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Bal Kalyan Sanstha
Bal Kalyan Sanstha
Pune, founded in 1979, is a Recreational and Cultural Centre for disabled
children in the state of Maharashtra, India.Children participating in music
classes, playing competitive sports on the sprawling green playgrounds, or
perhaps swimming in the pool. Its popularity has grown over the years and now
Bal Kalyan is an important part of the disability community.
It began its journey
during a time when educating disabled children was important, but the
recreational needs were not being met due to lack of funds and space. Government
officials, social workers, and teachers worked together in order to get the
Sanstha up and running. Today 1200 to 1500 children attend the center weekly
from areas in and around Pune.
Animal Angels started its
Pawsitive Animal Therapy program at Bal Kalyan Sanstha as interaction with
animals is an integral part of recreation and more so ever for the disabled.
Children who come here are of various disabilities. Some are hearing impaired,
some are visually impaired, some mentally retarded, some physically disabled.
Keeping this in mind. We have a range of therapy animals like dog, fish, rabbit
and birds to suite the needs of children with different disability. We have a 3
year golden retriever, Therapy Dog Rex and a one year old
Labrador, Therapy dog Balboa visiting the center, 2
Therapeutic Aquarium, rabbits and geese.
We also have two stray dogs Rani and Lilly on the campus which are a part of the
Bal Kalyan family.
The children here get
an opportunity to interact with an animals keeping in mind their disability.
Children with hearing impairment love to sit in from of the aquarium and watch
the fish. The visually impaired children love the soft touch of the rabbit.
Children with mental retardation live to play with Rex and also learn how to
handle him, groom him etc.
BalKalyan Sanstha,
Ganeshkhind Rd,
Pune
Website:
http://balkalyan.niya.org/
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A child hugging Therapy dog Rex
Therapeutic Aquarium
at Balkalyan
Therapy Rabbits
Geese
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