Persons with disabilities always pose a challenge to those who are working for the development of peoples.  Their rate of rehabilitation depends on the different factors within their communities and their families.  The physical factor, psychological factor, social and financial factors come into play.

Though there are plenty of opportunities being offered to the persons with disabilities, there are still those who are experiencing being left out of the mainstream of the society.  Hence going to remote villages offers wider opportunities for these persons with disabilities.  The continuous reaching out of the community based rehabilitation program presents to them a good chance to rise above their misfortunes and be hopeful of the promise of the future.  Being restored to their optimum wellness brings about NEW LIFE and for some their calls for celebration.

The different activities undertaken by the CBR program opens room for advancement for those who are courageous enough to begin a new life full of promises.

ACTIVITIES:

• Health Activities
  • Individual therapeutic session to 239 persons with disabilities
  • Group hydrotherapy session for 25 persons
  • Visit of British volunteer physical therapist, assessing 48 cardio vascular accident persons with disabilities and cerebral palsy children.  Intervention/rehabilitation activities were improved and developed
  • Individual case evaluation
  • Referrals to hospitals for check-up, evaluation of deformities for possible surgical intervention
  • Provision of food supplement for malnourished children and adults who have financial difficulties
  • Assist 20 persons with disabilities to register/renew their disability identification book and 45 persons with disabilities who worked out their papers on their own.
• Formation Activities
  • Training of 3 new CBR fieldworkers
  • Seminar about autistic and cerebral palsy children
  • Monthly meetings and short study sessions
  • Basic English lessons
  • Meetings with parents, guardians and community leaders
  • Continued attendance at meetings/seminars organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
  • Participation in seminars with the villagers in producing fertilizers and septic agents
• Social and Economic Activities
  • Yearly gathering of the persons with disabilities and their families last January 2005 and participated in by 258 persons
  • 3-Days camping in preparation for the 4th DC-CBR games
  • Participated in the 4th DC-CBR Games held in Udon Thani Province
  • Participated in some Buddhist religious activities
  • Meetings of parents, guardians and adult persons with disabilities and village leaders were organized at the three districts of Nakhon Sri Thammarat for information dissemination, consultation and training on basic rehabilitation interventions
  • Camping at Nam Phong District for 3 days and 2 nights
  • Educational Field trip for parents and handicapped
  • DC-CBR games
  • Representing the group fir cultural shows on provincial and local level
  • Christmas and New Year’ party
  • Building up livelihood projects
    • Detergent for cleaning and washing dishes
    • Mushroom project
    • Mat weaving
  • Linkages and Networking.