The Caring Hands to Inspire and Link with Differently-Abled Children (CHILD) project of GPRehab will marked its 7th anniversary on September 17 in Dumaguete City.
The celebration started with a Thanksgiving Mass followed by a motorcade around the city of Dumaguete Rolando Villamero Jr., GPRehab’s advocacy program coordinator, said the celebration’s objective was to raise the awareness of the people about disability issues.
The motorcade ended at the GPRehab center and was followed by fellowship activities with the children and parents.
Part of the anniversary’s matrix of activities was the celebration of the National Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Protection Week under Presidential Proclamation No. 588. This celebration generally aims at raising the awareness of the community about cerebral palsy.
CHILD is the only children’s rehabilitation project in Negros Oriental. Implemented by GPRehab, it was started in Metro Dumaguete in 2004. Currently, about 140 children are its beneficiaries receiving free physical therapy, occupational therapy, and education services. Aside from the aforementioned services, CHILD has also been implementing the Community Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR) and Inclusive Education Sub-Program. (PR)