Activities and Future Plan

Activities and Functions

i. Museum

In “National Health Museum” Eden has display about the organization to promote awareness since 2003.

ii. Eden News Letter and Eden series

Eden has published “Eden News Letter” occasionally and also “Eden Series” to promote awareness of disability issues. We have already published 24 series , including various types of disability, services and disabled related policy, etc. Eden centre also published disabled related books such as “Standard Rules”, “Convention”, “Disabled Awareness Manual”, etc.

iii. Eden Stroke Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Clinic

‘Eden Stroke Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Clinic’ was opened in October 2004 at ‘Shin Pa Ku Specialist Centre’. The organization rents a small room and now six qualified Physiotherapists are working there full time. This clinic is planned to become an income generator source for the future. We also hope that through this program we can promote the role of Physiotherapy in the rehabilitation field.

iv. Continuous Education Program for staff

Capacity Building

Lack of expertise and related professionals is the main problem for the centre. We try our best to promote our staff as much as we can by conducting some training together with other organization. Sometimes resource persons from aboard train our staff and volunteers. The centre has its own program to promote the skills of the staff through regular case studies, sharing by experienced personnel, internal education, etc.

v. Awareness raising activities

To promote disability awareness in the community the centre is organizing some activities such as excursion program for disabled children to interesting places such as the zoo, national museum, etc. The centre has been displayed in the ‘National Health Museum’ since 2003. The center’s news was frequently published in periodical journals and magazines. The ‘Eden News Letter’ is distributed quite frequently.

vi. Collaboration with other organizations

‘Eden Centre for Disabled Children’ has worked very closely with the Ministry of Social Welfare since the beginning. Through the center’s ‘Outreach’ program the Physiotherapy services were provided at five different residence centre under the ministry and a private children home. The centre is a member of the organization "Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability" (APCD) [http://www.apcdproject.org/] which is a leading regional organization in the disability field.

Programs

i. “Yangon Disabled resource Centre (TDRC)”

Starting from end of 2006 Eden Centre for Disability Children has started a new branch program “Yangon Disabled resource Centre (YDRC)”. This project was signed agreement with “The leprosy Mission International (TLMI)”  to work together in disability related field.

ii. “Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)”

Starting from early of 2007 Eden Centre for Disability Children has started a new branch program “Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)”. This project was signed agreement with “The leprosy Mission International (TLMI)”  to work together in disability related field.

	IDD prize winners from Eden
Excursion trip	Excursion trip to zoo

Future Plans

1. Training Centre on Disability Issues
2. Vocational Training Centre for Disabled People
3. Mobility Workshop
4. In come generation program
5. Eden Nursery Centre
6. Open new Eden Centre
7. Conduct workshop and/or Seminar