Amin Maktab
The Pakistan Society for the Welfare of Mentally Retarded Children (PSWMRC) has entered its 60th year of service for the intellectually challenged children. Initially established as a Special Education School in rented premises with 10 challenged children on its rolls, it moved to its own purpose built premises in Gulberg 3, in 1985, with facilities for 100 challenged children.
In 2012 a new building was constructed on an adjoining plot for provision services to home based children. In the early 1990’s we extended our services outside our premises and commenced our home-based Outreach Program. In 2013 the Society commenced the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Program.
PSWMRC
The PSWMRC now has a Staff of 62 and in addition 42 Teachers in the IE Schools and 22 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and 2 Psychologists, 1 Speech Therapist, and 1 Academic Teacher in the CBR Program, making a total of 126 Service Providers. The emphasis now is on providing home based and community based attention to intellectually challenged in a cost effective manner.
Amin Maktab
Ours has been a long and rewarding journey. Today, the Society is Pakistan’s biggest NGO, in its field. It’s pioneering Amin Maktab, ORP, IE and CBR Programs have, helped uplift the lives of thousands of our less fortunate sisters and brothers. It is heart-warming to see the feelings of hope, these efforts have generated.
We have now focused on new initiatives in order to expand the extent and quality of our cost effective home based services
Amin Maktab
We have now focused on new initiatives in order to expand the extent and quality of our cost effective home based services. These have generated a debate in the concerned sectors which hopefully will encourage adoption of similar services by other service providers.
Special School
Special School presently has 96 special children, on its rolls in 7 Class Groups & in 13 Specialized Units. The class groups are arranged keeping in view the mental and chronological age of the children and their personal abilities. The Assessment and Re-assessments of Special children of Amin Maktab is being done. Parent-Teacher Meetings and Counseling Sessions of parents and children are also arranged. The Teachers also work on the hygiene and daily living skills of the children. Forty children are being given services from Outstation by the School Psychologist. They are also being provided guidance and counseling by visits and correspondence.