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V-Excel Trust completes 25 years of empowering special needs people
V-Excel Educational Trust, part of the Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham Charitable Trust, marks 25 years of serving individuals with special needs. Founded by Vasudha Prakash on August 29, 2001, in Chennai's RA…
The Story in Brief
V-Excel Educational Trust, part of the Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham Charitable Trust, marks 25 years of serving individuals with special needs. Founded by Vasudha Prakash on August 29, 2001, in Chennai's RA Puram, the trust began with 11 children and grew to 35 in three months, reflecting an unmet need. V-Excel now offers early intervention, schooling, vocational training, and teacher education across centres in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, including Nashik, Solapur, and Pandharpur.
The trust, adhering to a no-turnaway policy, focuses on tier-2 cities where awareness is low. It has partnered with 120 schools for teacher-training programmes to promote inclusion. Vasudha Prakash adapted Western approaches to the Indian context, incorporating anthroposophic curative education. The organisation evolves with its beneficiaries, now including community inclusion and cultural programmes.
The Indian Opinion
The V-Excel story quietly challenges the lazy narrative that India's charitable sector is either inefficient or irrelevant. Here is a trust that spotted an invisible need, grew organically with its users, and stubbornly chose tier-2 cities over flashy metros. Yet such grassroots work rarely makes headlines. The real test ahead: can V-Excel scale this model without diluting its personalised, no-turnaway ethos as demand from families keeps rising?
Source: newindianexpress.com
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