Amar Seva Sangam
NGOFeed VerifiedAmar Seva Sangam is dedicated to empowering persons with disabilities by providing rehabilitation services, promoting their rights, and advocating for an inclusive ecosystem. Established in 1981 by S. Ramakrishnan in Tamil Nadu, ASS offers education, vocational training, and community-based rehabilitation to thousands of individuals annually.
About Us
Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA) is a premier organisation in the field of disability management focusing on rural areas, located in Ayikudy Village in Tirunelveli District in South Tamil Nadu. Our approach is to establish a centralised resource center to act as a catalyst for change in the development of differently abled and intellectually challenged. We do this by involving the village community in the process. Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA) established by Mr. Ramakrishnan, in the International year of the Disabled to cater to disability management focusing on rural areas. Amar Seva Sangam (ASSA) established by Mr. Ramakrishnan, in the international year of the Disabled to cater to disability management focusing on rural areas. Siva Saraswathi Vidyalaya started as a primary school with just 5 students in thatched shed.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
To establish a "Valley for the Disabled," where individuals with physical and mental challenges live in a proactive society that ensures equality of status, opportunities, and access, integrating them seamlessly with the rest of society
Our Mission
To empower disabled citizens by creating a rehabilitation and development center and developing models for self-help initiatives that integrate disabled individuals into society, thereby improving living conditions in villages
Focus Areas
Other Focus Areas
Our Programs
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Vocational training is offered depending on the physical and mental capabilities of the person in appropriate sections. Tailoring Handicrafts/Toys/Paintings Typewriting Computer / Information Technology Cell Phone Servicing Home Appliances Servicing Gold Appraiser Training Notebook making & binding section
Impact / Milestones
Key Milestones & Achievements
- Major activities
- Home for physically challenged children
- Centre for Special School children
- Integrated Nursery and Middle Schools
- IGNOU Special Study Centre
- Algappa Study Centre
- Vocational Training programmes for Disabled Youth Trainees
- Medical Testing Unit for rural poor and physically challenged persons at the free of cost
- Post-Acute Care Centre for the Spinal Injured persons
- Caliper Making unit to make calipers and mobility aids available to the needy free of cost and also free maintenance
- Sarva Siksha Abiyan (SSA-IED) Programme
- National Programme Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities
- Village Based Rehabilitation programme
- Achievements
- 1.Bhatia Award - 1994
- 2.Best Institution National Award - 2002
- 3.Best Social Worker State Award - 2004
- 4.Helen Keller Award - 2005
- 5.National Award for Child Welfare - 2006
- 6.Twelth Mahaveer Award 2006 for Community & Social Service
Honors & Recognitions
- "Serving over 20,000 people with disabilities annually through center and community-based programs.
- Recognition of Founder President S. Ramakrishnan with the Padma Shri award in 2020 for social work.
- Development of the Enabling Inclusion® app, a high-impact, family-centered model for early intervention and child rehabilitation services"
Registration & Verification
Our Team
Shri. S. Ramakrishnan
Founder President
Dr.K.Murugaiah
Vice President
Shri S. Sankara Raman
Secretary
Shri S. Sankara Raman
Secretary
Shri.Visvanathan Ganesan
Joint Secretary
Shri.T.V.Subramanian
Treasurer
Location
Amar Seva Sangam- 10/2/163, Sulochana Garden, Tenkasi Road, Ayikudi, Tenkasi
Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, 627851
India
Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu
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