An orientation visit for the 1stMSW students of the Department of Social Work, St. Joseph’s college (Autonomous), Bengaluru, took place on the 8th of August, 2019, to Liza’s Home. The orientation session was headed by Mr. Anand, a parent member of the organisation, who spoke about the history, vision, mission, and goals of the organisation.
He explained that Liza’s Home was started in the 1980’s in Bengaluru, India by Dr. Molly Abraham in the name of her daughter Liza. Liza was diagnosed with meningitis when she was an infant which left her brain-injured. She developed severe mental and physical disabilities as time went by. Dr. Molly established the Home, with support from her husband Late Rev. Dr. K.C Abraham and other well wishers. It is a home for mentally and physically challenged women, which caters to their disabilities and provides them shelter.
Later, Dr. Deepa who is a parent member of the organisation explained about the various types of disabilities and the therapies that can help resolve them. Following the orientation, the students had an interaction/ice breaker session with the residents during which they sang together. The orientation visit came to an end at 1 PM.
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