• WARDS Events held in 2024

    • Quizabled

      -January 2024

      Our Children Arnald R & John Paul participated in the Quizabled finals held at BMS college Bangalore 0n 6th January 2024, organized by Seva In Action.

      ADIP

      -January 2024

      WARDS attended the ADIP(Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/ Appliances) distribution camp on 6th January 2024 at Ravindra Kala Kshetra organised by National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (Divyangjan) in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India. The Chief Guest was Shri. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Excellency Governor of Karnataka and The Guest of Honour was Shri. Narayanaswamy, Hon’ble Minister of State – MSJ&E- GOI. We received 41 kits. The show put up by the 75 artists with disabilities from 5 different states including Karnataka was heart touching emphasizing “there is ability in disability”.

      Rangoli Competition

      -January 2024

      Rangoli competition was held on 11th January 2024. Children along with their teachers participated with much enthusiasm and we saw so much creativity on that day. It was indeed a artistic day enjoyed by all. Mrs. Rajalakshmi Varma was our judge for the day.

      Sankranthi

      -January 2024

      We celebrated Sankranthi with our children on the 12th of January 2024

      Lalbagh Flower Show

      -January 2024

      We visited the Lalbagh Flower Show 2024 for Republic Day at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, renowned as one of South Asia's most diverse and beautiful gardens on 23rd January 2024.

      TINY TOTS VISIT

      -January 2024

      Mahatma Gandhi Rural Energy and Development Institute, functioning under the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, has built a Model Heritage Village in Thanisandra, Bangalore in order to convince the next generation of Karnataka's village culture, heritage and goodwill. Our tiny tots from WARDS visited this model village and enjoyed the whole experience.

      Republic Day

      -January 2024

      WARDS celebrated 75th Republic Day on the 26th January 2024. Mrs & Mr L N Hegde were our chief guests. Our children did the march past and the tricolor was hoisted by Mrs. Sunanda Hegde. Our children performed two energetic dances to "Ettara Jenda" & Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani. Our staff sang Saare jahan se accha. The program came to an end with the distribution of sweets.

      INTERNSHIP

      -January 2024

      A group of 3 students Sandali Jain, Yashi Jain & Yashasvi Shree from Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship came and did their internship for a month in the month of January 2024.

      GRS Fantasy Park

      -February 2024

      Children from WARDS along with their teachers visited GRS Fantasy Park on 3rd February 2024 for a one day outing. It was a fun day where children and the staff enjoyed and relaxed.

      1st day of school

      -June 2024

      Inside every child is a rainbow waiting to shine” Our beloved children were welcomed warmly on their 1st day of school on 3rd June 2024 after 2 months of summer break.

      World Environment Day

      -June 2024

      Environment is no one's property to destroy; its everyone's responsibility to protect" - Mohith Agadi. We visited Cubbon Park today and celebrated "World Environment Day"

      Founder's Birthday

      -June 2024

      We celebrated the 75th Birthday of "Our Beloved Founder" Late C M Kathavarayan Sir on 15th June 2024. His life is truly an inspiration for each of us, even through his inability to see he achieved so much for the special needs children and love them unconditionally

      Father's Day

      -June 2024

      Our children celebrated Father's Day on June 18th 2024 by making beautiful cards for them.

      International Yoga Day

      -June 2024

      Yoga brings the body and mind together and is built on three main elements – movement, breathing and meditation. Yoga has many physical and mental health benefits including improved posture, flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness.Yoga is an ancient and complex practice, rooted in Indian philosophy. It began as a spiritual practice but has become popular as a way of promoting physical and mental well-being. We celebrated “International Yoga Day” on 21st June 2024.

      Doctors Day

      -July 2024

      We celebrated “Doctor’s Day’ by visiting Dr. Suhas Chakraborty from HAL hospital. He has been treating our children for many years now. Our children also did a small role play about doctors and patients at WARDS.

      CGI VISIT

      -July 2024

      A team from CGI visited WARDS along with their Chief Information Officer (CIO), Leslie McKay on the 4th of July 2024. They donated yoga mats for our children and also desks for a class. They even planted two fruit trees as a remembrance of their visit. We are very grateful to them.

      Skillathon

      -July 2024

      Friendship Foundation along with INAS SIVUS INDIA organized "Skillathon"(Celebrating Persons with Intellectual Impairment) for exploring potentials, building confidence, empowering, celebrating diversity and enabling talents on 6th July @ Cathedral High School, Bangalore. Children from WARDS participated in solo singing, group dance, flower arrangement, pottery painting, waste- reuse and fancy dress. We are extremely happy and proud of our children for winning 2nd in group dance, Mohammed Asif bagged the 1st place in pottery painting, Kalap Vinod Vaid bagged 1st place in flower arrangement and Claudia Joyceline bagged 3nr place in waste re-use. She made a photo frame out of dry twigs. It was indeed a wonderful day along with all the other institutions to come together and see the creative talents of our differently abled children.

      TRAINING

      -July 2024

      Our teachers Ms. Shanta Pujar & Mr. Karthik Reddy attended a one day training program conducted by Enfold Proactive Health Trust at Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled at J.P Nagar, Bangalore on 11th July 2024. Training focused on practical inputs on strategies and methods to teach life skills, personal safety and sexuality and how to use the Suvidha Kit with children with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and related conditions.

      DOCTORS DAY @ GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

      -July 2024

      Our teachers from WARDS visited Government Telugu Higher Primary School , Nelluru Puram , Bangalore on 24th July 2024 and celebrated "Doctor's Day" by having small skit with the children about doctor and patient. The children really enjoyed acting as doctors and patients. Our teachers also spoke about the importance of doctors and the work that they do for the betterment of the community.

      Vidhana Soudha

      -August 2024

      Our children visited the Vidhana Soudha along with our teachers as a part of their education trip on 13th August 2024.

