Activities to Address DISABILITIES:

Physical Rehabilitation for Disabled Children / Children with Health Problems

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Problem: Disabilities prevent some children from attending school

Activity: Local surveys identify children with disabilities or chronic illnesses and bring them to service providers for rehabilitation.

Resources Needed (provided through ESCUP central budget):
  • Surveyors
  • Travel money to bring children to services

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Child-to-Child support for Vulnerable Children

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Problem: Special problems prevent some children from attending school

Activity: Schools identify children at risk (e.g., disabled, slow learners, minority children) and provide special assistance (helper friends, walk ramps, wheelchairs, remedial assistance at home, pen pals) to learn at school.

Resources Needed:
  • Surveyors
  • Small grants to meet children's special needs
  • Teacher training - $2.50 per day per person x 2 days
  • Workshop materials - $20 per workshop
  • School grants - $20 per school

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