Hindustan
Zinc under its ‘Jeevan Tarang – Zinc Ke Sang’ Project has initiated around six
month long Campaign – ‘Garv Se’ where these Special Children of God would be
participating in series of creative activities to engage them with Hindustan
Zinc employees & their families on a same platform.
The program
has been formally launched by Hindustan Zinc Ladies Club on 26th
September, 2017 where Painting Workshop along with other artistic activities –
clay modelling, diya painting & block painting were organized that saw the
participation of around 60 children from Viklang Kalyan Samiti, Udaipur &
Prayas Sansthan, Udaipur.
The
objective of the Campaign is to
mainstream the specially abled children by bringing them together with the
society/community and Garv Se has been a step towards it by engaging Hindustan
Zinc employees and their families through the series of engagements – movie
screening, sports, trekking, dance workshops to name a few.
"Jeevan
Tarang - Zinc Ke Sang” was formally launched on Foundation Day of Hindustan
Zinc, i.e., on 10th January, 2017.
The fact
says that there are over 70 million disabled people in India out of which over
12 million are hearing impaired with hardly 500 government aided Deaf
schools providing formal education to these children. Even the teachers
working in these schools are not equipped or trained to teach the hearing
impaired students as Sign Language is still not accepted as a medium of
teaching and communication. More than 90 % of students with deafness do not have
access to and are out of the formal education system. Lack of access to
language has also kept the deaf away from development of social and cognitive
skills.
Mr. Pavan
Kaushik – Head Corporate Communication said “There is a need to understand and
up-bring these children with all love and care. Jeevan Tarang is an initiative
to work towards a more inclusive society, where every single ability &
disability gets the same opportunities and recognition.”
‘Jeevan Tarang’ endeavours to
support people with disabilities, with a focus to identify needs of deaf-mute,
visually impaired and children with brain damages. Around 500 beneficiaries
have been identified from HZL’s operational areas; Kayad Mine, Rampura Agucha
Mine, Chanderiya Smelting Complex and Udaipur. Access to knowledge is a basic
and human right, a critical first step on the path to economic, educational,
and social development. Hindustan Zinc has partnered with experts to build
capacities of these institutions.
Hindustan Zinc has also
partnered with National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation to
support for Skill Building of the disabled persons from among Hindustan Zinc’s
districts.
Also present were Ms. Neelima
Khetan – Head CSR, HZL, members of Hindustan Zinc Ladies Club along with HZl employees
and their families during the program.