Assisting children with disabilities

Taking care of disabled people, organizing leisure activities, accompanying them in their daily activities, organizing awareness days for the general public for the causes of the disabled, educational workshops: - painting – Sport – Kitchen – literacy – Music – excursions... Animating group discussions, promoting active prevention of violence against children. Developing in children the appreciation of the skills-based approach. Interventions in schools Providing legal support and coaching advice to children who suffered from abuse. VOLUNTEER’S TASKS Caring, Organizing leisure activities of disabled children and young people, Accompanying them in their daily tasks . They can participate in all the project activities described above. The volunteer will be working with the people in charge of the center and with teachers and animators who care for mentally handicapped people. He or she will be attended by the team and by a special tutor. The main task of the volunteer will be to take part in recreational activities: - Music and arts - Basic language support. The center is open to suggestions from the volunteers: English, French, Spanish...As it will be vary basic. - Creative leisure activities like sports, sometimes outside the center. It is also possible to develop additional offers. They will support the mentally handicapped people to cope with daily life - Motivate the mentally disabled people to take part in recreational activities - Advancement of communication competences - Support of the staff in their tasks