THE SPASTICS CENTRE KANPUR has undertaken pioneering services for rehabilitation of children with Cerebral Palsy and multiple disabilities. This is a programme outside the scope of hospital treatment, and fulfills a felt need of children stricken at birth by brain damage, a condition known as Spasticity. Lacking knowledge and guidelines, parents often try and cope with the problem on their own, and feel sad and inadequate when they see no improvement.

During the past 14 years the Spastics Centre Kanpur has helped scores of disabled children and their under-privileged families through rehabilitative measures. We focus on physiotherapy, special education, vocational training, music, parent counseling and early detection.

The Centre is the first of its kind in the state of Uttar Pradesh to concentrate solely on the care of children with spastic and related disabilities, chiefly locomotor handicaps. Our goal is to help such children realize their potential and to become useful members of society.

At present we function in a few rooms by courtesy of the District Council for Child Welfare. However a separate building of our own is now a prime necessity to enable us to serve children in increasing numbers from the entire district.

We appeal to well-wishers, philanthropists and funding agencies to donate generously to our Building Fund. A building plan by a professional architect has been prepared. (We propose to construct two stories to begin with and later to build two more floors.) The estimated cost of our first phase is Rs. 85,00,000 ($190,000).

Your contribution will help us in this important rehabilitation work to help a highly neglected sector of society. No such centre exists in any major city of Uttar Pradesh.

Thanking you in anticipation of a generous response.