About Manthan
Manthan is a multi-faceted organization, a home away from the house; created to care for and meet with the needs of physically, mentally; socially and otherwise challenged GIRLS ONLY who are deprived of the family love. The parents, because of their own financial and social problems; are not able to provide emotional support and care which every girl needs during her infant stage and the girls find such emotional support, comforts & LOVE at Manthan
The maxim of Manthan, amongst many; is to provide such Divyang girls the opportunity to acquire education, self-respect; and develop themselves in a nurturing environment slated to provide family love; particularly MOTHER’S and SISTERS’ love.
Ms. Niruben Raval was Principal of a school for DISABLED BOYS. A very shocking incidence in 1991 changed the course of her life which made her realize that there were no facilities available for rehabilitation of PHYSICALLY AND OTHERWISE CHALLENGED GIRLS in the whole of Gujarat or even Western India which may enable them to live an honorable, self-supporting life and be a part of the mainstream. ( More details of the incidence is provided in the chapter of ORIGIN)
The observation made her decide to establish an independent REHABILITATION CENTRE for such girls and provide them the HOME away from their house.
Manthan was inaugurated in 1991 on WORLD WOMEN’S DAY after overcoming a lot of teething troubles/ difficulties and opposition from local villagers.
Niruben with the first group of 21 girls started to live in THREE mud huts facing the severities of weather; cold biting winds of Winter, torrential rains in Monsoon and dry skin burning heat of Summer.
Monsoon melted the mud huts by 2 feet every year and by the end of 1993; the girls and Niruben were under SKY… Their only shelter
Now; as today; Manthan is able to give these girls NOT ONLY MOTHERS LOVE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY THEIR CHILDHOOD DAYS (which these girls are hankering for) but also provides relief from the mental and physical pressure which is experienced by a DIVYANG person from their families, society and public in general, especially in schools from the co-students, and more so in case of girls.
Manthan allows these girls to learn to grow and look forward to a future of promise in a very loving environment so as to be self-supportive, earning their own livelihood and not be a PARASITE on the society
At Manthan girls quickly realize that they, all of them; are equally loved and cared for and share the same opportunities to grow and make their own life which is available to the daughters of an average middle or higher middle-class families in our country/Gujarat.
THE AREA OF OPERATION
The memorandum of articles stipulates the area of operation as the entire country i.e. India but for the present and till Manthan gets the countrywide recognization and support, the activities are restricted to Gujarat.
WHERE WE ARE
We are located at village HAJIPUR, which is situated at a distance of about 35 Kms and well connected with a decent Road with Ahmedabad, the financial capital of Gujarat; and which is having firm links with entire India and is connected by Air, Rail, and Road .with all the major cities of India. The map guides the visitor to Hajipur from Ahmedabad.