      Independence Day

      -August 2024

      We celebrated our 78th Independence Day along with our children at WARDS. Mrs. Mythily, our student Guhan’s mother was our chief guest .

      Ecotherapy

      -August 2024

      Children from WARDS attended the 1st "Ecotherapy" session at Cubbon Park on 17th August 2024.

      SADBHAVANA DIWAS

      -August 2024

      We celebrated Sadbhavana Diwas, also known as Harmony Day on 20 August in India. The day is dedicated to promoting communal harmony, peace, and national integration. It commemorates Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

      RAKSHABANDHAN

      -August 2024

      A group from 'Bramha Kumaris' visited WARDS on 20th August 2024 and celebrated Rakshabandhan with our children.

      Annual Sports Day

      -August 2024

      WARDS had their annual sports day on the 29th of August 2024 which also happens to be 'National Sports Day'. We had our sports day in a public ground in Thippasandra, Bangalore as there is a ongoing construction at our school premises. Children participated with so much enthusiasm and sportsmanship.

      Teachers Day

      -August 2024

      Teachers Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It is celebrated on the 5th of September every year. This year we celebrated along with our children and our children put up a great show for us. The chief guest for our special day was Mr. Alexander Ninan , Our Board Member.

      FOUNDERS MEMORIAL DAY

      -September 2024

      We celebrated Our Founder's Memorial Day" on 12th September 2024. We paid homage to" Our Beloved Kathavarayan Sir" who laid the foundation of this esteemed institution. His dedication and foresight have shaped our school into what it is today. Children were most important to him and he loved them dearly. It is true that we miss him but we are always grateful to him for his life, his vision and his teachings.

      Onam

      -September 2024

      Onam is an annual harvest festival mostly celebrated by people of Kerala but now celebrated universally. Flower rangoli (Pookalam) is an Onam tradition. We celebrated Onam on 13th September 2024.

      Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium

      -September 2024

      We visited Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium on 18th September along with our children and watched the show " Our Sun & Its Family". It highlights the important features of the eight planets of our solar system and extends to a brief mention of asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects and 'Oort cloud' of comets through enthralling visualization supported by inspiring animations. Our children enjoyed the show. A big thank you to the director of "Taralaya" and the staff for being so supportive of our children.

      Quizabled

      -September 2024

      Our Children Arnald R & Harsha participated in the finals of Quizabled held in Chennai on 20th September 2024. We are very proud to announce that "Harsha" was declared the "2nd Runner Up" in "ID Junior Category" We are so proud of our boys. Congratulations Harsha!!!!" Its not our disabilities, its OUR ABILITIES that count"

      CGI (HMD VISIT)

      -September 2024

      A team from CGI along with their clients from HMD, Finland visited WARDS on 25th September 2024. They spent time at WARDS watching, observing, learning and participating. They joined along with our children at the vocational section and tried painting diyas. We are very grateful to CGI and HMD for their initiative to donate an OTG for our Vocational baking unit and an instant rice grinder to our kitchen.

      Health Check Up

      -September 2024

      A medical health check up camp was held at WARDS on 27th September 2024 through "Good thought charitable foundation (GTCF). The medical team included Dr. Deepa Srivatsava (MBBS) Ex-Medical Officer, ECHS(Command Hospital) Bangalore, Dr. Vibha Rathor (OBG) Rainbow Children Hospital & Motherhood Hospital, Bangalore, Dr. Kumar Manvendra, Physiotherapist, Well Pro Physio clinic, Bangalore. We are very thankful to GTCF for organizing this medical health check up camp for our children. Around 45 children participated in this and availed the services. Our heartfelt gratitude to the doctors who lovingly examined and made conversation with our children.

      Gandhi Jayanthi

      -October 2024

      Gandhi Jayanthi is celebrated on 2nd October every year to honour the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key leaders of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.

      Ayudha Pooja

      -October 2024

      Ayudha Pooja was celebrated at WARDS on 1st Of October 2024 before the children began their Dussehra vacation.

      N.S.HEMA MEMORIAL AWARD

      -October 2024

      We are very happy to share that we were declared winners of N.S Hema Memorial Award 2024 by The Association of People with Disability (APD) on 4th October 2024 for outstanding NGOs in the Disability sector in South India. We are very grateful to APD for this recognition and encouragement.

      DIWALI EXHIBITION

      -October 2024

      Our staff put up a stall for Diwali in CGI on 28th & 29th October 2024.

  • WARDS Events held in 2023

    • Bannerghatta National PArk

      -January, 2023

      We visited Bannerghatta National Park along with our children on 9th January 2023. The children were given free entry to the zoo under special needs category. Though the zoo was a little disappointing we enjoyed the safari at Bannerghatta National Park. The staff and people working at the zoo were very helpful.

      -January, 2023

      A team from Trellix visited WARDS on 10th January 2023 and gave away the new year gifts to children.

      -January, 2023

      Rtn. Kavita Kekre, Community Service Director, Rotary Bangalore, Indiranagar, Rtn. Narssimhan, Club Service Director,Rotary Bangalore, Indiranagar, Ann. Varsha Koppikar and Rtn. Sanjay Koppikar visited WARDS on 12th January 2023 and donated blankets for our children and support staff.

      Sankranthi

      -January, 2023

      Our celebrations began on12th January with Rangoli competition for all the classes. It was a great day to see creativity at its height. On the 13th of January we celebrated Sankranthi with our children at school.

      -January, 2023

      Our children visited the Jeevan Bhima Nagar Police Station on 19th January to know and learn about the working of it. They were received and shown around the police station. We are very grateful to our Police for allowing us to visit and also for protecting us.

      Republic Day

      -January, 2023

      We celebrated 74th Republic Day at WARDS along with our children. Mrs. Sunanda Hegde was our chief guest. Our children performed march past, drill & danced for chak de . It was indeed a great performance by our children. Prizes were distributed for the sports conducted on 24th Jan 2023.

