Feathers

Feathers is a not-for-profit development organisation promoted on October 10, 2016, coinciding with the World Mental Health Day, which is observed with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. FEATHERS works with the mission of Laying “Foundation for Enabling Action to Transform Human Excellence with Resilience and Self-reliance” Promoted by a group of development professionals with long years of experience in undertaking development work at the grassroots, FEATHERS envisions “building an inclusive society with enshrined values of equality, equity and humaneness”. Registered as a Trust, FEATHERS works for building future citizens of the country with physical and mental wellbeing. The path it has taken for realising its vision is to retain its focus on children with special educational needs (SEN). The Learning Resource Centre promoted by FEATHERS in Thirumangalam Town of Madurai has been mandated to • Reach out to children with special needs requiring professional assistance and offer on-campus and off-campus remediation services • Create awareness among the parents for identifying special needs in their children, seeking timely and appropriate medical and rehabilitation support. • Provide education and training to aspiring youth and mothers of children with special needs on rehabilitation, care and support. • Work with like-minded individuals and institutions to further the cause of children with special needs through research, training and policy initiatives