Chetna Charitable Trust Curchorem is a registered NGO in Goa with a mission to empower, protect and educate the Special Children, so that they can enjoy healthy and independent lives. Founded in 2009 (Reg No 266/GOA/09) trust has been a front runner, dedicated to humanitarian activities for overall development of special children. The mission is to develop appropriate opportunities, skills and capacities thus enabling them to realize their potential and latent talents. Also, creating awareness and sensitizing the masses about the importance of empowerment of such children and help in every way possible to give them an equal status in society like any other regular child.
Apart from the other activities, the trusts main dream has been to establish a sophisticated school and rehabilitation Centre with hostel facility for these Special children. So, funds were raised by presenting our drama shows, release of lucky donation coupons and we managed to procure a 10,200 sq. mts land. However considering the urgency and requirement, the school was started in a temporary rented premises from June, 2015, with a small strength of hardly 32 children; however, as on date we have 236 students, on roll.
It is pointed out that as per census figures of 2011 there are around 1140 differently abled people in Sanguem and Quepem talukas and most of them are deprived of facilities they deserve. It is quite sure that out of 1140 people there will be minimum 200 children, which have to be identified as most of them are unfortunately not exposed to the society for various reasons. With the vision of treating such children equal with non-disable children, we visited some such schools in neighbouring states, went through many a book on the subject, collected important information from internet and decided to construct such a dream school. It may be an unique example that a theatre group has accomplished this incredible achievement.
Chetna Charitable Trust Curchorem constructed a spacious and sophisticated school for special children. The construction of this conceptualized school (First Phase) has been completed and we shifted in our new premises on 26th February 2023. The premises provide with the most modern equipment’s of international standard, to be beneficial to the deprived section of the society.
Each and every aspect has been attended with minute contemplation, which gives a sensation of totality to this project. The distinct look given to the school premises can be termed as a synonym for symbol of respect to the special children.
Although the construction activities have been completed and the school activities have already started in the new premises. Every child enrolled in our school gets due attention and services they deserve. We collect every child from their door step and drop back.