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Society for the Education of the Challenged

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Day and residential schools in Mumbai for children with physical disabilities.

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The Society for the Education of the Challenged (Child and Adult) was founded in Mumbai in 1958 by Fathema Ismail, whose own daughter was affected by polio. It began with thirteen students in a scout hut at Dhobi Talao and received Bombay Municipal Corporation recognition in 1963. SEC now runs day schools at Agripada, Pratiksha Nagar and Khar Danda, a residential school at Naigaon, and an integration and inclusion programme.

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Fathema Ismail
Mumbai, MaharashtraSince 1958

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