Day Center for 25 Children with Disabilities

Dear Supporter!

Bringing joy and helping the children at the Day Center to learn new skills, is very important to us. With your donations we were able to provide the ingredients and cooking utensils for the children to make biscuits.

Cooking is not only a lovely activity for children, that develops their fine motor skills, but it also has a lovely end when the children can eat the results of their efforts.  The children were so excited when they learnt that they were going to bake some cookies.  This was such a new activity that they didn’t know what to expect.  The girls and boys learnt how to measure ingredients, how to mix all the items together and how to spoon out the mixture and then wait for the cookies to bake golden brown and for the chocolate heart cakes to cool down. 

The children were very happy and enjoyed their baking day.  The best part was tasting the cookies and cakes and sharing them with their parents who were delighted at the achievements of their children.  Together they enjoyed the cookies and cakes. 

With your support, we can create more activities for the children, thus brightening their days, enabling them to try new things and at the same time learning new skills and becoming more confident and active. 

Tuesday 3^rd December is a Bonus Day, so help us to raise more money to provide more baking and fun days for the children in the Day Centre!

Dear Supporter,

All parents are anxious when they leave their child in the care of someone other than the family.  This is more so when your child has a disability and is vulnerable.

In May, the Care Assistant, Minja left the Day Center after working there for ten years.  Change can be scary, especially if you have no control or input into the decisions being made.  The parents had known this was going to happen and had wanted to ensure that their children would continue to receive the same level of care and attention as she had provided.  We supported the parents to plan a meeting with the Director of Social Services and to decide on the issues they wanted to discuss with him.  At the meeting they were able to ask for his support in providing education to meet the needs of their children, for an appropriately trained person to work with the children and for more speech therapy and psychological support.  They also expressed their desire for transport to and from their homes to the Day Centre.  The new Care Assistant, Lindita has made a good start in getting to know each young person and learning what they can do and what they enjoy doing.

Genta is thirteen years old and is the fourth child of five.  Her family are poor and rely on monthly welfare payments.  Genta has been attending the center for 8 years.  She has epilepsy and learning difficulties.  Genta is quiet and likes to work on her own rather than in a group with others. Her mother says she really enjoys coming to the centre each day and the family is pleased that they have this facility to support the care of Genta. 

Can you support the work we are doing in the Day Center, by making a donation on 18th July?  Small donations will be matched, doubling your gift and ensuring we can provide more equipment and support to the new care assistant.