Educating young blind children for a better future

Let me introduce you to Rin. Rin came to St. Nicholas Home in 2011 at the age of 2. When she came to us we discovered that she had Low Vision with Bilateral Congenital Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement). Rin is apart of our Early Intervention Programme and thanks to donations like yours we have been able to help her succeed in her early childhood years.

Rin has done great in our programs and has succeeded notably since she first came to us. In 2011, Rin was very slow in tactual stimulation, was able to converse her needs but with a lack of understanding in English, and was able to move around with support. Rin was very dependent on her family and we hoped to help her gain independence and be able to do much more on her own in her years to come with us.

Since Rin has been with us we have been able to see a whole new girl. With our many programs to increase cognitive, language and social skills she has shown great improvement. Rin has been able to follow instructions given to her and ask questions to improve her knowledge. She has also shown great skill in interacting with others, becoming more independent in social situations and also basic life skills. She can now do much more without the assistance of her mother. She can also ride her bike around with minimum guidance from others.

This was all accomplished by your generous donations. Please help us to continue changing Rin’s life and assisting her to be an independent girl. We have many goals for her this year that include learning the Braille Alphabet and boosting her self-confidence. With your help this will be possible.

You can already do this by making a donation on the upcoming Bonus Day on Wednesday, May 13^th. On that day GlobalGiving is matching every donation!

Thank you so much for supporting these children. You are helping us to change lives at an early age and prevent blindness! We appreciate you. 

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