We've been dreaming…

Omnide in partnership with The Rajasthani Foundation and IMA Foundation   is proudly supporting the development of the Sona Manovikas Kendra   for mentally challenged children in Bhilwara in Rajasthan, India and to give them a future that would otherwise be neglected.

Run by the “Sona Viklang Punervas Avom Sodh Sansthan" Institute since 1996 and is the only school in Bhilwara District to empower it's special duties. Presently 65 students get free education, training, physiotherapy and speech therapy. Every year more than 50 non-admitted children benefit through a special “Home-Based” program. 

The school has the opportunity to host more children but in order to do this requires to build more dormitories for it's teachers.

Why we do it:

Our aim is to build a better future for mentally challenged children by giving them the opportunity of learning and overcoming their disability with the help of skilled teachers.        

Currently, the children live on the street or at home without the possibility of engaging with others and the space around them.         

To help them we are raising funds to increase the size of the Sona Manovikas Kendra School in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India so that more teachers can be hired and children can escape from staying on the street.

How we help:

Omnide, an architecture firm in London will donate its design services to the project and support the school’s construction through input and specialist advice. The funds raised will be dispersed and monitored in India by our UK charity partner -  The Rajasthani Foundation 

How you can help:

You are able to help these children in two ways: by participating in the sale of artwork by award-winning Indian artists supported by the 
IMA Foundation  and Harshita Lohia and through online donations on this page. 

The art sale will be held on Wednesday 3rd July and hosted at Omnide++, London, open until the 24^th of July.

The success of the charity event will allow us to help the school.

What we can achieve together:

By enhancing the capabilities of the school we will be able to work towards reducing the social stigma faced by these children and provide them with greater self-confidence and the chance of a better future - being independent and self-supporting.

How we will use the funds:

The target funds is set at £30,000

• The first £15,000 will be used in phase 1 to build the teachers dormitory. 
• The remaining £15,000 will be used in phase 2 to extend the existing school with more schoolrooms for more children and to add solar panels on the roof to virtually get rid of all the energy cost for the complex
• The start of the construction works is planned for September 2019 with a 9 months time frame to complete phase 1.  Phase 2 is planned to start in September 2020

 About our collaborators:

• OmniDe; we are architects, designers, builders and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development and have an open approach towards constructive and multidisciplinary collaborations that enable successful deliveries of projects. We approach every project with quality and individuality and are driven by the combined and diverse experience of our experienced partners located in Rome, Amsterdam, Nairobi and Mumbai. Over the years, Omnide has developed extensive experience in the residential, retail and commercial fields ranging from new builds to refurbishments and conversions both in the UK and Italy.  At Omnide, tomorrow can be today’s dream.  https://www.omnide.com/ 
  

• The IMA Foundation; was established in 2008 with the intention of supporting emerging artists in the world from the Indian sub-continent and it's participant artists will be providing the artwork for sale to support this project. http://www.imafoundation.com/

• The Rajasthani Foundation; has been supporting the Sona Manovikas Kendra School since 2017 and is a UK based charity with a strong objective to help alleviate poverty, hardship and distress amongst women, children and the underprivileged, mainly in Rajasthan by focusing on education, health and ecology. http://www.ourtrf.org/