A NGO managed by a committed and dedicated group of community volunteers to bring positive and meaningful changes in the life of special need children and their families staying in urban slum and rural areas in and around Hatia, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Even in Ranchi city which is the capital of Jharkhand State, rehabilitation services are limited to few urban areas only. There has been no systematic e
ffort from government or NGO sector to address the needs of children staying in urban slums or rural areas of Ranchi district. The situation was far worse in 90’s when workers of Prakash Kunj decided to start their work in the area. It has identified nearly 850 mentally and physically challenged children in the slums and rural areas in and around Hatia, Ranchi. Survey carried out by the society showed that mentally and physically challenged children were looked down upon as a curse and stigma not only by the society at large but also by the families of children. This was particularly so because the identified children belonged to the slums where the parents had no access to resources for the training and rehabilitation of such children.
