Sikkim Viklang Sahayata Samiti (SVSS)
Registered as Sikkim Viklang Sahayata Samiti
Based on a single primary source; not yet cross-checked independently.
- Headquarters
- Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim
- Founded
- 2001
- Registration type
- Other (cooperative, union or similar)
- Registered
- 2001
- NGO Darpan ID
- SK-2017-0161872
- Reach
- 1 state
What they do
Sikkim Viklang Sahayata Samiti is a disability service organisation in Gangtok, founded by Draupadi Ghimiray, a nurse who left the profession after her father lost a leg to gangrene. It fits and distributes artificial limbs and hands, including a locally made below knee prosthesis modelled on the Jaipur Foot, and arranges free cleft palate and post burn surgery. It also runs training and employment support for people with disabilities. Ghimiray was awarded the Padma Shri for social work in 2019 for her work with persons with disabilities. The organisation is registered at number 1168 under Sikkim notification 2602 A/H and receives annual grants from the state Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare Department.
Where they work
Sikkim: Gangtok
Also across: Sikkim
People
- Draupadi GhimirayFounder and Project Director
Links
No website on record.
Where these facts come from
- indiangoslist.com/ngo-address/sikkim-viklang-sahayata-samiti…
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi_Ghimiray
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(2…
- sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/sikkim-news/social-w…
- sprf.in/grassroots-leader/draupadi-ghimiray
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