WELCOME TO SRISTI VILLAGE
Sristi Foundation is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to building an inclusive, self-sustaining community where persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) can live, learn, work, and thrive. Our mission is to empower people with IDDs to lead independent and dignified lives through meaningful engagement and economic participation.
In India, there are over 1.6 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with 75% residing in rural areas. Unfortunately, many face exclusion, neglect, and significant barriers to integrating into mainstream society. At Sristi Village, we are committed to changing this narrative.
Since 2013, we have worked tirelessly to create a society where individuals with IDDs are respected, valued, and given the freedom to make choices that enable a fulfilling life. Through our holistic approach, which combines education, life skills training, and sustainable agriculture, we offer a path to both social and economic empowerment. Our goal is to help individuals with IDDs build the confidence and independence they need to flourish in society.
At the heart of Sristi is a foundation of love, support, and community, where everyone is given the opportunity to live with dignity and purpose.
Our Vision
An inclusive society where all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are respected, valued, and have choices to lead a holistic and dignified life. We believe in an inclusive and eco-responsible world, where everyone is given the opportunity to reach their full potential regardless of disability, race, gender, etc.
Our Mission
Enable persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups to live as independently and as fully as possible through economic and social empowerment.
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Along with providing our community members with special needs, a safe place to stay, nutritious food, oppurtunities to get employment, and most importantly love, we are also involved in creating awareness among the community, inviting people from all over the world to live with us, and volunteer. Some of them went on to create their very own organisations based on Sristi’s model.
OUR IMPACT
JOURNEY TOWARDS MY DREAM
My name is Karthikeyan and I hail from Pondicherry, South India. I spent 15 years in an orphanage, a very special place that enriched my life immensely. It fosters 111 marginalized children, non-disabled and intellectually disabled. Growing up in our home we were all equal. We lived together, played together, and helped each other out. Everyone had his or her responsibilities. Only in the world outside did our differences become more visible. I could go to school; my intellectually disabled brothers and sisters couldn’t. Later, when we grew older, those of us who were part of the mainstream “normal” folk found jobs and felt integrated into society. But our intellectually disabled siblings were still not accepted and were treated with pity rather than empathy. This behavior towards them made me indignant and unhappy. I felt it was unfair to underestimate their abilities. I felt that their potential is not being utilized to a full extent.
NEWS / EVENTS
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