The aim of the challenge was to come up with unique ideas to tackle India’s social and economic problems. Mimaansa, started in 2012 by Poojaa Joshi, a former French teacher and now psychotherapist, works on offering early intervention for children with learning disabilities, including a remedial programme focused on alternative teaching strategies by skilled special educators. Mimaansa also offers teacher training programmes for municipal school teachers to help them identify and help students with LD, and counselling programme for children with LD. Joshi says that as a teacher, she was never told what the term “special” child actually meant. Mimaansa hopes to use its win to spread more awareness about LD.

Source: Indian Express August 04, 2017 21:11 UTC