Expanding on the idea above, HCI built a center at ASSA to offer services for 50 or so children with severe mental disabilities. Soon the word spread and ASSA started to receive applications from 200, 300, 500 and more children from the surrounding communities. HCI could not raise enough money to offer services to all the children in need. HCI came up with a brilliant idea to apply for funding from Grand Challenges, Canada (GCC). GCC’s requirements were that the proposal be an “Innovation with Bold ideas leading to Big Impact”. HCI’s young Director Dr. Dinesh Krishna came up with a brilliant idea to tap in to the widely available G3 connectivity in India which was very affordably priced. Thus the “Enabling Inclusion” app was developed over the next 5 years, with GCC’s funding and a matching funding from HCI.
