SOCIAL SUPPORT CENTER ASSISTANT
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Volunteers work at three centers in Da Nang – the Social Support Center, the Red Cross Children Home and the Rehabilitation and Education Center for Children with disabilities. This is the primary placement for our volunteers, although it encompasses a wide array of activities at multiple locations. The assignments volunteers rotate between while working with this program include: · Child care · Educational activities for children with special needs · Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy · Field trips with the seniors · General improvement projects · Sports & enrichment activities The Social Support Center in Da Nang is where the bulk of our program activities occur. This government-run facility is home to 200 residents who are either elderly or physically or mentally disabled. Volunteers are able to participate in a variety of tasks and quickly become familiar with many of the residents. The programs volunteers assist with are: - Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy - Educational Activities for Children with Disabilities - Sports Training & Field Trips The Red Cross Children’s Home is another government-run facility that Volunteer Vietnam partners with to provide supplementary services. At the home there are three groups of children: infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. Volunteers assist with feeding and diaper changing for the infants, and playing games and reading books with the older kids. There are several children with disabilities, some who are bed-ridden and others who are not. These kids are mostly non-verbal, however they do manage to communicate their preferences quite clearly to attentive volunteers. Afternoons at the Home are really rewarding for volunteers and children alike! The Rehabilitation and Education Center for Children with Disabilities: The center has around 300 children with physical and mental disabilities. Volunteers assist with our staff and the social workers to conduct activities in education and mental therapy for the children. This includes games for group and sport activities. You will work in a team with our local staff and volunteers to carry out the above activities. On your arrival, our team will give you a few days of orientation and training. They will plan activities and lessons together with you and accompany you to the placement sites. Some of our staff live in the volunteer house and will help you to enter into the program as smoothly as possible.
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Volunteers assist a social support program for abandoned children, disabled and homeless people at at Da Nang Social Support Center, Da Nang Red Cross Children Home and Da Nang School for Disabilities.
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Vietnam, Đà Nẵng, Hoàng Tăng Bí, 112Photos
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