The Camphill-Idea

The Camphill idea developed out of the belief that each human being, with or without disabilities, is a unique being with the right to a purposeful life in freedom and dignity. It is the task of Camphill to create an environment in which people with disabilities can learn to live with their limitations rather than suffer from them and in which they can discover, develop and realise their abilities to the fullest extent.

The Viennese physician, Dr. Karl Koenig, founded the first Camphill Community in Scotland in 1939 .Today there are more than 70 such communities in Europe, North and South America, in Africa and now the first one in Asia, in Bangalore, India.

 Bangalore, a city with around 7 million people, has hardly any residential facilities for disabled adults. Older family members often find it extremely difficult to give constant care to a mentally disabled person.