The Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children has been awarded the India NGO Award 2010 by the Reliance Alliance supported by The Rockefeller Foundation. Over 210 organisations applied for the India NGO Awards 2010, out of which 15 regional awardees were selected by an independent jury both by scrutiny of applications and personal visit to the respective institutions.
Jaya Krishnaswamy, Director of MNC, received the award that carries a certifi cate, a memento and cash of Rs 2 lakh at the award function held in Delhi.
Jaya Krishnaswamy receiving the award from Heather Grady, Vice President of The Rockefeller Foundation. Ashvin Dayal, Managing Director of The Rockefeller Foundation, looks on.
At a function held on 8 April 2011, 21 students of Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children, celebrated the successful completion of the early intervention programme. Eleven of them have joined mainstream schools and ten will pursue education in special schools.
The moment was a memorable one for the parents, special therapists and special educators who had built the necessary bridges wherever required. As Priya Rajkumar, the principal of the centre says, “The emphasis, besides academic requirements, has been on socialisation and communication needs, so the transition to mainstream education environment is smooth”.
MNC stresses on total parental involvement in their early intervention programmes for children aged less than six. It helps mothers come in terms with the situation and provide the child with all the necessities.
Max Mitchell, President and Chief Operating Offi cer, Crane Co., USA, donated a cheque for US $ 5000 to Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children during the 35th anniversary of Sanmar Engineering on 1 July 2011. N Kumar received the cheque on behalf of MNC.