INTRA: riding lessons for the disabled
INTRA, the Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association is an organization committed to teaching equine skills and horseback riding to people with a wide range of disabilities. Within weeks of starting INTRA’s sessions, most riders show dramatic improvement in their ability to face the challenges of their disability.
Target: £11,455 to fund 1500 riding lessons for children and adults with severe learning disabilities
Tikvot: sport therapy for terror victims and wounded soldiers.
Tikvot (hopes) provides survivors of terror attacks and wounded soldiers with access to specialist sport facilities and expert instruction in an effort to help them regain their self confidence and to feel in charge of their lives again. Activities include horse riding, hand cycling, sailing, abseiling and fishing.
Target: £5,000 to pay for sports activities for terror victims
Gan Hayeled: recreational treatment and rehabilitation for children with special needs
Gan Hayeled (children's garden) is a recreational centre for children who are developmentally and physically disabled. It provides a therapeutic environment which recognizes the special needs and capabilities of these children and helps alleviate the problems of loneliness and isolation which they so often experience. Gan Hayeled offers after-school activities to over 200 children in three centres in the north of israel, as well as holiday camps and weekend retreats.
Target: £10,909 to fund ten multi-sensory therapy sessions for 20 children with special needs
Click: helping the elderly enjoy a better quality of life
Click is an organisation with a number of innovative programmes that encourage elderly people to remain active, alert and useful. Click believes that today’s elderly are a potential active resource, awaiting opportunities to become "integral contributors" of our society. Click aims to give the elders something to look forward to each day and to change the way they see themselves and the community sees them.
Target: £5,737 for 150 elders to particpate in sports activities twice a week for a year
HAMA: animal assisted therapy for vulnerable people
HAMA uses animal assisted therapy to help children and families at risk, holocaust survivors, trauma victims, children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder) and other vulnerable groups. Many of HAMA's 30 dogs and 15 cats have themselves been rescued from abusive homes or abandonment. They become important facilitators of human recovery and rehabilitation and help children and adults express themselves, through relating to the animals who are percieved as non-threatening and non-judgemental.
Target: £7,122 to fund an individual therapy programme for estranged fathers and children
Shikum Acher: giving a chance to the mentally ill
Established in November 2004, Shikum Acher (“Alternative Rehabilitation”) is a non-profit organization in Israel that aims to assist individuals who have difficulties in fulfilling their true potential, integrating into society, and integrating into the job market. Shikum Acher operates a number of unique rehabilitation programs for populations with special needs. The organisation’s main rehabilitation program is “Creating with Love”, a program that provides mentally ill adults with the tools to enter the workforce and support themselves with dignity in various artistic fields.
Target: £7,636 to pay for production materials for the workshop
Kenafayim: bringing out the individual through art
Kenafayim art centre is a unique place where talented artists, musicians and actors with mental illness and intellectual disabilities come to create and perform. It is a place where they can be defined by their talent, not their disability. The healing powers of art for people with disability are well known, and at Kenafayim this is taken one step further. Not only do particpants gain a sense of dignity and self value by being productive, but the general public that come to see their plays and exhibitions are given a unique insight into the world of disability and stereotypes are challenged.
Target: £5,236 to fund six cultural workshops for high school children with learning diffculties
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