Rehab 50 persons with disabilities in Cochabamba

Dear friends, receive a warm greeting from Cochabamba.

In these months we’ve been working hard with different groups of people and would like to share with you some insights on activities with parents and caregivers.

Since last year, we’ve been organizing small groups of mothers and fathers of children with disabilities, in order to give them opportunities to meet and share their thoughts, experiences and learnings. A nice way to get everybody engaged is to craft things, like small toys that can be used in home with their children. The place is also very important: it should be a welcoming place, not too big, so that people feel comfortable to express themselves.

We also like to act in association with other partners: for example, on July 9^th, we have been invited by a local network of institutions that work with children with disabilities and their families, to perform a training on disability rights. The event has been held in a local university campus, gathering about 40 mothers, fathers and caregivers of children with disabilities, from different areas of Cochabamba city. After a brief presentation, we watched a video and reflected about human rights. Then we focused on people with disabilities’ situation in our context: are human rights fulfilled? What can we do about it? We did workgroups to discuss on topics like health rights, education, work, accessibility… Groups wrote down their conclusion on a flipchart and share in plenary session. The whole activity sounded well attended.

Your contribution in this crowdfunding allows us to reach more people and keep spreading the good seeds of human rights and inclusion! Donate now at https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/disability-rehab-bolivia/.

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See you soon.

Links:

• Tukuy Pacha web page