      HAL Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum

      -February, 2023

      On 1st February 2023 children along with staff visited HAL Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum, Bangalore, a virtual wonderland for Aviation enthusiasts and history buff and enjoyed themselves.

      International Women’s Day

      -March, 2023

      We celebrated International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2023.

      30th Annual Day

      -April, 2023

      "WARDS celebrated its "30th Annual Day" on 1st April 2023. The program was a great success with electrifying performances by our dear children. They also held a science exhibition on the same day and surprised our guests. The parents, staff and well wishers thoroughly enjoyed the program.

      World Autism Day

      -April, 2023

      We celebrated World Autism Day (2nd April) on the 3rd April 2023.

      -April, 2023

      A group of inspiring expat leaders visited WARDS on 27th April 2023 and experienced firsthand, the transformative digital training program we offer children/adults with special needs. Their kind presence and encouraging words truly touched our hearts. With the unwavering support of dedicated corporations like CGI and compassionate individuals like our recent visitors, WARDS has the potential to translate the vision into reality for an even larger section of the disabled population. Together we can make a lasting impact and offer a glimmer of hope to those who face heart breaking challenges every single moment.

      -June, 2023

      Our children were warmly welcomed back to school on the 1st of June 2023 after their summer vacation.

      World Environment Day

      -June, 2023

      We celebrated 'World Environment Day' today- 5th of June by visiting Lalbagh Botanical Garden along with our children.

      -June, 2023

      We celebrated Our Beloved Founder Late C M Kathavarayan Sir’s birthday on 15th June 2023.

      Father’s Day

      -June, 2023

      Our children celebrated Father’s Day by making handmade cards for them on 18th June 2023.

      International Yoga Day

      -June, 2023

      We celebrated International Yoga Day on the 21st of June 2023.

      Doctor’s Day

      -July, 2023

      We celebrated Doctor’s Day on the 1st of July 2023 by making handmade cards and by giving it to our health care professionals.

      UDID Camp

      -July, 2023

      UDID- Unique Disability ID camp was held on 1st of July 2023 at WARDS Special School with the help of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and the doctors from K R Puram General Hospital, Bangalore. Around 25 children benefitted from this camp.

      Independence Day

      -August, 2023

      We celebrated " Our 77th Independence Day at WARDS ON 15TH August 2023. Mr. Nithin Shanbhag was our chief guest for today. Our children did the march past performed a drill with the help of balloons, performed two dances to 'Etthara Jenda' and 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani wonderfully well.

      Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

      -August, 2023

      Our children went on a educational visit to 'Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum on 16th August 2023. It was a very informative visit . The staff and children were amazed to see the museum.

      Varamahalakshmi

      -August, 2023

      We celebrated Varamahalakshmi festival on 25th August 2023.

      Onam

      -August, 2023

      We celebrated Onam on 29th August 2023.

      Rakshabandhan

      -August, 2023

      We celebrated ‘Rakshabandhan’ along with Brothers and Sisters from Bramhakumari on 31st August 2023.

      Teacher’s Day

      -September, 2023

      We celebrated “Teacher’s Day” on 5th September 2023. Our children performed 2 beautiful dances for the teacher’s.

      Special Prayer

      -September, 2023

      A special prayer was held on 12th September 2023 in remembrance of Our Beloved Sir on his 5th death anniversary.

      Ganesh Chaturthi

      -September, 2023

      We celebrated ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ on 20th September 2023 along with our children.

      DIWALI & CHILDRENS DAY

      -November 2023

      WARDS Celebrated Diwali and Children’s Day on 10th of November 2023. Children’s Day was made extra special with a lively dance performance by our teachers.

      Annual Sports Day

      -November 2023

      WARDS celebrated its "Annual Sports Day " on 22nd November 2023. All the children participated in various creative games and won prizes. It was a day filled with so much fun, enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The exciting part of the day was the well awaited cricket match which was worth the wait. It was a joy to see our children play and show their talent. Well the day came to an end with "Red House" being the CHAMPIONS.

      Drawing & Dance Competition

      -November 2023

      Our children participated in drawing & dance competition at Sambrama for World Disability Day on 24th November 2023. WARDS also sponsored for this competition by distributing 600 drawing kits.

      Sports Day at Kanteerava stadium

      -November 2023

      Our children participated in Sports Day at Kanteerava stadium for World Disability Day on 28th November 2023

      Gratitude Gathering at CGI

      -November 2023

      Mrs. Vasanthi, Principal & Ms. Sylvia, Coordinator from WARDS attended the Gratitude Gathering on 28th November 2023 at CGI office for former President for APAC, George Mattackal, who entered his well-earned retirement from CGI in September 2023.

      STATE AWARD

      -December 2023

      WARDS- Welfare Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled and Society received " The State Award " for "Best Institution" for "Unique Achievement under Disabilities" by Department of Women and Child and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens , Bangalore on 3rd of December 2023, on World Disability Day at Kanteerava Stadium , Bangalore. The felicitation was done by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Govt of Karnataka, Smt Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Minister of Women and Child Development of Karnataka, Dr. G.C.Prakash (I.A.S) Secretary to Government and Sri Siddeshwara N, Director, Directorate for the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, Bangalore.

      Christmas

      -December 2023

      We celebrated Christmas at WARDS on 22nd December 2023. Father Chinnappa was our Chief Guest. Our chidren performed "Birth of Jesus" tableau and a very peppy dance to "Jingle Bell Rock". Gifts were distributed to children & staff & the day ended with a sumptious lunch.

      OUTREACH WORK

      -December 2023

      Mrs. Aruna, Secretary and Mrs. Vasanthi, Principal of Welfare Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled and Society (WARDS) visited the 300 tribal families in Tamil Nadu, Gingee taluk and distributed clothes for the community on 23rd December 2023.

