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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that disabled people make up 10% of the population - around 650 million people.
80% of persons with disabilities live in developing countries, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Disabled people account for 15 – 20% of the world's poorest (World Bank, Elwan 2003).
Women with disabilities are recognized to be multiply disadvantaged, experiencing exclusion on account of their gender and their disability.
According to UNICEF, 30 per cent of street youths are disabled.
Although disabled people are amongst the poorest they were not included in rural poverty alleviation programmes (ESCAP, 2002).
There is no country in the world where disabled people's rights are not violated (Disability Awareness and Action, Hurst 2003).
Disabled people of working age in developed and developing countries are 3 times more likely to be unemployed and live in real poverty (DPI, Resource Kit 2003).
No country has all its transport systems accessible.
The majority of countries have no free medical care or social security system.
In many countries, disabled people are unable to place their vote.
Persons with disabilities are more likely to be victims of violence or rape, according to a 2004 British study, and less likely to obtain police intervention, legal protection or preventive care.
Research indicates that violence against children with disabilities occurs at annual rates at least 1.7 times greater than for their non-disabled peers (UN).
98% of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school, says UNESCO.
For every child killed in warfare, three are injured and permanently disabled (UN).
The global literacy rate for adults with disabilities is as low as 3% and 1% for women with disabilities, according to a 2000 UNDP study.
Arise and shine has directly supported over 100 disabled people since 2004.

It is important to bear in mind that facts are very hard to obtain as so many disabled people are hidden and anonymous with regard to official statistics.

Aims & Objectives

Although Arise and shine was not established as an organization of disabled people itself, it recognized that the understanding of negative attitudes, oppression and discrimination experienced by disabled person and him self was vital to the organization if it was to work effectively. In choosing staff and trustees an affirmative action policy was promoted and a target set that at least 50% of staff and trustees should be disabled people.

Arise and Shine Society is the organization that has a perfect blend of disability and non-disability at all levels - an innovative organization of abilities and commitment and its approach to address the real need.

In fact the priorities for most poor disabled people were no different from their non disabled neighbors e.g. food and clean water, shelter, health care, schooling for their children and the means to make a livelihood. Non government organizations were supporting “integrated” development work which focused on the holistic needs of poor people, and gender issues were beginning to be raised, but disabled people were generally excluded from their grass roots development work.

To create awareness and understanding among the public of what a lack of personal mobility means to disabled people, and to provide the means to address this issue.
To promote awareness of the need for and benefits of mobility appliances for disabled people. These mobility appliances include calipers, artificial limbs, crutches, and wheelchairs, tricycles, splints and all other Orthotic, prosthetic and mobility appliances.
To facilitate and encourage the exchange of information on mobility, rehabilitation and related issues between organizations and individuals through correspondence, visits, literature, training and promotion of networks.
To work with relevant Government Agencies or any other person, body or organization engaged in, or seeking in to engage in similar activities in support of the above objectives.
To promote, assist in and maintain all activities carried on in conformity with the above objectives of the Society and conductive to the welfare of the beneficiaries by any other person, association or organization, either Government or non-Government.
To foster awareness of related issues such as health, prevention of disability, rehabilitation, income generation and other developmental activities for people; and in furtherance where necessary take up pilot and model programmes on such issues.
To carry on any appropriate activity such as fund raising, income generation, collaboration with governmental and non governmental agencies for the sustainability of the above objectives.
To evaluate the children with physical deformities to unfold their full Potential
To ascertain the medical, psycho-social and educational needs of the deformed children for mainstreaming them into the community Successfully.
To assist the children to realize their deformities and help them to Over come the deficiencies successfully.
To demonstrate the abilities of handicapped children and using those Capabilities for shaping his/her career in future.
To stimulate and promote the planning of rehabilitation services And to develop community responsiveness to the rehabilitation Programme.
Identification of appropriate curriculum to suit the handicapped children.
The society shall be charitable, non-profit making and apolitical, and the services rendered by the Society will be open to all people, irrespective of caste, creed, gender or political affiliation, with a special focus on people who are poor.

The target groups for Arise & Shine's awareness building Activities are people with disabilities, the general public, Implementers of rehabilitation programmes, the media, the government, professionals involved in rehabilitation and others.

Arise & Shine also carries out advocacy programmes to promote equal rights for people with disabilities.

Ability Building

Polio is one of the major causes for disability. In 1950 s to 1990 s 1000s of people affected by polio, But in 1995 to 2005, In these period government has taken lot of preventatives to bring down the number of polio effected victims. How ever the incidents of polio victims decreased, the impact of the polio remains. Hence arise and Shine Society looks in the process of rehabilitation for the physically challenged people.

Each year we screen the polio effected people or children. Asses them for proper treatment some children might need only AIDS and APPLIANCES. But some where need surgical corrections to straighten their deformities. We give complete follow up for each process. Surgical Correction is very costly process. This process takes a long time for recovery and as well as to find the correct donor to meet the cost of surgery.