Montfort Centre for Education
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| Project Name: | Montfort Centre for Education |
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| Project Description: |
Integrated Education for Blind / Visually Disabled Children TC for Teachers for the Blind TC for Teachers for the Deaf |
| Location: | India North, Tura (Meghalaya) |
| Project Information: | Tura in the remote West Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Approximately 8 hrs by road from Guwahati, which is the nearest airport. Helicopter services are available between Guwahati Tura during favourable weather conditions. A very remote, poor, under-developed backward tribal area. The project is managed by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in India. CBM supports the school for the VI HI children under reverse integration after Class V within the school. The centre also has a training college for Special Educations teachers (HI VI) which is recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). CBM has provided the infrastructure for a vocational training centre with the school. In addition, CBM has provided a Vision Centre and a Prevention of Hearing Impairment Audiology and Speech Therapy Centre, which will not only benefit the local population of the West Garo hills, but also assist in the training of teachers. |
Related Projects in India North
| by Country: | India North |
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| by Field of Work: |
Projects for People with Visual Impairment Projects for People with Hearing Impairment Vocational Training and Employment of People with Impairments Training of Staff, Specialists or Volunteers |
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