  • WARDS Events held in 2022

    • SPECIAL OLYMPICS BHARATH

      -April, 2022

      Special Olympics Bharat conducted health screening of 75000 children and adults with IDD across the country on 5th & 7th April 2022; celebrating World Health Day. The health screenings were held in Oral Care, Nutrition, and Fitness as per the Special Olympics Healthy Athlete Protocols. Our children were attended to at R V Dental College on 7th April 2022.

      SCHOOL BUS

      It had been our dream to buy our own school bus for a long time now. That dream has finally come true as we received our new school bus fully sponsored by CGI, Bengaluru. It was flagged off at the CGI campus in Yamlur on the 26th of April 2022.

      UDID Camp

      -May, 2022

      Our Children participated in "Quizabled 2021" on the 23rd of January 2021. It was held online due to the ongoing pandemic.

      Our Founder Birthday

      -June, 2022

      June 15th was 'Our Founder Late Mr. C.M.Kathavarayan's Birthday. We remembered, rejoiced & celebrated his birthday with our dear children. Children worked hard to present 2 dances and a skit along with our staff. We missed our dear sir and miss him everyday and we remain grateful to him for all his teachings.

      Yoga Day

      -June, 2022

      Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India. Yoga is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility and well-being. Yoga improves mental health, relaxes and helps you sleep better. We celebrated International Yoga Day on the 21st of June 2022.

      HAL Hospital Visit

      -June, 2022

      Dr. Ravichandar, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Suhas Chakraborty and Dr. Ranga Reddy from HAL Hospital visited WARDS on 23rd of June 2022. An event was organized so that they can talk to our parents and clear their doubts about their children. This was a good interactive session between parents, doctors and teachers. We are very grateful to the doctors and HAL hospital for helping us over the last 30 years in free consultations for our children.

      STEM CAMP by CGI

      -July, 2022

      Learning Links Foundation organized a STEM CAMP for our Children at WARDS supported by CGI on 28th July 2022. Students drew very beautiful pictures like Indian Flag, Flowers, Mountains, Cake, Smiley emoji’s etc the first step of STEM, it makes students to start Thinking and brings Creativity. They introduced them to a few electronic components that we may have seen in our daily life such as LED, battery, copper tape, Coin / button cells. Students started making Circuits on their drawings using Copper tape, LED and Coin cell with the help of CGI Leaders. Session was taken to the next level by introduced some other electronic components like Breadboard, Resistors and Jumper wires. Students made LED circuits on Breadboard. Before concluding the session, Students were introduced to LCD display and CGI leaders and WARDS faculty helped them to write their names to get it on display. Students were very excited to see their names on the LCD display

      Independence Day

      -August, 2022

      We celebrated 'Our 75th Independence Day on the 15th August 2022 after 2 whole years with our dear children. After the pandemic it is our 1st celebration together. Our children worked hard and practiced for their performances. They put up a great show for all of us.

      Krishna Janmashtami

      -August, 2022

      We celebrated Krishna Janmashtami on Children came dressed for the occasion and it was a sight to see.

      Teachers Day

      -September, 2022

      A Teacher takes a Hand, opens a Mind, touches a Heart, shapes the Future. We celebrated 'Teacher's Day' along with our children after 2 whole years on the 5th September 2022. Our children worked very hard and presented a wonderful program for our teachers.

      Onam Celebration

      -September, 2022

      We celebrated Onam along with our children on 30th August 2022. Children along with the teachers made a flower rangoli.

      Founder's Day

      -September, 2022

      On September 12th 2022 we celebrated Founder’s Day! Its been 4 years since the passing away of 'Our Dearest Founder Late Kathavarayan Sir. We remembered and celebrated his life with our dear children.

      Exhibition

      -September, 2022

      Our staff attended the 1st exhibition after two years (due to Covid-19) by keeping a stall showcasing our products from vocational unit at CGI’s Asia Pacific Leadership Conference at Hilton Garden Inn Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park on 19th & 20th September 2022.

      2nd Exhibition

      -October, 2022

      Our 2nd exhibition from vocational section was held on 15th October at SMR apartments for Diwali.

      Drawing Competition

      -October, 2022

      A team from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) visited us and organized a drawing competition for our children and also distributed prizes for them on 20th October 2022.

      -October, 2022

      On 21st October children along with their teachers decorated their classrooms painted diya’s, burst crackers and celebrated Diwali.

      Dynamic Vocational Skills Training

      -November, 2022

      Our staff Ms. Shantha Pujar along with our children attended a one day workshop held at ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium’ on the 4th of November 2022 for ‘Dynamic Vocational Skills Training’.

      World Disability Day

      -November, 2022

      Our children participated drawing competition at Sambhrama for World Disability Day on 23rd November 2022. WARDS also sponsored for this competition by distributing 600 drawing kits.

      Quizabled

      -November, 2022

      Children participated in Quizabled virtually held by Seva In Action on the 28th November 2022 and qualified for the finals.

      World Disability Day

      -November, 2022

      Our children participated in Sports Day for World Disability Day on 29th November 2022 held at Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore.

      World Disability Day

      -December, 2022

      World Disability Day is celebrated every year on 3rd December. Our children attended the World disability rally and the celebration that was held in the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore.

      -December, 2022

      Our staff kept a stall in Presidency School on the 5th & 6th of December 2022 and showcased the products from our vocational unit.

      -December, 2022

      We distributed blankets and clothes to 200 tribal families in Gingee taluk , Villupuram District. We have been helping this community from the time they were affected by the cyclone in 2021.

      Christmas

      -December, 2022

      We at WARDS celebrated Christmas on the 23rd of December with much happiness and joy after 2 long years with our dear children. The chief guests of the function were Fr. Jayaraj, Fr. Daniel, Our board members Mr. L.N.Hegde, Mr. Alexander Ninan along with Our Secretary Mrs. Aruna and Our Principal Mrs. Vasanthi. Our Children presented a Christmas tableau and a peppy dance for "We Wish You A Merry Christmas.

