Ummeed, meaning ‘hope’, is a non-profit organization set up with the objective of helping some of Mumbai’s most deserving – children with developmental disabilities.

 
Ummeed strives to be an agent of change in order to help children with or at risk of developmental disabilities reach their potential and overcome barriers of inclusion. This is achieved through collaborative teams, by empowering families, and by building resources and participating in advocacy.

The organization helps children with developmental disabilities like Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Learning Disability, Autism, and Attention Deficit Disorder. It is Mumbai’s only interdisciplinary resource for children with developmental disabilities. Ummeed offers a complete range of clinical services (from pediatric assessments to therapies), offer many interdisciplinary programs like our Early Intervention Center, and reaches out to thousands of children through outreach programs in low-income schools and communities. 

Ummeed has on its Board of directorsis led by Ashish Karamchandani and Arun Jethmalani  of IIT Bombay and others.