Hope and Compassion has carried out a pilot project to improve provision for children with Special Educational Needs in certain areas of northern Punjab, India. As a result of our assessments we found that there were clearly defined areas of need for development and improvement in the fields of education, communication, social and personal skills and stimulation of senses and physical awareness. This has provided further insight into the multi disciplinary team we need to develop, which would include the use of speech and language therapists, music and art therapists, complementary therapists, makaton signing and PECS specialists, teachers, teaching assistants and support workers.
We will enable UK professionals to share their skills and experience through exchange programmes for volunteers. Once our multi disciplinary team, with specific and expert skills, has been developed, we will be able to train local carers and enable a high level of education and knowledge base to be passed on and utilised in the everyday running of the nominated charities abroad. Chosen Professionals will travel to and reside at a charity/school for a minimum of fourteen days.
Within this programme, professionals will identify transferable elements of their own practice and benefit from sharing these with colleagues in other parts of the world. They will also benefit from seeing, at first hand, a different cultural background relating to the culture and ethnic origin of some of their pupils, patients and clients in their own residing country.
Volunteers will be provided with an:
Volunteer Induction Pack
Initial Workshop
Action plan of tasks with aims and objective
A debriefing session on return
Accommodation, transport and food in the host country
Volunteers will be expected to:
Fund their own flights
adhere to all polices and procedures
Successfully pass clearance checks
Fundraise where possible with own contacts and organisations
Develop an action plan of tasks with aims and objectives for the trip
There is no fee for registering with the charity and nor do we stipulate any amount, fundraising through your schools, institutes and organisations, in order to help with incurring costs would be great appreciated.
