SAMA Foundation

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A Group of young people with disability in 2005 decided to start SAMA Foundation as non profit organisation. We are based in Bangalore and we directly work across Karnataka and partner with similar organisation across South India. At present we are addressing the health, education, livelihood and advocacy in 5 backward districts (Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Bagalakote, Chitradurga) in North Karnataka, covering 150 villages and in 10 slums of Bangalore North-West. So far we have been able to reach more than 2000 People with disabilities.

SAMA Foundation aims to develop a society where ‘all are equal’ meanings all are free from hunger, poverty, discrimination and exploitation. As a voluntary organisation Sama will be managed and its programs implemented by a team of people with disabilities.

Vision
In Sama, we believe in a world free from hunger, poverty, discrimination and exploitation and we work towards an inclusive society by working with people with disability.

Mission
Stop Separation in the name of disability, Start inclusion in the name of humanity, Every human has abilities and disabilities.

Programs:
• School for Everyone: Working to improve the quality of education in Govt. schools and ensure the education of children living in difficult conditions
• Skill to Suceed: Building skills and confidence of under privileged youths to make career choices and develop the key employability skills they need to find and sustain employment.
• Learn to Earn: Learn to Earn is a skill development project for the under priviledged youths in bangalore slums. We provide here employable skills like computer, spoken english, retial, personality development, workskills etc. so far we have trained 3400 and 2380 have been placed in corporates, bpos, shopping malls, office etc.

G. Ramanathan is the Executive Director of the SAMA Foundation.

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