Cause Area
Geographies Served
Programs
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Home Based Programme
District
Theni
Dindigul
States
Tamil Nadu
Partnering with the Lions Club of Dindigul-GEM, UCT identified and provided 15 days of intensive training to local volunteers to provide home-based services.
The volunteers regularly visit the homes of twenty-six severely affected mentally retarded students and teach them life skills, daily activities and other activities.
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Vocational Training Programme
District
Dindigul
States
Tamil Nadu
UCT operates a tailoring training centre for poor rural girls and students with hearing issues. To enable income generation to girls and boys who have discontinued education, the Trust runs chair re-caning centres besides encouraging training in the crafts of embroidery, handicrafts, incense stick and soap oil production.
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Women and Children Development Programme
To empower women and children UCT conducts awareness sessions and training to improve their economic conditions. The women are helped to organise themselves into self-help groups and informed about social issues and their possible causes motivating them to think and come up with solutions.
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Special Schools for the Intellectually Disabled
District
Theni
Dindigul
States
Tamil Nadu
UCT operates special schools for mentally retarded children that provide free education, learning material and encourages extra-curricular activities. It has early intervention facilities to detect any disability and start appropriate treatment early.
Its Eklavya School for Autism focuses on treating Autism disorders and provides education to affected children through multisensory teaching techniques using Visual, Audio and Kinesthetic-tactile (VAKT) methods. Special education and arts-based therapy are liberally used to provide activity-based learning besides specific interventions like speech-language therapy, sensory integration therapy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
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Tribal Development Programme
District
Dindigul
States
Tamil Nadu
UCT conducted a one-day training programme for tribal leaders. This programme set about creating awareness of their rights and entitlements leading to the tribals demanding their fundamental rights from the Government.
Tribal women are guided to secure additional income through goat rearing, broomstick making, collecting and selling honey and medicinal plants.
Demographics & Structure
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Organisation Strength
None
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATU1794K
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Registration Number
83/1997
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CSR Form 1
CSR00005021
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80G
AAATU1794KF20214
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12A
AAATU1794KE20214
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FCRA
075890316
About
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Headquarters
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
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Since
1997
Impact
UCT has impacted CWSN & families since inception through various initiatives and sensitized stakeholders on disability issues and rights.
Vision and Mission
Vision: Empower the Identity, Rights, and Status of persons with disabilities. Mission: Eradicate poverty, enable the underprivileged, provide holistic education, transform underprivileged children from liabilities to assets, and become change agents in society.
Political & Religious Declarations
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Political Affiliation
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Religious Affiliation
Location
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Headquarters
C/o Eklavya Special School, NGO Cooperative Nagar, (opp. Savoritsemiya), Trichy Road
Directions, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu -
Offices in Cities
Other Details
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Type
Non-profit
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Sub Type
Trust
Website
Technology Adoption
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SOC 2 Compliant
No
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Financial Management
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Beneficiary Management