CDT | Cheshire Disability Trust
Organisation purpose / activities
Established in 2011, Cheshire Disability Trust (CDT) is a significant enabler of persons with disability in India. As a member of the Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD) Global Alliance, we are a part of a global movement to bring equality to the persons with disability.
Mission: To enable Persons with Disabilities and improve their quality of life through training & meaningful employment. Also, to campaign and remove the social & economic barriers that hinder them.
The Livelihood Resource Centre, was established in 2011. The program aims to ensure that persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Karnataka, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore, and a few other locations have access to all the same opportunities and rights as the non-disabled. We do this by focusing our efforts on providing employability training and placement to Persons with Disabilities between the ages of 19 & 35years
Our Services
- Training Persons with Disabilities in the following areas:
- Basic computer literacy
- Life-skills training
- Aptitude training
- Advanced training and Need based training
- Vocational training and self-employment
- Self-defence training for women with disabilities.
- Placement Services
- Disability Sensitization workshops and Windmill Attitudinal -workshops
- Employer sensitization creation of a disabled-friendly workplace.
- Employee volunteering
- Networking and Liasoning with Government bodies, training institutes, Corporates and partner NGOs.
Impact assessment
- Provided Vocational training-tailoring skills and self employment to 43 women with disabilities.
- Over 2,000 volunteers registered
- Identified PWDs would have learnt specified skills and understood about the job opportunities available
- The PWDs would have gained basic IT skills, communication skills and soft skills
- Ability to prepare their resume, building portfolio and confident enough to attend interviews
- Economic and lifestyle enhanced
- Indirect impact on families and community
- Financial capacity increased and ability to lead a life independently
Extent of focus in Bengaluru
Our centre is in Bangalore and we provide training on computer skills, English language and soft skill training to persons with disabilities.
Our reach out has been : 4000 PWDs trained and provided 70 % placement support
