Day: February 4, 2018

Since 2015 NJSI has been supporting 21 children with special needs, residing in Susta Manasthiti Puranasthapana Kendra in Kharelthok, Kavre. We provide regular supplies of nutritious food and general medical support. These children have various mental problems like autism, cerebral palsy, seizure and Down syndrome.

Similarly, a 3 days long physiotherapy training was conducted on 27^th, 28^th and 29^th January 2018 as a sequel to previous training on “monitoring and handling challenging behavior of the children”. Senior physiotherapist, Mr. Suresh Shrestha, speech therapist Ms. Mahima Ghimire and psychologist Mrs. Rama Karki from SOS Children Village were invited to give the training.  The training aimed to strengthen parents’ and teachers’ ability to deal with children and to teach them methods of giving general physiotherapy and speech therapy. Some children were given physiotherapy session during the training itself. Altogether 25 parents and teachers actively participated.  They are positive that the techniques learned will allow them to take better care of the children.

On 31^st January and 1^st February of 2018, NJSI distributed educational materials to 43 visually impaired children at Sanjiwani Higher Secondary School, Dhulikhel and B.P Eye Foundation, Lokanthali respectively.

Each package comprised of a school bag with braille slate, braille paper, talking calculator, pen drive, pen drive radio and a cane in it; Bright Star Society assisted in making optimal package for these special children. 24 packages were distributed to students of primary and secondary level at Sanjiwani and 19 sets were distributed to small children at BP Eye Foundation. All of them were below 10 years old and were receiving rehabilitation training, preparing to obtain school education.

All recipients belong to poor, rural families and are residing living in hostels of respective institutions.