  • WARDS Events held in 2021

    • Quizabled

      -January, 2021

      Our Children participated in "Quizabled 2021" on the 23rd of January 2021. It was held online due to the ongoing pandemic.

      Republic Day

      We celebrated 72nd Republic Day @ WARDS on 26th January 2021.

      Mr. L N Hegde, Our Joint Secretary, his daughter Ms. Aparna & Our Secretary Mrs. Aruna were our guests. It was a quiet day without our dear children. They did send us wishes through videos and pictures.

      Vaccination Drive

      -June, 2021

      A vaccination drive was held on 30th of June 2021 @ WARDS for our children above 18. This was organized by the Department of Women and Child, Bengaluru. We are very thankful and grateful to everyone who helped us and especially to the doctors and nurses.

      COVID-19 vaccines produce protection against the disease, as a result of developing an immune response to the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Developing immunity through vaccination means there is a reduced risk of developing the illness and its consequences. This immunity helps you fight the virus if exposed. Getting vaccinated may also protect people around you, because if you are protected from getting infected and from disease, you are less likely to infect someone else.

      Independence Day

      -August, 2021

      We celebrated our Independence Day on the 15th August 2021. Due to the pandemic we celebrated quietly without our children.

      Teacher’s Day

      -September, 2021

      Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area. A Teacher is a person who inspires guides, enlightens & motivates.

      Due to the pandemic this is the 2nd year we are celebrating ‘Teachers Day’ without our children. Our teachers showed their talents by singing and performing a hilarious skit which left us laughing. The day ended with distribution of gifts to teachers and lunch.

      2nd Vaccination Drive

      2nd vaccination drive was held on 22nd September 2021 at WARDS. This was organized by the Department of women and child, Bengaluru in collaboration with C V Raman Government Hospital, Bengaluru. We thank everyone who was actively involved, specially the frontline workers.

      -Novomber, 2021

      Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together make this world a beautiful garden. We celebrated Children’s Day on the 17th November 2021.Our teachers put up a wonderful program for our children. They performed a skit, dance and song. Our children thoroughly enjoyed the program and were thrilled to see their teachers in a different role.

      -December, 2021

      During the cyclones this year 300 tribal families were badly affected and were identified by SEEDS an organization in Tamil Nadu working for the last 33 years for social welfare programs, education, rural health, skill training,welfare of disabled, orphans, senior citizens etc in Gingee taluk , Villupuram District. SEEDS approached WARDS - Welfare Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled & Society to help the tribal families. Mr. Santhosh Padmanabhan from Sai Vishwanath Memorial Trust made a donation covering the cost to buy groceries and necessities for the 300 families. Mrs. Aruna, Secretary & Mrs. Vasanthi Head mistress of WARDS visited the place on 13th December 2021, met with the families and distributed the grocery for the 300 tribal families.

      QUIZABLED

      Our children participated in Quizabled conducted online on the 10th of December 2021

      CHRISTMAS

      Christmas was celebrated by visiting the homes of our dear children & distributing gifts on the 20th & 21st of December 2021. Our children were excited to find Santa at their door step with the gifts. And vaccinated children who had started to school, enjoyed the Christmas programme at school.

  • WARDS Events held in 2020

    • Christ School Fest

      -January, 2020

      Our children participated in Christ Fest 2019-20 Inter Special School Competition held at Christ Special School on 30th of January 2020. They participated in various events like ball in the bucket, soft ball throw, zig zag race, arranging pegs in peg board, relay and bagged prizes.

      Gardening

      -Feburuary, 2020

      Gardening has long been regarded as a therapeutic activity. Research has shown that handling different plants and flowers has beneficial effects on both physical and mental health. Gardening is also widely recognized as a tool to help people with challenges and special needs develop vital skills and promote their overall well-being. It helps kids improve their motor skills, such as balance, body coordination, and mobility. Planting can stimulate the muscles, as kids will bend, pull, stretch, lift, and much more. Additionally, the outdoors can also encourage children to explore their senses: seeing a variety of plants, hearing leaves rustle, touching soil, or smelling flowers. Some kids might have extreme responses to outdoor elements, but with repeated exposure and guidance, these responses may decrease. Gardening will improve their social interaction, they will have physical benefits, improves cognitive skills and regulates their emotions.

      Trainings & Presentations

      There is ongoing trainings and presentations for teachers on the job to enhance their teaching skills with the special needs children regularly. Some of the topics were classroom readiness and teaching learning materials.

      Wood’s Resort

      We went for a day’s outing with our children to Orange Wood resort on the 20th of February 2020. Our children and staff had a fun filled day.

      Assessments

      Our Digital Skills Training Lab Started end of August 2019. We have a batch of 20 children who are undergoing this training. They had their 1st assessments for the year on the 26th and 27th of February 2020. The assessments were both in computer and non-computer activities. It was interesting to see the children’s progress and also a joy to see them using their laptops with so much confidence.

      Women’s Day Run

      -March, 2020

      Our children attended the Contour Women’s Day Run 2020 organised by Contour’s along with Cytecare hospital at Embassy Manyata Business Park on the 1st of March 2020.

      Awareness for Covid-19

      Our teachers did an awareness about the corona virus on the 6th of March 2020 in our school for our children.

      Provision drive

      "No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted"During this most challenging time of COVID-19, Mrs.Aruna Our Secretary along with her family visited our childrens homes who are needy and distributed ration kits. Every small help is a big help. Let's do our bit.

      UST GLOBAL

      -May, 2020

      Your greatness is not what you have but it's what you give"

      In a difficult situation like COVID-19 where people are suffering,today we distributed provision kits to our childrens families in partnership with UST Global and Vidyadhan. It was lovely to have Latha, Program Manager, UST Global,Bangalore and Tanveer Ahmad, Program Manager, Vidyadhan, Bangalore with us. A special mention of thanks to Smitha Sharma, CSR Head, UST Global for this initiative.

