Success Story

Sumitra, who is deaf and dumb, belonged to a poor family of 7 members. Her father died after a few years of her birth in an accident of earthquake and her mother worked as a maid to satisfy the needs of family.

Sumitra was recognised as some unusual being by her family when she was two and half years old. As her family believed in blind faiths and superstitions, her father believed that if she doesn’t get normal within 6 years than they would organise a poojan for her which would make things alright. However the circumstances didn’t change after the poojan and so her family decided to consult a doctor. The doctor told that Sumitra is deaf and dumb and will remain so till the entire span of her life. The family though initially disappointed finally accepted her as deaf and dumb daughter.

They admitted her to various deaf and dumb schools; a few even rejected considering her age more than required for admission. She was admitted to Jetpur’s deaf and dumb school and was kept there for three years. However then they transferred her to Amreli’s Deaf and dumb school.

Within two years her family noticed great changes in her. The school had introduced the hearing aid machinesbut the cost of the machine was too high for Sumitra’s family to pay; so the institute took into consideration their financial position and arranged for the rest of money.

After this, her mother finally after two years was able to hear the word ‘Mummy’from Sumitra’s mouth. Apart from this improvement, she has developed many skills like Rangoli, Mehendi, Stitching and Painting. For this incredible change her mother was very grateful to the Amreli Muk-badhir School.

However, her mother due to illness passed away when Sumitra was studying in this institute. During a program organised in this school, a kind hearted lady who was attending the Function, decided to adopt Sumitra and hence now she lives a happy life.

Aayushi, a sweet and innocent girl, faces the difficulty of not only being deaf and dumb but also being mentally retarded. Her family was happy to have a daughter girl but things changed as they came to knew her disability.

It was after 7 months of her birth when her family noticed that she was behaving very unusual. After consulting the doctor they came to knew that she was deaf and dumb and mentally retarded.  Her family tried various ways to get her normal but all in vain. Hence slowly they started to accept her with her disability. She was admitted to a normal school but even after2 years, her progress was zero.

Through a reference, she was admitted in this institute. Initially as she was mentally retarded she used to behave very strangely like suddenlycrying aloud or laughing aloud and rotating her eyes and head along with it.

 However, due to institute’s  constant hard work, she is now able to memorize new things, she follows her daily schedule, she has stopped behaving weirdly which she used to do before getting into this institute. Her family is extremely grateful to this institute for constantly putting efforts being her and making her life worth living.