Welcome to Tarangan Foundation
Tarangan Foundation is a Section 8 non-profit company established with the aim of empowering lives of families and individuals with special needs (SNI). The foundation is established by parents of children with special needs who are also professionals in varied fields ranging from special education, psychology to finance. They are associated with - Forum for Autism (FFA), Mumbai and Support All Abled Differently (SaaD), Pune, India
Facilitated Family Living Concept was developed by our Founders - Suneeta Kulkarni, Sunita Lele and Beena Modak after extensive research and review of several projects for individuals with special needs in India and elsewhere. Parul and Anand Kumtha also contributed to the development of the concept in the initial phases.
Swaniketan is the project based on this concept started in partnership with Paranjape schemes construction limited (PSCL), for a safe and inclusive community. PSCL is an ideal partner for this project because of their pioneering work in senior living (Athashri projects).
Together, our mission is to create a safe environment as well as necessary opportunities for individuals with specials needs in their entire journey from the formative years through adulthood so that they can reach their fullest potential, become participatory members of their communities and live a life of safety, dignity and respect.
Our vision for families is that the parents can be part of their children's life as long as feasible with support and see them transition to what would be their life after them.
Key Features of Project Swaniketan
Safe Residential Environment
Our residential facility will have following infrastructure:
- Apartment units for families with a special room for SNI. This is created in order to provide them adequate support under parental supervision in their daily activities and faciliate transitioning to a home away from the home of their parents in a building adacent to the family apartment building.
- A permanent accomodation, a group home facility created for SNI where they will transition to and live independent lives.
- Cafeteria
- Respite/Day care facilities
- A range of Common Facilities & Services including Special School / Vocational Centre / Livelihood Training & employment/ Therapeutic Centre / Health Care and Recreational & Leisure facilities
Location
The very first Swaniketan is planned as part of the Forest Trails Township located at Bhugaon (Pirangut), near Pune City (approximately 10 kms from Chandani Chowk / 15 kms from Kothrud, Pune / 135 kms from Mumbai). The Forest Trails Township is spread over 180 acres.
Swaniketan will be a gated community within this larger township with access to the amenities of the township as well as those specifically created for the care of persons with special needs. This is under construction and is located near Athashri buildings in Forest Trails.
Eligibility and screening
Swaniketan will aim to provide for the families of individuals on the Autism Spectrum, Down’s Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, and Cerebral Palsy. This special emphasis emerges from the limited initiatives available for these individuals.
- Following screening criteria will be used in selecting the families to participate in the project
- Specific diagnosis and related capacity of the person with special needs
- Resources available with Tarangan Foundation to cope with the disability and other behavioural and medical issues faced by the child
- Financial means of the family
- Acceptance of the terms and conditions in the service agreement.
Management and Operation
- PSCL is responsible for township facilities and charges as well as the sale of the individual family residential units.
- Co-operative societies of Wing A and B will be responsible for maintaining the Amenities of the respective buildings.
- Tarangan Foundation will be responsible for the recruitment of professionals who can, in turn, provide respite/day care, teachers for a special school, vocational trainers, therapists, counsellors, etc., as well as management services for the Group Home.
- Resource people Specialist panels will be formed to spearhead and provide direction to the activities to be conducted under each Special Service/Facility. The panels will include the following: Medical, Legal, Financial, Therapy, and Caregivers Panel. Parent Volunteers will also be onboarded to ensure that all required Special Services can be provided.
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Facilitated Family Living
Pune, India