TakingITGlobal: Inspire, Inform, Involve

The Foundation works towards the mainstream integration of the marginalized population through psychological, social and professional training and rehabilitation. Through the broad spectrum of its goal, the foundation handles various disability issues involving physical and mental handicap.
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The Foundation works towards the mainstream integration of the marginalized population through psychological, social and professional training and rehabilitation. Through the broad spectrum of its goal, the foundation handles various disability issues involving physical and mental handicap.

More than anything else, education would be of paramount importance, as its one of the most effective tools to counter societal stigma and discrimination.
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Currently the organization has two of its On-going Projects : Project Enhance and Project Iris

Project Enhance : Martial Arts for Better Mental Health

Project Enhance is to empower people with disabilities and make inclusion into mainstream life – with the help of...
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Currently the organization has two of its On-going Projects : Project Enhance and Project Iris

Project Enhance : Martial Arts for Better Mental Health

Project Enhance is to empower people with disabilities and make inclusion into mainstream life – with the help of karate training.

Mental health : Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.

Mental Disorder : Mental disorders are health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning. This notion of a continuum sees mental health on one end as 'successful mental functioning' compared to mental illness on the other end as 'impaired functioning.'

Disability : Disability as defined by the World Health Organization

* A disability (resulting from an impairment) is a restriction or
* Lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or
* Within the range considered normal for a human being

The United Nations
Impairment : Any loss of abnormality of psychological, or anatomical structure or function.

It’s important to include people with disability into mainstream life. Project Enhance will identify the skills. Try to develop them and henceforth organize vocational training for them. Because of stigma and discrimination we don’t want erosion and loss of innate skills.

Customized curriculum is designed in such a way that inclusion is possible and both the groups (able-bodied as well disabled) are able to understand each other.

Project Iris : CURRENCY DENOMINATOREmpowering the Visually Challenged Person

Developed and designed at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT G)

Colorss Foundation is behind the national launch of the developed device to empower visually impaired people, better known as 'Project Iris'. Project Iris is a device - a currency denomination identifier - that will empower visually impaired to identify different Indian currency.

It's simple, easy, cheap and mechanical device that will help them identify Indian Currency

Developed and designed at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT G) this device has won many awards;

* Best engineering project nationwide
* Awarded gold medal at Dec 2006 Intel IRIS competition – a national level event by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
* Among top 5 in IDEAZ IIT Bombay, Pan IIT Alumni Business Idea competition
* Owing to the simplicity and social impact of the product, the interview was aired in third week of October 2007 by NDTV India’s Premier news channel in the program The Next Big Thing

We want volunteers who can help us with these two projects. Do email us asking for specific volunteer roles that you would like to lead based on your expertise. We value your expertise, hard work and time given.

Volunteers who have the expertise in web site and graphic designing are required. Please let us know who are interested to support.
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Currently there are lot of opportunity for youth starting from designing the web site, managing database, media specialist who can create educational materials, volunteers who have prior experience in working the special need are required, youths having psychology, early childhood, special...
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Currently there are lot of opportunity for youth starting from designing the web site, managing database, media specialist who can create educational materials, volunteers who have prior experience in working the special need are required, youths having psychology, early childhood, special educator, health and fitness background will be of great help.

We need youths who can help us in the national launch of currency indicator device. This device has already received very good credits by VI population.
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