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SHE HOPE SOCIETY FOR
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
HCL Grant Recipient
Health, 2019
HCL Grant Project Title:
H
umanitarian
Assistance to Strengthen Inclusion and Safety
of Vulnerable Persons Especially Women and
Children in Conflict-Affected Areas Across
six Districts of Jammu and Kashmir
She Hope Society for Women Entrepreneurs
(SHSWE) is an NGO working in isolated
and border areas of Jammu and Kashmir,
aiming to bring positive changes in the lives of
Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) by providing
them access to good healthcare, education
and livelihood opportunities, and advocating
for their rights. It operates at the institution
as well as community level and provides
innovative services to PwDs at their doorstep.
Since 2009, SHSWE has run rehabilitation
sessions in villages. Artificial limbs,
assistive devices and innovative, low-cost
home modifications increase mobility and
community participation. It supports disabled
people’s organizations and takes up advocacy
work so that the rights and entitlements of
people with disabilities under the new laws
are upheld. e organization has linkages and
collaborations with government actors at both
state and local levels as well as national and
international NGOs.
SHSWE leveraged approximately
`
0.21 crore from the Department of Social
Welfare, benefitting 1,000+ PwDs. our
training programmes were organized for
frontline workers (Accredited Social Health
Activists [ASHA]/
Anganwadi
) with 172
participants. 25 individual homes of PwDs
were modified as per the guidelines of
universal design per year.
F
atima, a resident of Rohama block in Baramulla District, injured her spinal
cord as a result of an earthquake that hit the valley in 2005. She dropped out
of school after her 8th standard, as the nearest high school was 10 kilometres
away. Her father, a wage labourer could not afford her treatment but
wanted her to study and learn further. After her identification by the team of
SHSFWE, regular consultations were scheduled by community workers to
support her and to teach her family members simple techniques and exercise so
that rehabilitation care could be given to Fatima at her home. The team also
provided her a wheelchair and built a ramp. She has a Unique Disability ID to
help her avail various benefits.