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Saturday 17 August 2013

Engaging students to help differently-abled : Kathmandu





As visually-impaired persons began entering the hall, some students present there helped them to be seated. Not only them, the students were helping other differently-abled people too at Dhokaima Café, Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka on August 15.


These students started their volunteering work on March 25 to help the visually-impaired in their education and other aspects. These volunteers were a part of the ‘Sharing Program on Lessons Learned of Guiding Hands’ — a project organised by ENGAGE Corps Guiding Hands in cooperation with Nepal Association of Blind and with support of Change Fusion Nepal and Youth Action Fund.



Around 25 service seekers benefited from the help of these nine volunteers selected from various colleges. Termed as Corps members, the volunteers participated at the programme sharing their experiences — how they ended with the differently-abled people, and how they supported them in their education. The volunteers also informed about the challenges they faced during volunteering.




The students came up with Power Point presentations to share their experiences. It was revealed that some of them had helped the differently-abled to learn the English language. As such they also shared the challenges they had to face while teaching the visually-impaired without using white/black boards.



“Before joining this programme, it was difficult for me to help the visually-impaired as I felt difficulty in talking to them. I always hesitated to help them as I wondered what would they think if I helped them. But now I have realised that we we must always help people,” Rajan Limbu, one of the Corps members shared.




Meanwhile, Simone Galimberti, Co-Founder of ENGAGE Corps stated, “With an aim to create volunteering opportunities in Nepal, we have come up with this concept of helping the differently-abled.


This also helps the youngsters develop a
helping attitude.” ENGAGE Corps is also organising wheelchair basketball in the future. 


Source : The Himalayan Times , 15th August 2013 

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