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✝️ "To reveal to all the merciful love of the Father"
Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod Founded 1838 • Chavanod, France
Theme

"Reflecting the compassionate love of Christ, our Sisters work tirelessly to empower, rehabilitate, and educate differently abled children, ensuring they discover their potential."

Special Education in India

Empowering children across various provinces through early intervention, daycare, specialized instruction, and clinical rehabilitation.

Specialized Schools

Provinces-wide Care

The Sisters in the provinces of Pune, Trichy, Madurai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Kerala, and Amravati run specialized schools for mentally, physically, and hearing challenged children.

Early Intervention

Capacity Identification

Early Intervention programmes are conducted to identify the capacities of children, helping place them into normal schools and vocational units.

Day Care Centres

Supporting Poorest Sections

Our Sisters run daycare centres providing stable guidance, basic nourishment, and protective supervision for children from the poorest sections of the population.

Holy Cross Higher Secondary School

For the Hearing Impaired — Since 1982

Started in the year 1982, teachers use regular academic state board syllabus with speech and auditory training, alongside extracurricular activities, sports, and parent awareness programmes. Medical camps are conducted regularly to ensure good health.

Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Support

Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)

We run a dedicated home for physically challenged children, offering educational opportunities, medical support, calipers, crutches, and artificial limbs. We actively assist children in limb corrections and provide vital prevocational skills training.

Day Care & Training in Nepal

Fostering inclusion and building livelihood skills for differently abled children in Bhairahawa and Pokhara.

Pokhara

Jesuit Collaboration

In Pokhara, our Sisters work in collaboration with the Jesuit fathers in running a daycare centre for mentally challenged children, reflecting the values of Christ to the needy through visits and fraternal sharing.

Bhairahawa

Vocational Training Unit

In Bhairahawa, our Sisters manage specialized daycare centres for mentally challenged children, providing vocational training to differently abled youth to help them cultivate self-reliance.