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   ‘

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is committed NGO works

in one of the most difficult regions of

India, Kashmir, where violence and the

unpredictability of the conflict have le

many little ones orphaned, destitute and

impacted in physical and psychological ways.

e scarcity of resources and organizations

to help persons with disability (particularly

children) prompted Chotay Taray

oundation (CT) to start their programmes

in the state. It persevered against the odds,

gained the community’s trust, and began its

work of getting disabled children enrolled,

identified, assessed and then rehabilitated.

Offering quality home-based rehabilitation

to children to increase their physical and

functional independence, CT reached

out to the community directly. ‘Most of the

field interventions are designed on the basis

of community needs. e community is

completely involved. urther, the volunteers

working under different programmes are

from community itself so as to continue

the services even if there are lockdowns

and shutdowns and the progression is not

affected,’ explains Arjumand Makhdoomi,

ounder of CT.

Chotay Taray

Foundation

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Behavioural erapy for children to enhance positive behavious

Founded by Arjumand Makhdoomi in 2000

Chotay Taray Foundation (CTF)

works in the areas of disability,

mental health, livelihood and

education, and has reached

thousands of women, men and

children across Jammu and Kashmir

and beyond, especially through

projects and partnerships on

education, skill and sustainability

development, child protection,

women empowerment, youth

advocacy, peace justice and strong

institutions. It has worked with

many national and international

organizations such as CRY, UNICEF

and Give India on core child rights

verticals like out-of-school children,

the Juvenile Justice Act and child-

friendly spaces. CTF has impacted

4,000+ children, 8,000 people with

disabilities and 160 unemployed

youth, and has trained 39 senior

police officers.