Rotaract marks World Down Syndrome Day
The Rotaract District 3220 Sri Lanka and Maldives will mark World Down Syndrome Day for 2018. A special programme targeting 300 diagnosed children, their parents and teachers will be held on Thursday March 31, 2018 from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo 04.
Art exhibition held to mark World Down Syndrom Day in 2014
The morning session of the full day programme will consist of a medical camp, an art competition and exhibition, games and activities for children running parallel with the training programme for teachers and empowerment programmes for parents of the participant children. This would be followed by the sustainable educative programme targeting parents and teachers, which is a new addition to this year’s program. A variety show that will display the talents of the participating children will colour the evening session of the World Down Syndrome Day celebrations. Winners of the art competition and participants of the programme will be awarded with prizes during the variety show.
The medical camp organized in collaboration with the Lady Ridgeway Hospital will be conducted by doctors attached to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital. The camp will consist general pediatricians, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, neurologists, surgeons, cardiologists, nutritionists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, dermatologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists. The sustainable educative program targeting parents and teachers will be held in two parts. The open forum conducted together with the Ministry of Education and the Sri Lanka association for Child Development will be a discussion on opportunities in education that are already established for students with Down Syndrome which will be followed by a Question and Answer session with a representative from the Ministry of Education. The project is organized by Rotaract District 3220 and is hosted by the Rotaract clubs of University of Moratuwa, University of Kelaniya, University of Peradeniya, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Management and Finance – University of Colombo, Faculty of Science – University of Colombo, Faculty of Law – University of Colombo, Faculty of Arts – University of Colombo and General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka Association for Child Development. Lady Ridgeway Hospital, National Hospital of Sri Lanka and the Jellybean Foundation.
A previous years medical camp
World Down Syndrome Day is a project that Rotaract has been supporting since 2010 and it has been a main event in the Rotaract calendar ever since. This is the first time World Down Syndrome Day is organized as a sole initiative of the Rotaract movement.
The organisers invite the public to be a part of World Down Syndrome Day to celebrate the colourful abilities of children with down syndrome and strive to raise awareness to create a society that is more inclusive and welcoming.
For contributions, donations, registrations and more information, contact Nipun on 0779538558 or Amristar on 0772760063.