DISHA CHARITABLE TRUST is a voluntary organization based in Panaji (Goa, India.) The trust was formed in 1994 when a group of parents of mentally disadvantaged children, felt the urgent necessity to initiate an awareness programme in the field of mental retardation, and to have a permanent institution which would provide the emotional, educational, and conducive environmental needs, which play a key role in the rehabilitation and social integration of the mentally impaired individuals.