State-wise representation of Ummeed’s work through the clinic
at Mumbai, trainings and awareness activities across India and
ecosystem building in 5 regions.
There are over 52 million children in India with developmental
disabilities and over 650,000 in Mumbai alone. Out of these, not
even a quarter have access to quality care.
Ummeed, meaning ‘hope’, was founded in 2001 by Dr Vibha
Krishnamurthy, one of India’s first developmental pediatricians, as
a not-for-profit organization with the vision of helping children with
and at risk of developmental disabilities reach their full potential and
be included in society. For over two decades, Ummeed has, through
its ‘family-centered approach’, been addressing the issues of early
identification, early and appropriate intervention, participation and
empowerment of children with developmental disabilities and
families through all its work.
Our key areas of work include providing trans-disciplinary
clinical services to children and their families across the spectrum
of developmental disabilities. In addition, we also train medical
professionals, educators, community workers and parents
themselves to implement high-quality interventions to support
children in their development. Ummeed’s teams are also actively
engaged in research pertinent to the field of child development and
disabilities and work on awareness and advocacy initiatives to shift
culture and attitudes towards inclusion.
