Daycare Centers for Handicapped Kids
Available for Teacher exchange, Voluntary work and internship
Moshi Lutheran Church has established 9 daycare centers for handicapped children to Moshi and surrounding areas. First the social workers of the church have made a survey in these areas to find out the amount of handicapped kids and the quality of their living conditions. After that they have chosen 57 handicapped kids to every center.
Mostly these kids have been living with their mothers only and they have also tied the mother to home for the whole day. To get the kid to the daycare center has made it possible to these mothers to go to work and increase the family’s incomes and wellbeing that way. In addition to taking care of the kids in the centers Lutheran Church makes also home visit to over 20 homes in every area.
When a kid arrives to the daycare center a physiotherapist and occupational therapist test the child to find out the quality of the disability. They also give instructions for rehabilitation to every child. The therapists do the same also for the kids who are at home. In the daycare centers the workers rehabilitate the kids according to the therapists’ instructions. They also teach the rehabilitation to the parents. Montessori Method is used widely in these centers.
The kids arrive to the daycare centers at 8 o’clock in the morning when the parents go to work. In the evening around 4 the parents come to pick the kids. During the day the kids eat breakfast and lunch. They play, do exercises, do their rehabilitation, play outside and take a nap. Many of these daycare centers are near other daycare center where there are healthy kids. The handicapped kids play daily with the healthy kids for integration.
In every daycare center there are two local workers. One is hired by the Lutheran Chuch and the other one is a local volunteer. Many of the workers have handicapped child of their own. Most of the kids need very much help in all the daily activities eg in eating and many of them use diapers. Thats why two workers per center are not enough. Help is needed very much in these placements.
Lutheran Church wishes that the interns could stay at least 3 months. This will give little bit more stability to these kids lives. For successful rehabilitation it is also important to establish a good relationship with the children. These daycare centers offer internship placements for eg social sector or health care students and physiotherapist students.
WE DESPERATELY NEED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND SPEECH THERAPISTS!
Moshi Lutheran Church has established 9 daycare centers for handicapped children to Moshi and surrounding areas. First the social workers of the church have made a survey in these areas to find out the amount of handicapped kids and the quality of their living conditions. After that they have chosen 57 handicapped kids to every center.
Mostly these kids have been living with their mothers only and they have also tied the mother to home for the whole day. To get the kid to the daycare center has made it possible to these mothers to go to work and increase the family’s incomes and wellbeing that way. In addition to taking care of the kids in the centers Lutheran Church makes also home visit to over 20 homes in every area.
When a kid arrives to the daycare center a physiotherapist and occupational therapist test the child to find out the quality of the disability. They also give instructions for rehabilitation to every child. The therapists do the same also for the kids who are at home. In the daycare centers the workers rehabilitate the kids according to the therapists’ instructions. They also teach the rehabilitation to the parents. Montessori Method is used widely in these centers.
The kids arrive to the daycare centers at 8 o’clock in the morning when the parents go to work. In the evening around 4 the parents come to pick the kids. During the day the kids eat breakfast and lunch. They play, do exercises, do their rehabilitation, play outside and take a nap. Many of these daycare centers are near other daycare center where there are healthy kids. The handicapped kids play daily with the healthy kids for integration.
In every daycare center there are two local workers. One is hired by the Lutheran Chuch and the other one is a local volunteer. Many of the workers have handicapped child of their own. Most of the kids need very much help in all the daily activities eg in eating and many of them use diapers. Thats why two workers per center are not enough. Help is needed very much in these placements.
Lutheran Church wishes that the interns could stay at least 3 months. This will give little bit more stability to these kids lives. For successful rehabilitation it is also important to establish a good relationship with the children. These daycare centers offer internship placements for eg social sector or health care students and physiotherapist students.
WE DESPERATELY NEED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND SPEECH THERAPISTS!