Human beings,described "social animals", often demonstrate a built-in contradiction only when one's own body suffers,one realises the intensity of pain; only when one's own mind grieves one understands the density of sorrow;when the problem becomes one's own does one respond.
Come to Cheshire Home.The refuge of a group of human beings deprived of the pleasures of life by physical disability. Disabled from birth,disabled through diseases or accidents,disabled by the cruel twist of destiny;the inmates have myriad reasons to recount.
Thirty six years have gone by since the Thiruvananthapuram Cheshire Home was founded.Thirty Six years of caring for the physically challenged and the terminally ill . Thirty Six years of selfless, dedicated service. Made possible with the support of the Royal House of Travancore , the Archdiocess of Thiruvananthapuram and a handful of non-resident Keralites. And sustained year , after year ,thanks good-hearted people who believe that it is only in giving that we receive.
It gives free admission, accommodation, food, clothes, medical care, nursing and physiotherapy to the differently abled.
Today up to thirty six people can be cared for in this Home,set in a quiet ,beautiful locale right in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram.
Inaugurated by Dr. Neelam Sanjeev Reddi 1978 (the then President of India) the Home is managed by a Managing Committee consisting of 17 Members drawn from well experienced senior people from all walks of life giving representation to different categories ,The members include Medical Doctors, Architects ,Social workers educationists retired IAS and IPS Officers .
The Residents are well accommodated in the Blocks in well planned disable friendly buildings. All the places are provided with wide verandas to facilitate easy movement of the residents on their Wheel Chairs. The Home has four separate Blocks namely Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bayi Block which is the gift from the Royal family, the Kuwait Block,the Dubai Block and the Qatar Block constructed with the financial assistance of socially committed Non Resident Indians. This Home knows no social and religious boundaries.
Cheshire Home, of late, has commenced Outreach Programmes for supporting the disabled in and around the Home with medicines, supplementary food, and assistive devises, while they continue to stay at their own homes. As part of this Outreach programme, a new activity was launched recently, called Livelihood Resource Centre (L.R.C ) where disabled youth in the age group of 16 to 25 with basic computer knowledge are given further training in Computer skills / applications and subsequently are facilitated in their entry into wage employment or self employment, thereby enabling sustainable Economic empowerment.
Apart from giving permanent rehabilitation for the physically disabled people,the Home is also undertaking outreach programmes.Under this Community Based Rehabilitation (C.B.R) programme,assistance like food,medicines,clothing etc. are being given to selected physically challenged persons from the neighboring wards. The assistance is provided every month through the social worker specially assigned for this work.
The Home provides vocational training to residents in several trades like Soap making, Stitching and embroidery, Electrical Wiring motor winding and repairing of household appliances.
Though the institution has been registered with the Social Justice Department Govt.Kerala, no financial assistance have so far been received,The Home thrives solely on donations received from socially committed generous people from all parts of the country.
Cheshire Home is the home away from home to the disabled many , where they learn to face all the obstacles and enjoy a full life by involving in various activities including that of art and culture, like painting, embroidery, dramatics , music etc ....
It gives free admission, accommodation, food, clothes, medical care, nursing and physiotherapy to the differently abled.
Today up to thirty six people can be cared for in this Home,set in a quiet ,beautiful locale right in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram.
The Residents are well accommodated in the Blocks in well planned disable friendly buildings. All the places are provided with wide verandas to facilitate easy movement of the residents on their Wheel Chairs. The Home has four separate Blocks namely Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bayi Block which is the gift from the Royal family, the Kuwait Block,the Dubai Block and the Qatar Block constructed with the financial assistance of socially committed Non Resident Indians. This Home knows no social and religious boundaries.
Cheshire Home, of late, has commenced Outreach Programmes for supporting the disabled in and around the Home with medicines, supplementary food, and assistive devises, while they continue to stay at their own homes. As part of this Outreach programme, a new activity was launched recently, called Livelihood Resource Centre (L.R.C ) where disabled youth in the age group of 16 to 25 with basic computer knowledge are given further training in Computer skills / applications and subsequently are facilitated in their entry into wage employment or self employment, thereby enabling sustainable Economic empowerment.
Apart from giving permanent rehabilitation for the physically disabled people,the Home is also undertaking outreach programmes.Under this Community Based Rehabilitation (C.B.R) programme,assistance like food,medicines,clothing etc. are being given to selected physically challenged persons from the neighboring wards. The assistance is provided every month through the social worker specially assigned for this work.
Cheshire Home is the home away from home to the disabled many , where they learn to face all the obstacles and enjoy a full life by involving in various activities including that of art and culture, like painting, embroidery, dramatics , music etc ....