      Teachers Day

      -September, 2020

      “Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own”- Nikos Kazantzakis Teachers Day is celebrated to honour teachers and celebrate their contribution to the community. India celebrates Teacher’s Day on the 5th of September to commemorate the birth of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India. Though every year this day used to be celebrated with fun and frolic along with our dear children, this year its a quiet Teacher’s Day without them. Due to COVID-19 we received wishes from our dear children through videos and drawings.

      Christmas

      -December, 2020

      Christmas was celebrated by distributing gifts to our dear children on the 21st & 22nd of December 2020. Children were overjoyed to have Santa at their door step with their gifts.

  • WARDS Events held in 2019

    • Marathon

      -October, 2019

      Our children Unnikrishnan, Jagadeesh, Prasad, Raghu, Poovarasu, Ajith along with our staff Mr. Kathirvel & Mr. Sai Kumar participated in the 6th edition of Sriram properties Bengaluru marathon held on the 13th of October 2019 at Kanteerava Stadium.

      Exhibition

      Our vocational team Mrs. Suma & Ms. Prabhavathi put up a diwali stall at McAfee on the 16 and 17th of October 2019 showcased and sold our products.

      Our Vocational team Mrs.Suma & Ms. Prabhavathi put up a diwali stall at CGI, Bangalore on the 22nd of October 2019, showcased and sold our products.

      Wish Tree

      McAfee Software India Private Limited, a software company took all the wishes of our children that they want this Diwali and displayed in on their wish tree. They visited WARDS today 25th October 2019, gifts were distributed by Mr. Vishwanath Anapindi, Senior Manager, Business Operations and his team. Our children had a wonderful time with them. We are very thankful to everyone at McAfee for this thoughtful gesture.

      Diwali @ School

      Diwali is the festival of lights. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. Our children had a colourful diwali celebration in school today.

      Children’s Day

      -Novomber, 2019

      Children are the best creation of God and they spread joy in every season.

      We celebrated Children’s Day at WARDS today. The chief guest of today’s function was Mr. Alexander Ninan, our board member. Our children performed two dances “Chogada” and “Mera wala dance”. They also did a mime about the disadvantages of using a phone. It was wonderful to see our children perform and enjoy their acts.” Happy Children’s Day to all the lovely children”.

      UST Global

      Our children were invited by UST Global India, Bangalore on the 22nd of November 2019 to celebrate “Children’s Day” with them. Our children received a warm welcome from them. They showed our children their workplace by taking them for a floor walk. Our children performed for them amidst great encouragement, whistles and claps. We also put up a stall showcasing our products from our vocational section. Our children were given metal bottles in UST Global’s initiative to promote not to use plastic. The day ended with a sumptuous lunch. UST Global has always been our good support system through the years and we are truly thankful to them for this gesture.

      Quizabled

      Our children participated in Quizabled 2019 conducted by Seva In Action. They participated in prelims on the 13th of November 2019 and were selected for the semifinals and finals that was held on 23rd November 2019 at B.M.S Engineering College, Bangalore. Our children received participatory certificates.

      World Disabled Day Sports & Culturals

      Children from WARDS participated in sports for World Disabled Day on the 25th of November 2019 at Kanteerava stadium Bangalore. Our children received 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in 25 mtrs running in different age groups.

      On the 28th of November our children participated in cultural program as a part of world Disabled Day held at Bal Bhavan, Bangalore. Around 30 schools participated in this and our children performed enthusiastically for Mera Wala Dance

      Our children took part in the drawing competition at Bal Bhavan activity area on 29th of November 2019 as a part of World Disabled Day. Around 620 children from various schools participated in this and all the drawing materials were sponsored from WARDS Special School.

      World Disabled Day @ WARDS

      -December, 2019

      World Disabled Day is held on December 3rd every year. It is a UN recognized day, which is observed all throughout the world. The day aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.We celebrated World Disabled Day along with our children, they cut the cake, played games and also watched a movie.

      Practical Shopping

      Our children had their 1st practical shopping class for vegetables at SAFAL supermarket in Jeevan Bhima nagar on 4th December 2019.

      Carnival @ Vydehi

      We participated in the Vydehi School Carnival on the 13th of December 2019 at Vydehi school campus. We put up food stall and also vocational stall displaying our products.

      Netskope

      A group of youngsters from Netskope visited us on the 18h of December 2019 and celebrated an early Christmas with our children by giving away gifts and spending time with them.

      Christmas

      Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it. We celebrated Christmas at WARDS with our children, staff, parents and well wishers on the 23rd of December 2019. Reverend Fr. Naveen was our chief guest. He gave a sweet Christmas message and sang a few Carol's too. Our staff and our children did the Christmas tableau along with singing Carol's. The day ended with a sumptuous lunch.

    • The Digital Skills Lab Inauguration

      - 30th August, 2019

      CGI, an IT company, is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. CGI came forward with its annual Dream Connectors Program to help WARDS, an NGO for the intellectually challenged situated in Jeevan Bhima Nagar, Bangalore, where CGI employees submit ideas that aim to make a positive impact in communities. WARDS was referred by Mr. Nithin Shanbhag, Director at CGI.

      As part of this program the CGI team funded for setting up of digital skills lab, Training for staff and children in collaboration with an institution that specializes in training intellectually challenged students, Solar Power backup for the lab, the digitization of WARDS’ processes and infrastructure, and transportation facility for children at WARDS. Mr. George Mattackal SBU President Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence inaugurated the “Digital Skills Lab” on the 30th of August 2019. Mr. Sudhir Subraman BU Lead & Sr Vice President, Ms. Jennifer Mecheripaddy BU Lead & Sr Vice President, Mr. Rajesh Nair, Vice President CGI and the CGI team that worked on the digitalization of WARDS processes and other CGI employees were also a part of inauguration.

      The CGI team had a tour of the school and were oriented with the programs and the daily working of the school. They were very happy to mingle and spend some quality time with the children. The senior CGI management team & their employees were felicitated by the WARDS management.

