"I would love to play and make friends to share my feeling and dreams. Can I go to a club as papa and bhaiya go...?"
Touched by such questions of a special child Apana Fun Club was started in 1999 to provide the special needs young adults as their right to leisure activities & socialization. Special Educators Prithvi Perepa and Harpreet Singh worked hard to have this project take wings in the year .
Apana Fun Club has been functioning successfully for the past eleven years. The club is aimed at providing a platform for social interaction for intellectually challenged adults and adolescent. The recreational club runs on Saturdays between 9.30 am to 1.30 pm at Nai Disha. The club provides facilities for sports, excursions, trekking, library, T.V. room, creative arts, dance & movements, computer skills and yoga. The idea is to giving the special needs individual continuos opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with other special needs adult and also the sense of belonging to a group.
The club is open for special needs individuals who are above 15 years of age. All adolescents and young adults with disabilities are welcome to register as members.
Address:
Nai Disha
C-10/8 Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi - 110057
Tel - 26151587/26148269
Timings: Every Saturday, 9.30 am - 1.30 pm
Coordinator, Fun Club : Ms Yasmeen Begum
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