Vidya Vikasini Institutions in Coimbatore is a pioneer in inclusive education, having established various programs and schools to support children with disabilities since its founding. The institution has received numerous awards for its contributions, including national recognition for its vocational training programs and inclusive practices. Looking to the future, the organization aims to enhance public awareness and create better employment opportunities for intellectually disabled individuals through workshops and representation to the government.

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VIDYA VIKASINI INSTITUTIONS
COIMBATORE
Pioneer in Inclusive Education

2.  Vidya Vikasini
Society Registered.
 Nursery School
Started.
 Matriculation
and Higher
Secondary School
Started (VVMHSS).
 Vidya Vikasini
Opportunity School
(VVOS) Started.
Vocational
Training program
for the special
Children –
Ruling, book
binding and
envelope making.
 “Nimbkar Award”
received for the
Best Employer
of the
Handicapped.
 Best Teacher
Award from
Lions Club
recognizing
the services.
 “The Outstanding
Employer of the
Handicapped”
Award from the
President of India,
New Delhi.
1973
to
1981
1994
-
1995
2000
-
2001
1996
-
1997
1995
-
1996
 Bridge Course
training in Mental
Retardation and
associated
disabilities (RCI)
conducted for
Teachers from
Tamil Nadu.
THE ROAD TRAVERSED SO FAR AND MILESTONES…
Pioneer in Inclusive Education

3.  Physiotherapy
Unit established.
 Vidya Vikasini
selected as
Information
centre by National
Trust.
 Hostel for
Children with MR,
CP, Autism and
Multiple
Disabilities
Started under
Sarva Shiksha
Abyan.
 National Award
received from
the President
of India 3rd
December 2003,
International
Day of the
Disabled.
 Awareness
regarding Mental
Retardation,
Autism, Cerebral
Palsy and Multiple
Disability
conducted in
different areas
around
Coimbatore/Rural.
 Founder was
interviewed in Jaya
TV/All India Radio.
 “
 “Tamil Nadu STATE AWARD”
for the Best Institution for the
Welfare of the Disabled from
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
 “National Trust Award” for the
Best Local Level Committee.
 “National Trust Award” for the
Best Information Centre.
Silver Jubilee Year of Vidya
Vikasini Opportunity School.
Projects to create awareness
of early detection and
intervention for Slow
Learners, the Resource Room.
2002
-
2003
2003
-
2004
2005
-
2006
2004
-
2005
THE ROAD TRAVERSED SO FAR AND MILESTONES…
2001
-
2002
Founder selected
as Local Level
Committee
Member,
Coimbatore
(CBE) by
National Trust.
A 30 day
programme on
Mental
Retardation and
associated
disabilities for
public
awareness
through All
India Radio in
co ordination
with RCI (GoI).
Pioneer in Inclusive Education

4.  B. Ed Special
Education under
Tamil Nadu Open
University (TNOU)
started.
 Project for mobile
services for Early
Intervention
children started
going to rural areas.
 Sulakshana Ram
Janam Pandey
Award from
NASEOH, Mumbai
for outstanding
services in the
field of Mentally
Challenged,
Cerebral palsy
and Autism.
“Sadhana 2012
Award” by
Federation of
Indian Chamber
of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI),
Organization for
Excellence and
contribution in
the field of Social
Service.
2009
-
2010
2010
-
2011
2011
-
2012
THE ROAD TRAVERSED SO FAR AND MILESTONES…
2008
-
2009
Early Intervention
Centre
(0 - 6 years)
sanctioned by
Government of
Tamil Nadu for 40
students.
Adult Home for
Mentally challenged
above the age of
14yrs sanctioned by
Government of
Tamil Nadu for 40
students.
VVOS Caters to
persons with
Intellectual
Disabilities form 0
to Adult stage.
2006
-
2007
 A Residential
Project
“Samarth”
sanctioned by
National Trust
for 30 students.
Pioneer in Inclusive Education

5. Chalk piece
making project
inaugurated
under NIEPMD,
Chennai.
Goshala Project
under NIEPMD
recognised by
Prime
Minister’s
National
Council Skill
Development
Programme
started with a
Bio Gas Unit.
First in Tamil
Nadu to adopt
e-Saadhya
Computer
based
education
programme
for the
Intellectually
Disabled
developed by
C-DAC.
Vocational
Training
programme for
Barcode
generation and
Point of Sale
(POS) scanning
for bill
generation.
5 students
passed class X
Board
Examination
conducted in
March 2016
and excelled.
Teaching
through Smart
Class
introduced.
 Accredited
by NIOS for
Basic
Computing
and Cutting,
Tailoring
and Dress
Making
(vocational
courses).
 Successfully
conducted
one day
workshop
under the
“Badthe
Kadam”
under the
aegis of
National
Trust.
2013
-
2014
2014
-
2015
2017
–
2018
2016
–
2017
2015
-
2016
2018
-
2019
 After
completion of
1st Samarth
Project
successfully,
was sanctioned
2nd Samarth
Project
benefitting 30
residents below
poverty line
and low income
group.
 Headmistress
Mrs. P V Jothi
selected as
“Best Teacher”
in Coimbatore
District and
received Award
from the
Minister of
Rural
Development,
Tamil Nadu
Government.
Two new Sensory
Integration Therapy
Labs inaugurated.
In the X Board
examination 2019, 5
students appeared
and all passed
creditably.
New Vocational
Training on digital
Photography
launched.
Grant of Rs.10 lakhs
received from Tamil
Nadu Government for
a Multi - colour
Printing Machine for
Vocational Training,
one among the Top 5
selected out of 42
districts in Tamil
Nadu.
THE ROAD TRAVERSED SO FAR AND MILESTONES…
“Spandan
Award 2013”
Posthumously
by National
Trust in
recognition of
Founder’s life
time service
to the
Mentally
Challenged.
(First time in
the History of
National
Trust)
2012
-
2013
Pioneer in Inclusive Education

