Sponsor a child with a dream

Advertisement of Care Society at Haveeru Daily Newspaper. Photo scanned by: Adam Mohamed

“We have dreams. Sadly for many of us, our dreams end even before our journey begins. Our potential is ignored, our doors to success sealed. Most children go to school, while we are kept aside. Deprived just because we have a disability”. This is not a statement by me but that was a statement written in one of the ads at Haveeru Daily newspaper by Care Society with a heading as “Sponsor a Child”. Further more in the ad it is written, “Every child has the Right to Dream, the Right to Choose and the Right for Education”. Surely those 3 rights are very important in every child’s life. This organization was registered in the Maldives at the year 1998. Care Society came into existence under the name of ‘The Young Ties’ at first with six founder members The main focus of the NGO is promoting and advocating the rights of people with disabilities. A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, and developmental or some combination of one of these. There are mainly 5 types of disabilities. They are Physical disability, Sensory disability, Intellectual disability, Mental health and emotional disabilities and as for the last Developmental disability. The main objectives of the NGO includes parent education programs, providing support services, self help groups, counseling services, empowerment of disabled people, publication of information materials and many other works which the society believes as important human rights.

Advertisement of Care Society at Haveeru Daily Newspaper. Photo scanned by: Adam Mohamed

According to care society under the “Sponsor a child” program, a financial report will be circulated to the sponsors and if the current financial situation changes it will be communicated with the sponsor immediately. Under this program the minimum duration for sponsoring a child would be one year. Currently Care Society spends Rf 58,500 for the salary of the CDC staff. CDC or Care Development Centre was established on 1st August 2001 to provide education and rehabilitation services for children and youth with disabilities.  Further more according to Care society, sponsored amount will go directly to the child’s educational and rehabilitation services with the current capacity of CDC. The happy news is Tropicsurf has sponsored 12 children of Care Development Centre (CDC). Currently care society conducts 13 classes with the help of 10 lecturers for 44 registered students who are having disabilities. Still 9 students who are attending CDC are in need of sponsors. CDC provides services such as Vocational Training Classes, Parent Consultation, Social Club and Physiotherapy services currently.

People and children with disabilities suffer participation restriction as a problem experienced through out the society sometimes when involving in life situations. However disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives. So the people and organizations that are willing to sponsor children under the “sponsor a child” program, the opportunity is still open. Child Sponsorship forms are available from the corporate office of Care Society. Care society is located at Fiyaathoshi magu in Maafannu Fiyaathoshimaage at the capital Male’ City which can be dialed from the number +9603312491. You can also fax them to the number +9609603312871. Email address is info@caresociety.org.mv. Their official web address is www.caresociety.org.mv. Care society also owns its own blog www.caresociety.wordpress.com. Their future is in our hands, I call upon all the wealthy people and all the reputed business organizations to lift a hand of help to the disabilities. Care Society is committed to improvements in the lives of people with disabilities. This is our chance to show the children with disabilities our care. Let us help their dreams get enlighten and fulfilled through the sponsorships.