Campus Challenge is a rehabilitation center for children and youth with disabilities living in coastal Andhra Pradesh. It was established in the year 2009 by FriendsIndeed, the Netherlands. In 2014, the Alumni of Sainik School Korukonda joined hands to support these children from low-income fishing and tribal communities.
There are about 1,000 children with different vulnerabilities identified in remote fishing and tribal villages. At the Campus Challenge, 150 children are taken care of by providing food, shelter, education, and vocational livelihoods. The other 850 children receive medical assistance at their doorstep via our outreach programs.
Campus Challenge is a unique place following the cross-disability concept. It is a 'Four in One' program. Shortly:
• The Village with 10 homes is a community with 150 orphaned and semi-orphaned children and youth with disabilities.
• The inclusive and special School, with English Medium up to 10th class for children with locomotor, hearing, visual, and intellectual disabilities.
• The Youth department: vocational training like Stitching, Carpentry, Print shop, Computer training and Horticulture for 30 youngsters.
• The Health Care Centre: with the outreach team, physiotherapy, Orthopedic workshop, ADL training, Speech therapy for a total of 150 + 850 = 1000 children.
The Children's Village is a unique community where children, youth, and their caretakers live in perfect harmony. Because: "When everybody has a disability, nobody has a disability!" The children are in the age group of 5–17 years, and the youth are in the age group of 18–25 years. The children's village operates as a residential home in compliance with:
• The licenses and laws of the government
• The CBR Guidelines (New Delhi 2010)
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (New York 2006)
• The Campus Manual