6. Inclusive School for regular, Intellectually Disabled and Children with Specific Learning Disability(SLD).
Only Institution to conduct Vocational Training programme for Intellectually Disabled persons based
on their age and sex viz. Note Book Making, Artificial Jewellery Making, Bakery, Paper Plate Making,
Barcode Scanning and POS Generation, Basic Computing, Tailoring, Goshala and Photography.
Continuous Rehabilitation programme (CRE) for teachers and parents under the aegis of RCI.
Awareness Programme for Autism, Down’s syndrome, Cerebral Palsy through dedicated programmes on
the designed dates. Our School has been empanelled as the Autism Centre to initiate the services under
Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHISTN 2017) only centre in Coimbatore
District. Annual Celebration “Attral” (Skill) – Cultural / Sports extravaganza for Special Children from
District.
2. Specific expertise or abilities which make
your NGO stand-out in the disability sector
 An Inclusive School - unique where Special Children participate in all the activities in the
Campus starting with assembly, competitions like quiz, cultural events, sports, yoga and
also on Founder’s day, etc. No special identity in events.
 52 of our Special students passed out and gainfully employed in various fields.
 Continuous Training to special teachers/primary teachers and visit of experts to prepare
for better education and training, both in Intellectual Disability and Specific Learning
Disability (SLD).
 The children do yoga which has improved their concentration and also improved in
controlling urine and motion functions. With the improved concentration, the
performance of the children improves in all aspects.
 Vidya Vikasini Opportunity School children have bagged several prizes in yoga and sports
competitions apart from Art and cultural events.

7. Vocational training programme for girls / boys as under:
Basic computing programme
Tailoring/cloth bag making (anti plastic drive - national agenda)
Bar code scanning and POS bill generation / computer aided designing
Printing and Note Book Binding – End to End
Photography
Beautician course
Vermicompost using cowdung residue after Biogas extraction
Catering assistance service
Enhance further facilities in Early Intervention Centre to minimise the disability very
early. Occupational Therapy/Sensory Integration - steps in that direction.
Vidya Vikasini Society (VVS) is a charitable Institution under which all activities of
Vidya Vikasini Opportunity School are carried out with donations to the Corpus
and donations for specific events under CSR from Voluntary Organizations and
Corporates. The surplus from VVS is applied in the activities of Vidya Vikasini
Opportunity School, a time tested model. Vidya Vikasini Matriculation School with a
strength of over 2100 is the mother!
To develop an Institution of Excellence in the field of SLD, also benefitting all Schools in
the region through awareness programme under RPWD Act 2016.
3. Goal for the next 3 - 5 years, how you intend
achieving them and how your organization will
be built for the plans and goals.

8. 4. Challenges in your NGO or sector and how
would you address them?
• The Public / Government yet to accept the Intellectually
Disabled persons for jobs unlike visually impaired and
hearing impaired.
• Awareness and representations to be created to address this problem.
Vidya Vikasini Opportunity School plans to address this problem through
workshops and symposiums on RPWD Act, 2016 and invite teachers,
parents and public to be addressed by experts. Employing 10 ID persons
by Vidya Vikasini Society is leading by example. (including CP persons)
• Take up with Government through representation for higher
monetary compensation to parents of Intellectually Disabled
children especially mothers of EI as they are not able to work
elsewhere due to the children requiring attention full time.
• To approach Tamil Nadu Government for creating an Educational
Body for Open Schooling at State Level similar to NIOS, which
States like Telangana already have. This will help more Special
Children to clear the exams.

9. Goshala Project (Dairy Farming - 2014) is the Best Project
undertaken so far. Not ventured by any other NGO.
The inmates of the hostel are trained to take care of
Goshala in terms of cows / cleanliness, grazing, operate
Bio-gas unit, and co-ordinate with Veterinary doctor,
milking etc. as required including measuring milk.
Our experience has been very satisfying and rewarding, as
inmates develop a close relationship with the cows and have
compassion and look for specific symptoms in the cows. They call
them with affectionate names and some of them can even track
their lineage!
Starting with 2, we have a family of 22 (11 cows and 11 calves)
yielding close to 80Litres of milk which is used in the hostel and
also for supplying quality tea to our teachers in the campus /
canteen.
5. The Best Project your NGO has
undertaken so far, it’s uniqueness
and the learnings from that
experience
The Biogas has drastically reduced LPG consumption
contributing to energy conservation, a National objective.

10. The residual cow dung is used to manufacture
Vermicompost manure, a Project which Vidya Vikasini
Opportunity School is embarking upon with organic
farming.
The Goshala and Biogas unit is the model Vocational
Training centre recognised by the Prime Minister’s Skill
Development Programme and often visited by the students
and professors of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore.
The Resource Room teaching for children with Specific
Learning Disability (SLD) is yet another contribution by us
to the Disability Sector and going forward this will be
offered to other Schools also.
And .................

11. LEGEND
VVOS – VIDYA VIKASINI
OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL
VVMHSS– VIDYA VIKASINI
MATRICULATION
HIGHER SECONDARY
SCHOOL
SLD – SPECIFIC LEARNING
DISABILITY
RR – RESOURCE ROOM
Our Journey at VVOS ( 1981 – …..)
PHYSIOTHERAPY
SPECIAL
VVOS