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Ek Prayas – A School for Mentally Challenged

Ek Prayas an institute for children with special needs, run by the Social Action Group. Ek Prayaas is a day care centre for children who are mentally challenged having different IQ levels. The school is situated near octroi post on Ferozepore Road .

Ek Prayas a school for mentally challenged students, grooms the personality of such children in the best possible manner. The students are made to feel that they are part of society and the society in turn, has great expectations from them, and that they are not the left-out ones. The creative work of the students is being displayed in special exhibitions. The exhibition of various articles made by these children includes divas candles, shagun envelopes, pots and hatris. The school is almost ten years old. It is being nurtured with great care. The money, which is being collected through these exhibitions, goes to the funds and something out of it is given to the children who make these articles.

This school is a project of Inner-Wheel club and the club members and management use to give full support to develop the personalities of these children. Various training programmes are conducted, which stresses upon self-help activities, social, functional academics and various vocational training courses to make these children independent. Physiotherapy and speech therapy training helped these children to speak clearly and helps in muscular co-ordination.