VIETNAM / Kaya Responsible Travel
Volunteer in Vietnam and focus on assisting children suffering from autistism, down syndrome and cerebral palsy. This centre was founded by a female doctor and psychiatrist who works round the clock to run this highly efficient centre, catering for over 240 children. The centre has 10 classrooms; a treatment room – a small outside play area and a treatment pool. There are 56 staff from security guards to cooks, nurses and teachers.
The aim of the centre is to assist parents in the education of their children, provide children with interaction with other kids and provide them with the skills to make them independent within Vietnam’s greater society. Some are later integrated into mainstream schools. The program receives no government support and relies on funding from private sources. Many of the children that attend are from poor families and rely on the centre to provide free fees or at a reduced cost. In Vietnam there is no training in therapies for the disabled and any experience is highly welcomed.
Volunteers help with the day to day teaching and caring for the children. For those with skills in Physiotherapy, early intervention os special needs teaching, there is plenty of work, and for those without pre-existing skills, the additional help caring for the children, helping at feeding times, and play times and supporting staff in the classrooms is invaluable. Volunteers can also offer vocational training courses to children over 13 years of age and training sessions to parents in order to increase their knowledge and train them on how to care for, educate and rehabilitate disabled children.
For more information please contact a member of the Kaya Team at:
T: +44 (0) 161 870 6212
E: info@kayavolunteer.com
W: http://www.KayaVolunteer.com
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