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Mission Statement

“To work towards bringing about positive changes in lives of persons with disabilities by providing innovative, high quality services which fill existing gaps in the field of disability development”

Philosophy

Setu in most India languages means 'a bridge'. We wish to be the bridge to help the family and the child to cross over from a state of despair and darkness to a state of 'known' acceptance and hope.

Like a bridge, we wish to remain there for the family and the child but at the same time, would like to encourage the family to feel responsible for the child and have faith in their ability to help the child overcome her limitations.

With this in mind, we have made it mandatory for the mothers to attend the centre daily with the children. If the mother is unable to, then someone from the family has to attend. They help the child along with the therapists at the centre to learn new skills. They also learn to look for abilities and not disabilities. This exposure to therapeutic intervention helps the mothers to work with the children at home.

Our Goal

'It was only a helping hand,

and it was of little availing.

But its clasp was warm and it saved from harm,

A little child whose trust was failing...'

(anonymous)

Setu is dedicated to the idea, that all children are equal and that they deserve the opportunity to learn and experience success regardless of their limitations. Our goal is to nurture the child's normal desire for independence and high sense of self through assisting and facilitating development of skills, concepts, a sense of responsibility and discipline. Setu further promotes achievement of independence in daily life skills with the view that this manifests itself in the form of better relationship between the child and the care takers. Additionally, Setu seeks to establish a positive link between the child's learning success and parents' participation in her care and education.