Bala Sahaya Samithi

In 1980,some humanitarians of Kunnamkulam under the leadership of Retd. Major Late A.V Thomas and Late C. V Paul, conceived the idea of helping children with special needs by supporting them with education, Vocational training, and Social inclusiveness. Thus was formed the Trust, 'Bala Sahaya Samithi' with one Patron member and 18 Life members. They registered this organization under the charitable societies Act on 26.3.1980 with the Reg.No:77/80 under the registrar of Kerala cooperative Societies Act. This was done after a survey conducted by the samithi, which found that Mental Retardation was mostly among children in the lower income group families.

Initially the trust conducted a free Identification cum assessment Medical Camp for the benefit of all mentally retarded children of Trichur Dist. After collecting the opinion from the parents the samithi started 3 Normalisation Centres at three different places with 40 mentally handicapped children and 3 Teaching Assistants. The school was free of cost in the name of "Normalisation Centre for the Mentally Retarded Children". Gradually the Bala Sahaya Samithi found that it is very difficult to manage these schools at different places. Lack of funds and the decrease of enthusiasm & interest among the parents also contributed to the hardship. Thus was born the Chaithanya Special school. Now the School has the strength of 94 students, all of them day scholars. The school has operated in a 1.25 Acre land with its own building sponsored by K. T. Mathew Block, sponsored by Prof. V K John. Three new vehicles sponsored by Rotary Matching Grant of Kunnamkulam and Rotary Club of Palm Springs, CA, USA. The school has a governing board and conducts its activities based on its recommendation.

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Ajith M Cheeran

President