  • WARDS in the News

  • WARDS Events held in 2019

    • Teachers Day

      - September 2019

      A teacher is one who helps others and influences lives forever.”Catherine Pulsifer Teachers Day was celebrated on the 5th of September 2019. Dr. Narayana Murthy & Mrs. Sudha Murthy were our guests for the function as every year. Our children sang songs and performed a dance which they had practiced with so much love. Teachers were given gifts on teacher’s day.

    • Memorial Service

      - September 2019

      We had a memorial service on the 12th of September 2019 as it marked the 1st death anniversary of our Founder Late Mr. C M Kathavarayan at WARDS School premises. A special lunch was organised for everybody who attended this.

    • Splash

      - September 2019

      Our children participated in “Splash” – a sit and draw activity for Children who are differently abled from all sections of society hosted by Secure Giving in aid of Concern India Foundation along with our faculty Ms. Shanta Pujar & Mr. Sai Kumar on the 20th of September 2019 at Cubbon Park, Bangalore.

    • Meena Bazaar

      - August 2019

      WARDS vocational team attended the sales day ‘Meena Bazaar’ organised by Ladies club, Raksha at the Veteran’s Hall in Indiranagar, Bangalore and showcased our products on the 3rd of August 2019.

    • Independence Day

      - August 2019

      We celebrated our 73rd Independence Day at WARDS on the 15th of August 2019. Mr. Aravind Gopinath, Program Manager, UST Global, Bangalore was our Chief Guest.

    • Rakshabandhan

      - August 2019

      Friends from Bramhakumari visited WARDS and celebrated Rakhsbandhan with our children on the 16th of August 2019.

    • Marathon

      - August 2019

      Children from WARDS participated in the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon powered by Hyderabad runners on the 24th & 25th of August 2019 along with our staff Mr. Kathirvel & Mr. Nagarjuna Reddy. Children were awarded finisher medals.

    • Digital Skills Lab

      - August 2019

      Mr. George Mattackal SBU President Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence inaugurated the “Digital Skills Lab” on the 30th of August 2019.

    • Marathon

      - July 2019

      NEB sports organized the Bangalore 5K marathon on the 7th July 2019 at NICE road. The focus of the event was to provide a good experience to participants and encourage people to adapt a fit and healthy lifestyle. Our children Prasad, Sunil, Ganesh, Poovarasu, Jagadeesh, Ajith along with our faculty Mr. Kathirvel & Mr. Bhaskar participated and completed the marathon. All our children received the finishing medals.

    • Dental check up

      - July 2019

      A dental check up was held by a team of doctors from Small Bites which has exclusive dental care for children at WARDS Special School on 31st of July 2019.

    • Transportation

      - June 2019

      This year transportation for children has been started with the support of CGI, Bangalore from June 2019.

    • World Environment Day

      - June 2019

      World Environment Day was celebrated on the 5th of June 2019.

    • Founders Day

      - June 2019

      We celebrated the birthday of our founder Late Mr. C M Kathavarayan on the 15th of June 2019.

    • World Yoga Day

      - June 2019

      World Yoga Day was celebrated on 21st of June 2019.

    • Summer camp

      - May 2019

      Summer camp was conducted for our children on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April 2019 at WARDS School premises. Children enjoyed doing innovative activities like making tie and dye t shirts, pen stands, friendship bands, drawing and using pulses as fillers and gardening etc. They also had a outing to Dreamland resort and had a campfire on the final day with lot of fun and frolic.

    • Orientation for teachers

      - May 2019

      Orientation for teachers was held between 27th – 30th of May 2019.

  • WARDS Events held in 2018

    • Celebrated Republic Day

      - January, 2018

      Milaap India’s leading crowd funding platform for personal and social causes did an interview of Mr. Kathavarayan our founder and also a small video which can be uploaded on social media for generating funds for the organization. Our children celebrated Republic Day on the 26th of January 2018. The program started with hoisting of the flag by Ms. Vidya Balakrishnan from UST Global, who was the chief guest and was accompanied by Ms. Jessie & Mr. Thirumeni. Various programs were showcased by our children like march past, drill, yoga and folk dance. Lunch was sponsored by Ms. Rashmi Reddy.

    • Various Events

      - February, 2018

      Quiz competition was held for children in WARDS. Semi finals & finals were conducted on the 2nd February 2018. Raghu bagged the 1st place & Bhavya was declared 2nd. Parents meeting were successfully held on the 3rd of February at WARDS. 20 parents attended the meeting. Many important issues like Niramaya scheme, opening joint bank accounts, punctuality of children and many more were discussed. There were meaningful interactions and insights from this meeting. Ganesh, Prasad, Manikanta, Raghu Along with their trainer Mr. Kathirvel travelled to Pondicherry and participated in the Marathon on the 11th of February 2018.

      The event is organized by Auroville Runners in association with the Auroville community since 2008. Originally it was started to celebrate the 40 years of Auroville, the enthusiastic participation attracted many runners from other cities and it was decided to make it an annual affair. The event is non-commercial and organized purely for the joy of running. It considers all the finishers as winners and therefore does not award any prize money for the early finishers. Our children along with the staff, few parents and a board member went on a one day outing to Dreamland resort in Nelamangla on the 17th of February 2018. They enjoyed the swimming pool, rain dance and a magic show.

      Children also went to the amusement park where they went on toy train ride, Columbus, rotating disco cups and horse rides. They were also given breakfast, sumptuous lunch and were given gift, cake & juice. On the whole it was a day filled with fun and frolic. On the 23rd of February a few of our children along with teachers attended ‘Asha Day’ at the Indiranagar Methodist Hall in Indiaranagar. They even performed ‘Kolata’ with colourful clothes and were appreciated much for the same.

