Project FaujiMitra
An initiative by Ekyam Impact Foundation
Enabling Disabled from Military Fraternity
While individuals with disabilities face many challenges, military personnel with disabilities face unique challenges due to the nature of their service. ​
Veterans with Disabilities
The RPwD Act of 2016 is not applicable to the Armed Forces. As a result, all the rehabilitation remedies stipulated by the act are not applicable for military personnel. The proposed new legislation for armed forces has not yet been enacted.
Every year 200 personnel are disabled in performance of their duty. A significant numbers are young, junior-ranked personnel from rural backgrounds, with limited financial resources.
The needs of military veterans are multiple, encompassing social and psychological integration, economic challenges & job opportunities.
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Skilling and Employment opportunities in Industry remains very low due to gap in outreach, comprehensive policies and focused market needs fitment.
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Children with Special Needs of Military Personnel
Children with Special Needs of Military Personnel are provided special education in 45 special schools, run by Army (Asha), Air Force (Umeed Asha Kiran), and Navy (Sankalp) under their respective welfare organsaions AWWA,AFFWA and NWWA.
Special Children (specially neurodiverse) from military families often face the challenge of constantly adjusting to new environments, impacting their learning and adaptation .
There are limited pathways and opportunites for skilling, employability and entrepreneurship for the young adults above 18 years.
1 Lakh+ Military
Veterans with Disability
50,000
Children with Special Needs
of Armed Forces Personnel
Inclusion and Employability in civil society remains a challenge
Limited sector experience and understanding of Nodal bodies managing PwD
Children with Special Needs from the fraternity move every 2-3 years with transfer of parents
Grants received by Disabled Military Fraternity in 2022:
< 2%
of Disability Sector spend
Project FaujiMitra
An initiative to address the problems faced by the Disabled veterans, and children and young adults with special needs from the military fraternity, by creating a comprehensive support ecosystem through multi pronged approach of direct implementation projects and collaboration with existing organizations and philanthropies working in providing special education, counselling, skilling and job opportunities.
FaujiMitra - Special Schools
FaujiMitra team acts as knowledge partner to support the school management, parents and students in capacity building, skilling , career and job opportunities.
Top-Down approach with Partnership with Nodal welfare bodies of Air Force, Navy and Army
FaujiMitra - Veterans with Disabilities
Assists military veterans with disabilities in understanding and navigating relevant policies.
Supports job readiness and connects veterans to suitable employment opportunities.
8+ NGO Partners
4 Government
Nodal Organization
Centre of
Excellence
Focus Areas
Advocacy & Inclusion
Access & Awareness
Sector Collaboration
Capacity Building
Resource Mobilization
Skilling & Employability
"Soldiers live in the shadows of death, nobody understands more about the Gift of Life than a Soldier,
so we need to rethink how to manage Disbility in the Armed Forces"
-Major Gen Ian Cardozo SM, AVSM, the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade
Also known as Cartoos Sahib, he chopped off his own leg during the 1971 Indo-Pak battle!
Leverage power of collective to improve livelihood opportunities and bring organizations and people TOGETHER
