About Us
GiftAbled strives to create an ecosystem of like-minded individuals to collectively build an inclusive society.
Our Vision is to build an inclusive world where People with Disabilities find equal opportunity in all aspects of life.
Our Mission is to innovate and accelerate inclusion to transform the lives of People with Disabilities.
Through our Svastya Health Initiative we aim to accelerate access to quality health care for People with Disabilities.
GiftAbled Foundation is 80G, 12A and FCRA certified.
Our Trustees
Prarthana Prateek Kaul
Trustee
“Mrs. Prarthana Prateek Kaul is Co-Founder of GiftAbled, an award winning social enterprise that strives to create an ecosystem of like-minded individuals to collectively build an inclusive society.
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Prateek Kaul
Co-Founder and Trustee
Prateek Kaul is Supplier Diversity and Accessibility Evangelist. He is co-founder of GiftAbled, a leading social enterprise in the space of Disability & Inclusion. Disability & Inclusion.
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Ravi Valdiya
Trustee
“Ravi Valdiya is a freelance Photographer with an engineering education and experience of more than a decade in the corporate sector. corporate sector.corporate sector.corporate sector.
Read More..Svastya Overview
2.21% of India’s population are disabled, accounting for 2.68 crore individuals which include 20.42 lakhs children aged 0-6 years and 69% of them live in rural areas. Only 2% of these People with Disabilities have access to need based rehabilitation services.
Svastya aims to bridge the gap with its presence to provide services to all individuals, even to the most rural areas of our country. Our approach is based on the guiding principle of Who’s community based rehabilitation and international classification of functioning. We are also aligned with the UNCRPD act and SDGs.
Svastya interventions drive impact across all 5 Components of Community Based Rehabilitation
•Health, Education, Livelihood, Empowerment and Social.
•Early Intervention (0 to 8 years) that promotes the child's age-appropriate growth and development and supports families during the critical early years.
•Inclusive & Rehabilitation Program (8 to 18 years) supports children with disabilities and their caregivers with various therapy, modify their innate behavior, achieve functional literacy skills ,pre vocational skills and enable them to step in adulthood with maximum functional capacity with self confidence and dignity.
•Independent Living Program (18 years & Above) empowers people with disability to be functionally independent, participate and be a productive member of society.
•Sustainable Ecosystem Program is aimed at strengthening the existing linkages in the community by sensitizing and capacity building all the relevant stakeholders including Government - ASHA, ANM, Anganwadi, RBSK, PHC, Medical & Rehab professionals, parents , caregivers and peers.
Our Technical Advisors
Dr. Shashikala Gopalaswamy
MBBS BMC 1968-1974
M.D.-General Medicine-1977-1980, 1980-1986- Internal Medicine Specialist in public Sector Hospitals.
Read More...Dr. Kirthika Rajaraman
MBBS, DCh, Dip. NB Dip Course in LD
FIAP(Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics)Consultant Developmental Pediatrician Asst. Director.
Read More...S. Rekha Chalapathi
Bsc (electronics)(Bangalore University)
Bsc (Optometry) (Chitkara University)FBDO (Association of British Dispensing Opticians) Member (IACLE)
Read More...DR Deepthi N Shanbhag
MBBS, DCh, Dip. NB Dip Course in LD
FIAP(Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics)Consultant Developmental Pediatrician Asst. Director.
Read More...Our Team
Our team consists of highly motivated and experienced individuals with diverse backgrounds who are passionate about working for the needs of Children and People with Disabilities.
Apart from program teams, we also have technical practitioners in our team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, special educators, early interventionist, vision therapists and counsellors.