    • WARDS Children participated in different level of sports

      - March, 2018

      WARDS organized blood grouping check for all the children in the school on the 9th March 2018. Technicians from CLUMAX, Thippasandra came to our premises and helped us with this. Many of our children participated in the district sports held on 13th, 14th of March 2018 at BBMP ground, Koramangla. This was conducted by Special Olympics Bharat, a National Sports Federation designated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for Implementation of Scheme and Games for Persons with Intellectual Disability.

      Our children again participated in the state level sports held on the 20th & 21st of March 2018 at YMCA, Nrupathunga road conducted by Special Olympics Bharat, a National Sports Federation designated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for Implementation of Scheme and Games for Persons with Intellectual Disability. Nagaveni stood First in 100 mts, 200 mts, 400 mts and shotput. Tamil Selvam stood First in 50 mts race and Second in Tennis ball throw. Ganesh stood Second in 100 mts and third in 400 mts. Rishi stood third in 50 mts race, Manikanta stood third in 50 mts race, Ajith got fifth in 50 mts race, Prasad got fourth in 50 mts race, Pooarasu got fourth in 50 mts race and Prasad got fourth in 50 mts race. The above children have received medals and certificates for their performances in various categories.

      A group of 20 government teachers which included block resource persons and cluster Resource persons visited our Organization along with Mr. Saleem Pasha, BEO & Mrs. Bharathi, Block resource coordinator. The teachers were here for the observation of the functioning of our school, to learn about the various interventions and methodologies used in teaching our special needs children. They also learnt how we teach different skills; saw how we make individualized education program and syllabus for our children. They even distributed Bananas for our children and spent half a day with us learning about the organization.

    WARDS Events held in 2017

    • Summer vacation was declared for the children of WARDS from April 1, 2017. The teachers and other staff continued to work till April 25, 2017. Based on their evaluation, the teachers prepared the progress cards for all children in the month of April. The survey for identifying disabled children was also undertaken by teachers, particularly children with IDDS (Intellectually Delayed Disabilities) in and around our Centre (Jeevan Bhima Nagar).

      A Vocational Skills Training program was organized by Mrs. Pradeepa Anchala for teachers and a few children from WARDS in the first week of April. Two trainers were invited to impart new skills like making cloth bags, Quilled Art, Embroidery, Stitching Pillow covers, and Clay based toys.

    • Summer vacation was declared for teachers from April 25th to May 25th. The care-givers were given vacation for 15 days in turn basis. The vacation is only applicable to permanent staff who have served the institution for more than one year. The children studying in WARDS were awarded with monthly pension available with Government of Karnataka for all types of disabled persons.

      This program was initiated in the school itself for ten children in association with employees of Department of Pension Scheme for the Government of Karnataka. Around 10 children have benefitted from this scheme from 2017. Each disabled child was given pension on the basis of percentage of disability declared by Victoria Hospital, Government of Karnataka. Minimum pension for each child starts from Rs.500 and maximum pension of Rs.1200.

    • WARDS special School reopened from 1st June for all special children. ANZ Employees visited our School on 16th June. They involved themselves in all activities with the children from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. There were different activities planned for the employees along with the children who were engaging themselves from 10 a.m. They also hosted lunch and given gifts for our children.

      Rain coats were distributed to 30 children on that day. The visit on that day concluded with a short entertainment program presented by the ANZ Employees. Our children also entertained them with a dance performance. A special day on performing Yoga was observed on 23rd June, as special occasion organized by Government of India for all people in the Country. This special Yoga was initiated by the staff of ‘Youth for Seva‘.

    • We encourage our special children to participate in the marathon race organized by an NGO Runners I. The aim of organizing marathon race is to bring our special children at par with normal children who are participating the marathon race every year. Our children are participating in running every Tuesday and Sunday at Cubbon Park and at different places in Bangalore. They were taken to Hyderabad for marathon race on 5th August.

    • Independence Day was celebrated on August 15, 2017. Lions Club member were the guests for this function. Mr.Venkatesh the president of Lions Club on this occasion hoisted the flag. We could not have sports on this day as we used to have every year because there is no ground to display their talents in sports because of the construction. However, this sports meet will be taken up at a very large scale next year.

    • Oct 2rd 2017 we honored our National Father Mahatma Gandhi. We participated in the Diwali Exhibitions conducted at different places organized by ‘Mission 1000’. We also participated in various Diwali exhibitions at Bagmane Tech Park, IMS Health Care, UB city (Citi Bank) and at SAP Whitefield. Children were taken to a Music Therapy Workshop to promote their individual interest in Music, organized by Inner wheel Club of Bangalore, in association with Academy for Severe Handicaps and Autism a special school called (ASHA).

    • Celebrated World Day of Disabled

      - December, 2017

      The staff and the children of WARDS special school attended the celebrations of World Day of Disabled held on December 3rd ,2017 at Freedom Park Bangalore. As it was a compulsory day for the special people in honour and felicitating the people with differently- abled on this occasion. The achievers of various disciplines were honored with awards to promote and boost their abilities in the field they worked on. Quiz Competition was organized and conducted by Seva-in-Action Bangalore, for third consecutive year to bring all the special children differently-abled to a common platform to exhibit their talents general knowledge in various fields. Eight mentally challenged children of WARDS participated in the quiz competition on 8, Dec 2017. Out of eight, four children from WARDS special school were selected for Semi-Finals Raghu 23years, Manjunath 16years, Manikanta 18 years, and Ganesh 16 years.

      Children participated in Sports organized by CHRIS FEST 2017, at Christ School, Bangalore for differently-abled on Dec 18, 2017. Tamil Selvam of WARDS Special School won Third Place in a Game for Soft Ball Throw. Christmas function was celebrated on Dec 22, 2017 at 3 Pm in the premises of WARDS. Father Jaysheelan Parish Priest of St.Peter’s Church, HAL Bangalore was the chief guest for the function. The choir members introduced by Dr. Padma Sucharitha from her church helped with the Christmas performances.

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