<div>Hello!
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<div>Our names are Ciara Murray, Abbie McNulty, Caitlin Heraghty, and Michelle Curran, final year Occupational Therapy students in Ulster University, Derry.
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<div>In January, we will be travelling to Faridabad, India for a four-week placement. Our placement will be primarily based in KRC school, a special school that supports children with a range of additional needs, including down syndrome, infantile hemiplegia and cerebral palsy.
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<div>Many of the children who attend KRC come from slum communities, where families often experience low income and limited access to education and developmental resources.
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<div>During our placement, we aim to advocate for the role of Occupational Therapy within this setting and apply the knowledge and skills we have developed over the past two and a half years. We will work alongside local staff to share new ideas, interventions and rehabilitation approaches to support the children’s development and participation in daily life.
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<div>HOW YOU CAN HELP
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<div>As this trip is completely self-funded, we are looking for support to help us purchase resources that we can use throughout our placement and leave behind so the children can continue to benefit from them.
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<div>Examples of resources:
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<div>• Fine motor tools: threading beads, peg boards.
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<div>• Sensory and play items: fidget toys, bubbles, playdough, peanut balls, play parachute, play tunnel.
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<div>• Arts and crafts materials: paper, crayons, paints, colouring pencils, stickers, chalk
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<div>• Hygiene items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, hairbrushes, etc.
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<div>• Durable toys: building blocks, puzzles, mini bean bags, soft balls.
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<div>• Adaptive aids: cutlery and handwriting aids to promote fine motor skills.
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<div>With these resources we will be facilitating arts and crafts activities to promote fine motor skills, developing playground activities to encourage gross motor development, delivering hygiene education and developing person-centred interventions to promote the independence and wellbeing of these children.
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<div>We would also appreciate donations of second-hand clothes/shoes or toys in good condition that we could gift to the children.
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<div>We’re so grateful for any donations to help make this placement possible.
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<div>If you have any questions/donations, feel free to contact on Instagram:
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<div>Caitlin.heraghty5
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<div>Ciara_m04
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<div>Abbiemcnulty_
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<div>Michellecurran_
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<div>We’re so excited and thankful for the opportunity to learn and give back in a context very different from our usual placements.
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<div>Thank you for considering supporting this meaningful project!
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OT volunteering in Faridabad, India

Just €462€ to go! Make an impact.

OT volunteering in Faridabad, India

Just €462 to go!
Make an impact.