Jumla Special Child Project (JSCP) of SDA supports deaf students with lodging, food, and studies in Chandanath Municipality ward no 2, Jumla. Additionally, SDA provides pedagogical support to more than 40 deaf children in Karnali Secondary School, Anamnagar, Jumla, under JSCP.
Major Activities
SDA supports the students with required school materials such as bags, uniforms, stationeries etc. The availability of uniforms for the students means they all are in similar-looking clothes, so there is no more feeling of inferiority among them.
JSCP students get supported with sanitary materials for their hygiene. The students also receive first aid and other safety materials from SDA as required. The JSCP team takes the students on tour every year for recreational purposes, which helps refresh their minds and perspective.
JSCP gets aid for sports materials which has been beneficial since the students have shown keen interest in different kinds of games such as football, volleyball, cricket, badminton, and chess, and play very well too. The availability of sports materials has assured the children of winning titles among all, in various competitions organised by schools and others.
The students engage in social work sometimes, where they clean the hospital and school premises from time to time.
Different meetings get held to discuss deaf children’s studying process with SA/GA, SDA, JSCP staff, the District coordination committee, District Education coordination unit, District Administration office, SDA, disabled organisation and Karnali Secondary School.
With the aid from SDA, JSCP has facilitated the students to use the laptop since they have the computer course in the lower secondary level.
Every three months, children under JSCP get their health checked. An agreement signed with the Karnali Academy of Health Science (KAHS) provides a physician and medicine for free. In this regard, SDA purchases the arrangement for check-ups and medications not obtained in KAHS.
The hostel staff supports the students emotionally and cooks for them with the help of her two daughters. The students appear for their annual examination in December, followed by winter vacation in January and February.