Universal Sompo’s initiative for intellectually disabled children

Mumbai : Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd, as part of its long-standing commitment for societal development, contributed towards the construction of a school building for intellectually disabled children. Navchetana, a school for specially abled children aims to help children with a holistic learning environment and enhances the learning outcomes by providing an enabling ecosystem.

Started under the ‘SEVA VAHINI TRUST’ initiative in 2006, the school today has over 560 students from LKG to Standard 10th. Ensuring all the children sit comfortably, Universal Sompo inaugurated a new building in the campus recently. The ceremony for which was held in the first week of March in Koppa, Karnataka.

The SEVA Vahini Trust is training and educating such children for free of cost and is accepting children in the age group of 6 – 16 years in this institution.

Expressing his views on the inauguration, Mr. Sharad Mathur, MD & CEO, Universal Sompo, said, “As a socially responsible insurer, Universal Sompo understands the importance of giving back to our community and supporting those in need.” According to him, ‘Navchetana’ school is a well-managed school for specially abled children. He said that as per a survey conducted in the district, there are 35 children who need special care.

He further said, “we wish that institution continues to grow from strength to strength in the pursuit of its noble mission. We believe that it is our responsibility to make a positive difference in the society and are honoured to be able to support such a worthy cause.”

The school aims to empower and educate children to become good citizens of the country while providing additional support in case of residential and transportation facilities. Furthermore, the school has a holistic approach towards the development of children enabling them with indoor activities like yoga & exercise which helps for physical and mental.