Milestone

Started with 1 student and 1 special educator at Morya Hospital Chinchwad.

• Dr. Avinash Wachasundar received ‘Chimanlal Gujarati Purashkar’ from the Chimanlal Gujarati Trust.
• First Annual gathering celebration

In a slum area called Pawarvasti near Dapodi,Pune, a training centre for HI children 0-6 yrs was started.

“SWARANAAD”- preschool for HI children was inaugurated on 15th June 2009, supported by 8 trained teachers and 5 support teachers for 25 deaf children in the age group 3 to 6 years at Shivajinagar.

• Swaranaad Outreach center was inaugurated at Y. C. M hospital Pimpri with special support of Mr. Yogeshji Bahl, Dr. Deshmukh, and Dr. Bhagat.
• As number of children increased Swaranaad was shifted to Kapil Towers near Pune Railway station in an area of 2000 sq ft.

• The first publication of Cochlea, “Hoy! Pratyek Karna badhir mool Bolel!!”, written by Dr. Avinash Wachasundar and Mrs. Raksha Deshpande was published in Jan 2014.
• Dr Avinash Wachasundar was invited to give a presentation in the WHO meeting at Delhi.
• Swaranaad Outreach center started at Fonda Goa with special support of Sharada Granth Prasarak Mandal and Mrs. Ranade Madam.
• Swaranaad Outreach center started at Porvorim- Goa with special support of Angha Wachasundar Pratishthan
• Swaranaad Outreach center started at Manchar with special support of Dr. Todkar and family
• The NGO ‘Bhasha’ had organized ‘chala goshti vinuya’(Lets weave a story) program for kindergarten children. The kids from Swaranaad won the prize as they made and told the story from the few words given to them. The audience also was astounded at their capacity of thinking and making a story and on top of that telling it, Inspite of being born deaf.

• Swaranaad Outreach center started at Dapoli with special support of Dr. Ghangurde and family.
• The first hearing impaired lady to complete the DECSE course for teaching the hearing impaired children

• Swaranaad Shifted to the Kothrud premises and started "Swaranaad Multidiementional Disability rehabilitation center for hearing impaired children" in collaboration with PMC
• Participation in Rikshaw Run Organised by Seva UK

Cochlea Pune for Hearing and Speech awarded by Devida Roberts Award -2023 of Pune Prarthana Samaj. This is in recognition of contribution to work for Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Children.