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Support for Children with Disabilities Project
Currently in Thailand one in three school-aged children with disabilities is not in school.  There are a number of reasons why children with disabilities are often excluded from education.  Families of disabled children often struggle to provide the required financial support while a lack of specialized facilities, trained personnel and funding prevent disabled children from getting the education they deserve.   The goal of this project is to help disabled children access education and reach their full potential.
EDF is helping by:  
  • Awarding scholarships to disabled children  
  • Creating disability-friendly environments with tailored facilities and equipment such as handicap ramps, toilets and wheelchairs
  • Organizing activities that build self-confidence and independence
  • Training teachers and parents about how to take care of the children’s physical and emotional well-being

First started:
   
2003 to present

Number of
beneficiaries:
   
150 schools

Sample impact:
 
รายงานโครงการค่ายผูกสัมพันธ์สานฝันเด็กพิการ 2554


“Disabled kids’ lives seem meaningless;
 they stay at home and let time pass. 
Even their own parents don’t care as much as they should.  When EDF came to help out,
 it acted as a catalyst and inspired the parents to take better care of the kids…
I have never seen any organization
so genuine in its effort; EDF really wants
 to see disabled kids develop.”
 
          
  A participating teacher 
 











 

   

   

     


 









 

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