Programmes for education and mentoring of children with special needs are underway at Latur in Maharashtra, where the Foundation has partnered with Samvedana Cerebral Palsy Vikasan Kendra, a local NGO, and contributed to construct a 15,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility for treatment, care and education of children with special needs. The focus of these programmes is education, skills training and mentoring as well as counselling for parents to ensure employment and social acceptance.