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A project of: HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S PARENTS ASSOCIATION

 Handicapped Children's Parents Association (HCPA) is a voluntary organization registered under the societies registration act 1860. It was formed in 1987 by a group of parents of children with cerebral palsy.

Cerebral Palsy (a kind of damage to the brain) forces the affected person to depend on others for even the very basic needs of life like - walking, toileting, communicating, feeding etc. etc.  They have a normal life span and need training and education more than the normal children, as they have to combat their disabilities also.  CP as such is not a disease.  This is a condition.  But unfortunately, this can not be reversed.  The victim has to bear it through out the life.

 During their life time the parents take best care of their wards.  However, they  are constantly tormented by questions like - "Who / What after us"? HCPA has been formed to provide answers to the above.

Aims and Objects

1. Set up and Maintain HOMES for CP
2. Undertake all activities, which will ensure the care, welfare and maintenance of CP
3. Undertake all activities, which will help and support the parents/guardians in taking better care of their CP children
4. Arrange and manage SOCIO-ECONOMIC facilities for CP
5. Collect information, undertake research and initiate action for developing National Policies for the betterment of CP
6. Accept grants and donations for furthering the above

 Management

• Routine affairs of HCPA are managed by an elected body of 15 members.  Elections are held every year.  All members of HCPA are entitled to contest the election and cast vote.  No person can hold the same office for more than two successive terms.
• Accounts are audited by Statutory Auditors.  The same are filed with relevant government authorities on regular basis.

 Present Activities

• At present the Association has more than 150 members from all over the country.  All members are parents of CP.  Member ship is open to all parents / guardians of CP without any discretion of caste/ religion / social /economic status etc.
• UDAAN is a sister concern of HCPA. It  is a day care center cum therapy center, catering to CP children's vocational, educational, occupational training  and interventional therapies is being run by the  Foundation for Spastic and Mentally Handicapped Persons in Delhi. The center is helped and partially aided by HCPA.
•  A number of awareness creating events have been organized.  Eminent personalities have participated in such events.  These include - The Lt. Governor of Delhi, Central Ministers, Chief Election Commissioner of India, Judges of the Delhi High court, The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, Dr Karan Singh, Foreign Diplomats. 
•  Eminent artists like - Ms Uma Sharma, Pt Kishan Maharaj, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Raja and Radha Reddy, Leela Samson, Geeta Chandran, Saroja Vaidyanathan, Anup Jalota, Pt Laxmi Shankar etc. have performed for benefit shows.
•  A number of branches of the ROTARY, Inner Wheels, Round Tables etc and a large number of schools all over Delhi have helped us in raising funds for the dream project - HOME for CP.
• Construction of the first Home for CP on a plot measuring 1.25 acres in Delhi is complete and a day care facility plus respite care home has already started.  Reputed Architects and Engineers - "Kanvinde Rai and Chowdhary", have designed the HOME.

Project Details

• The Home shall have a covered area of 50 thousand sq. feet.
•  It will provide residential accommodation for up to 96  CP who outlive their parents or whose parents are physically incapable of handling them. 
•  It will help the parents to acquire skills to handle such children. 
•  Day care facilities shall also be provided for the Spastic children of working parents.
•  Facilities also include work shop, rehabilitation, therapy, library, sick room etc.  Eminent doctors shall visit on regular basis for routine medical check up and advice.
•  The Spastic Society of Northern India has provided full support for the project.  All trained staff shall be provided by it to run the HOME.

 Costs and Finances

• The total project cost is estimated at Rs. 56 million. 
•  A sizable part has already been collected through donations from the public.  Efforts are being made to get donations from the NRI community, the state and the corporate section.  The response has been very encouraging.
•  Support from the Government of India
• Government has allotted land at a highly concessional price.
• Project has been evaluated and approved by the Department of Social welfare.
• Donations to HCPA have been exempted from Income Tax u/s 80G and u/s 35 AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
• The Association has been granted permission to receive donation from overseas.

 Project Highlights

Sponsorship Options for Donors

NOTE: Donations to HCPA are 100% exempted from Income Tax U/s 35 AC of  IT Act, 1961.

 Donations by Cash / Cheque / Bankers' Cheque / Demand Draft drawn in favor of "HCPA" may be forwarded to :

1. Handicapped Children's Parents Association
   2 Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016 INDIA
   E-mail : hcpaindia@yahoo.com
   Phone : 91+11+26528542

2. Site Office
   Home For CP
   Sector 5 Dwarka, New Delhi  110045
   Phone +91+11+5088188

3. Secretary : Ashok Kumar; +91-11- 26898614 (R)  
   President : Rajendra Singh;  +91-11- 26448909 (R)

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