Little Miracles - OnyomÂ
Little Miracles - Onyom is a section of SIS dedicated to helping families and carers of children with Special Needs. SIS kick-started this project by donating seat belts and wheelchair supports for the mini bus used by Aprona, (Handicapped Association in Estepona), to transport children to and from their centre. Thanks to these safety systems, the children have been able to enjoy different excursions out this Summer and can travel home securely.
Following the success of this project, SIS has now decided to focus on Little Miracles as one of their main projects. The expenses associated with bringing up a Special Needs Child are extremely high – there is additional equipment needed and personal care is often required.
Often parents need to work harder to meet these additional financial constraints. Ironically, this happens at a time when there is also much more support needed at home and often one parent needs to stop working to become a full time carer.
Little Miracles is being set up to help in a number of ways. In the short term, some of the areas that will be looked at include:
- Working with other associations to help to provide necessities (such as the seat belts)
- Financial help for those requiring immediate medical attention, yet cannot afford the cost of the treatment
- Financial help for those requiring specialist equipment that may not be provided by the state
- Training and Development for parents and therapists, to ensure that the children get the best possible therapy and to help parents with day to day living
- Aiding the integration of special needs kids into schools and nurseries and ensuring that the support required is available
The sky is the limit though and the long-term vision is to build a school for children with special needs.
