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Vegesna Foundation, a registered, tax-exempted Trust dedicated to the disabled, was established in 1988, with an aim to rehabilitate the disabled for mingling them with the main stream of the society. The Foundation was started with the help of NRI friends, especially Heart and Hand for Handicapped of New York and TANA Foundation under the guidance of Dr K V Rao NY, Dama Venkaiah NY and Dr K Raghunath NJ.V.V.Raju, a philanthropist offered his contribution for the noble project and the project started on his late mother’s name Vegesna Padmavathi.

The census shows that 10% of the population is disabled in one way or the other. For no fault of theirs, many children are becoming disabled. Most of them because of poverty, ignorance and negligence of the parents and society are developing as anti-social elements with street begging, stealing and maladjusted personalities. Realising this and recognising the need for a rehabilitation centre, Vegesna Foundation was established and is doing yeomen service for the --Polio affected, totally crippled, orthopaedically handicapped, mentally retarded, cerebral palsy and other disabled children.

The Foundation is providing facilities to the physically handicapped children in the society free of cost, irrespective of the caste, creed and religion.

The Foundation extends its services to the children through—Education upto X class, Free boarding and lodging, Nitya Annadanam, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Surgical Corrections, General Medicine, Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances facility, Vocational Training, Computer Education, Special Games and Sports, Fine Arts. Etc.,

City for the Disabled: City for the Disabled is an entity of activities that makes a handicapped child a self-reliant youth. The disable child enters the compound as a dependent and leaves the institute as a rehabilitated, developed, trained youth who can support himself and his family in all aspects.

The Institution has acquired 3083 sq. yards of land with the help of the philanthropists in India and abroad under the "Donate one yard of land" scheme, at Kuntloor village, Hayathnagar, on national highway No.9. The Institution plans to construct a Meditation Hall, Residential Hostel for boys and girls, Schooling upto X class, Rehabilitation Centre including complete medical facility, Vocational Training Centre including Computer Education.

Interested philanthropists, NRIs can lend their hand to this project by contacting Mr. Vamsee Ramaraju, Managing Trustee, at the registered
Office
2-1-527/5,
Nallakunta,
Hyderabad – 44.
Phone No: 040-7631000

or

Administration office:
Vegesna Foundation,
Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai Baba City for the Disabled,
Satya Sai Puram,
Kuntloor,
RR Dist, Hyderabad-501505.
Phone No: 040-4026545.

Sarvejana Sukhinobhavantu.

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