Food Security India Project #46471

Protect People with Disabilities against COVID-19

by MAITS - Multi-Agency International Training and Support

Protect People with Disabilities against COVID-19

Project Report | Nov 3, 2021
Online training in India

By Edwina Donnelly | Project Coordinator

In September 2020 in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, MAITS partnered with Project Noor in India, to offer online training to therapists working with children with special needs. This was the first online training undertaken by MAITS and was led by MAITS Master Trainer Shabnam Rangwala.

The participants included para professionals, acupuncturists, therapists, social workers and a parent of a child with special needs. The training sessions were conducted as one-hour online training sessions via the Google meet platform. The training topics were chosen by a local partner organization in Jharkhand called Abha Seva Sadan (ABS) that works in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. ABS has a staff of 10 therapists or community health workers that work directly with children with disabilities at their centre in Bokaro. The children visit the centre on once a week basis for therapy. So as to improve the scope of the training ABS was requested to connect with partner organizations to get a participant number to 25 trainees for the training. Several other trainees thus enrolled from other organizations such Abha Seva Sadan, West Bengal and Human People to people India as well as some individual trainees. A total of 30 trainees registered with Project Noor by filling an online pre training registration form.

MAITS was delighted to be able to reach families in critical need during the pandemic. This training has paved the way for more online training which is ongoing.

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Jul 6, 2021
Important Project Update

By Emma Richards | Development Manager

Mar 8, 2021
Project Update - How we are continuing to support children with disabilities post COVID

By Emma Richards | Project Fundraiser

Dear Friends,

This has been such a difficult 12 months, more so for children with disabilities globally.

Despite these difficult circumstances, MAITS continues to support children with disabilities and we're delighted to say our online Master Training programmes have been incredibly successful working in partnership internationally.

We know that children with cerebral palsy can often develop infections which result in malnutrition and even premature death. By learning simple techniques around feeding and positioning, professionals and caregivers are best equipped to meet the needs of their child

MAITS has just finished our Master Training with Centre for Rehabiliation of Paralysed (CRP) Bangladesh and Ziauddin University, Pakistan, training 15 Master Trainers remotely - these will support an additional 40-45 community healthcare workers, improving the quality of lives for 160-180 families of those with developmental disabilities.

''While working with children with developmental disabilities, I have learnt that success is to achieve a milestone and it really doesn't matter how big or little it is. I have been witnessing so many success stories and these are truly inspirational. MAITS Community Healthworker Programmes are defintely making success stories. I feel proud to be part of MAITS.''

Aen-Ul-Huda, MAITS Master Trainer, ACELP Institute of Child Development, Karachi, Pakistan

Not only that but our MAITS Master training has just been accredited with the Continuing Professional Development Council, UK (CPD) meaning that our level of support for community healthworkers is unparalleled and the quality of our training is now recognised globally.

MAITS empowers families to develop strategies and practical solutions – a shared approach which results in long lasting partnerships. Our belief is that by embedding the programmes we are delivering sustainable support which will last beyond the lifetime of the project.

MAITS is hugely grateful for all your support at this time -emerging in a post COVID world will continue to present challenges

Warm wishes

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