Hi,
Not sure if this is what you are looking for. Hope this helps -

Save the Children:
http://www.savethechildren.org.nz/new_zealand/what_we_do/our_projects/ne...

“Save the Children’s project in western Nepal gives children with disabilities a platform to speak out about their right to an education. Children and young people with disabilities take an active role in the project, leading the way in changing attitudes and elevating the status of marginalised groups.”

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Age/Nepal:
http://www.agenepal.org.np/display.php?page=aboutus

"AGE/NEPAL is a non-profit, non-governmental charitable organization fully committed to enhancing the quality of lives of children with neurological disabilities. "

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Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation:
http://www.nyof.org/aboutNepal.html

"Why do we work in Nepal? Because it is possible to make real change here. We have been helping children, families and communities in this beautiful country for over 16 years now. We know how to make an enduring difference. "

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Idealist:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/129658-0

“people in Nepal face many challenges. Culturally, they are generally shunned by society, and there are few facilities that have specialized in caring for these children. These centers deal with a variety of challenged children who are effected by: Autism, Down?s syndrome, Birth Defects, Speech Impediments etc.”

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Plan-UK
http://www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/nepal/

“A joint project between Plan and the Nepal Association for the Blind (NAB) is supporting children with disabilities from disadvantaged families to access education”

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Hospital and Re-habilitation center for disabled children
http://www.hrdcnepal.org/Contents/WebLinks/article_human.shtml

“Evolving capacities - one of the general principles in the draft text relates to recognition of people with disabilities to autonomy, and the freedom to make one's own choices. However, children do not have autonomy in law, nor do they have the freedom to make their own choices. Without explicit recognition that, in respect of children, regard must be given to their evolving capacities in the exercise of their rights, these principles exclude children and effectively render them invisible.”

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MS Nepal:
http://www.msnepal.org/reports_pubs/ekchhin/apr2000/5.htm

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Hi Jennifer
i have created a list of organizations working for the welfare of the disabled children. Some organization do not work with children specifically but work for the welfare of disabled in general. I hope the list will be useful to you.

Regards

Khushbu

organizations working for disabled.doc

Wow! Thank you so much, this is fantastic! This will be a great help. I appreciate your work on this very much.

Jennifer :-D

Dear Friends

Here i would like to give you all a short description about children with disability in the area.

The children with disabilities. Sankhuwasabha Disabled Association shows that there 183 disabled children below 16 years in the district. Such disabled children are regarded as curse in Nepalese culture. They are considered shameful, perhaps a punishment for a sin of the family. In rural parts, disabled children rarely receive education
A Special school for Deaf and Mute Children: A Special primary boarding school has been running for deaf and mute children under the Mahendra Higher Secondary School Manebhanjyang of Khandbari Municipality by the government of Nepal for four years. Now there are 13 children living and studying at the school from grade one to grade four .Next year the school will upgraded up to grade five. Then they will have to join at grade six at a school in Nepal as an inclusive education.
They have come to study at the school from different parts of the district as well from the neighboring Bhojpur district. Because of their poor family back ground, they are unable to stay at the rented room around the school and come to school regularly. So the school has to keep them at the school and feed them and cover all their school expenditure.
The deaf and mute children are from 5 to 15 years of age. They are being taught English, Nepali,. Mathematic as well as other subjects of the primary level. They have to follow primary English curriculum and also take their final exam also have to pass the exam to jon the upper class.
Because of the lack of teacher staff a multi grade teaching system has been applied there with limited teaching materials.

The school has been running with government of Nepal' funding $15.00 per children = 15x 10x10 = $ 1500.00) for 10 children for one year. With the budget the school has been providing food, stationery, school dress snacks and medication etc for the children for 10 ten months. The rest two months July and August when the school is close for summer vacation the children go home and stay with their parents.

There are also three additional children recently admitted at the school in class one. It has become a great challenge for the school managing committee to feed them. The committee has been feeding them by collection some donations in the village.
The school has lack of enough furniture, kitchen utensils, bed, mattress bed sheet , mosquito nets etc.
The school has only one government primary teacher Mr. Hom Kumar Dhungana and a volunteer teacher Mrs. Indira Ghimire. There is a cook mother Mrs Sabitra Khanal. Her monthly payment is also provided by the government. She is also the caretaker of the school. She looks after the children.

The school has a strong fine building, which can hold 30 children at the school. The building was constructed in 2006 with the economic assistance of British Gorkah Welfare Office Khandbari. The school compound has been surrounded with barbed wire. It has a small yard where the children can enjoy playing ball.
There is a small piece of land at the school where the children grow vegetables for them. Instead of buying fuel they collect firewood for them.
In the present situation the school has been facing the following situation.
1. The school has been running by only one full time government primary teacher named Mr. Hom Kumar Dhungana, a disabled teacher and a volunteer teacher Mrs. Indira Ghimire.
2. Because of lack of proper teaching materials at the school, teaching and learning activities have not been so effective. A multi grade teaching system has been applied there.
3. Because of lack of budget the school has not been able to admit any more children there. There is lack enough kitchen utensils, furniture bed, clothes mosquito nets etc.
4. Because of the lack of refresher training, the teachers have been teaching with difficulties. The children are not much satisfied with the teacher's teaching. The teacher can only make signs for 2200 words.
5. The school has not been able to manage a training of sign language for the children' parents. So there is a problem of rehabilitation of the children at home.

Best regards

Tejanath

Khandbari

Hello,

Sorry its been quite some time since I was active in the village...

Just re-reading the school info regarding diabled children.. Such a big and important issue, my own son is mildly Autistic and Vision impaired. So just looking at the project firstly in small chunks, I have worked briefly here with adults with Cerebal Pulsey so the cannot verbal or pyshically communicate well, the use a book (now computers) I have seen the speak using a home made folder that contains not just words and phrases but emotions, clothing, food items etc that they can point to, to communicate their needs. Basic versions of these are also used for Austic children as often their speech is delayed for some time.

We used to have picture books for my son to talk to us thru before he learnt to speak. This may work for the children at home till the issue of signing can be bypassed with the families.

I'll do up an example which could be translated to Nepali and post it.

In mean time I will also find at home some other ideas we were given for learning an abbreviated sign language especially useful with younger children.

Cheers,

Simone.

Dear Simone.

Thank you very muchf ro your posting and your interest about the children with disability.

I look forward to hearing more from you.

Tejanath

Khandbari