruption, Blood Donation,
assistance in regards to Right to Information for the citizens of India,
helping the needy in case of natural disasters. Karmayog works in partnership
with Mumbai Municipal Corporation [BMC], Anti Corruption Bureau [M-PAC] of
Maharastra Government, Educational Focus Groups which are working towards
satellite based and web based education and training programmes for rural
youth.
It works on the principals of exchanging ideas through e-mail groups,
meetings on specific issues, Joint Venturing with other NGOs and Governmental
Departments and agencies to address the social issues of India. It also makes
it known to philanthropists, members of Karmayog Group some specific needs for
helping the needy and poor. One of the major thrust areas of service is the
service to people whose physical and mental needs are different than normal
human being.
Recently, in June 2007 Karmayog started its Chennai chapter which has grown
in strength with 5 months of its formation and have already done meaningful
service to the needy through its members and by association with other NGOs.
The coordinator for the Chennai chapter of Karmayog is one Mr. Raj Vardharajan
who is a professional Engineer with post graduate qualification and who has
worked in multi nationals and overseas countries including USA for over 40
years.
To name selected and notable members of Karmayog, Chennai chapter, one can
cite
Dr. Chinny Krishna, a doctorate in Engineering who has served in IIT, Madras
for several years and now runs a Industry specializing in state of art
technology based fabrication shop to cater for air space industry amongst
others. Dr. Chinny has been involved in Blue Cross Society of India almost
from its inception some 45 years back and which along with SPCA, India, working
on protection of animals and particularly deserted and street dogs and making
them helpful to the society.
Karmayog, Chennai chapter has launched on a special project called Leader Dog
for Blind which is based on using trained pedigree dogs to guide the visually
impaired including totally blind to run their daily routines without any
assistance from another human being.
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Leader Dog for Blind is a proven concept and being used even in advanced
countries like United States. Leader Dog for Blind group in city of Raychester,
Michigan was funded by Lions Club of Raychester some couple of decades ago and
has trained hundreds of pedigree dogs and visually impaired persons to work as
pair whi8ch would make the visually impaired self reliant
Leader Dog for Blind initiative by Karmayog, Chennai chapter, is planned for
inauguration by middle of April 2008 to coincide with Tamil New Years day. It
is estimated that it will take about one full year before the first set of dogs
and visually impaired can be trained to workable levels. We need to send a
professional Dogs and Visually impaired Trainer to Leader Dog for Blind group
in Michigan to get trained before he or she can launch on training the dogs and
visually impaired in Chennai.
The estimated budget even for a pilot level of the project, to train 6 dogs
and six visually impaired person who wish to take advantage of a trained dog
helping him or her to lead a near about normal life without any support from
another human being, is Indian Rupees 1Million or US $ 250 K. This is based on
buying 6 to 8 pedigree dogs at about IRS. 20 K each [IRS 160 K], housing,
feeding and medical care of Dogs in a Kennel for about one year at IRS 2 K per
month per dog [IRS190 K], sending a professional Dogs and visually impaired
trainer to Leader Dog for Blind group in Michigan for 3 months [IRS 120 K],
salaries for the professional Dog and visually impaired trainer and 3 kennel
attendants [ISR 530 K].
While some individual philanthropists and noted societies like Blue Cross
have already pledged financial and physical support including the seed capital
for buying of the pedigree dogs and funding the travel of the trainer and
sustaining such a trainer for first 3 months, there is an urgent need to find
sources of fund for meeting the balance amount. We seek help from all quarters.
We now appeal to philanthropists here in UAE who wish to help a useful cause
for the visually impaired. We are approaching ICWC and Indian Consulate
General, Dubai, UAE to spread this message amongst the Indian Expatriates who
wish to help a good cause.
MJF Ln. K.V. Ramani
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highly obliged if anyone helps me.
Expecting help,
Abdul
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