TWI for the Children's
Learning Center for Special Needs Children
"Goals and Activities"

Learning Center:  

PURPOSE

The Learning Center for Children with Special Needs in Sarajevo is designed to teach  children and their parents how to overcome  disabilities and become active, useful members of their communities. 


In the summer of 2002, TWI was approached by several mothers of  special needs children in Sarajevo with a need to begin a "Learning Center " for their children with special needs. 

In November 2002, these hard working ladies opened the Learning Center at a local school in Sarajevo. 

Leadership

 

LEARNING

 




  Since November 2002, the "Learning Center"

 (1) successfully obtained a location, registered as a non-profit organization;

 
(2) obtained equipment for the learning center; and,


(3) provides much needed instruction for the  children with special needs.


Making new friends
The " Learning Center"  provides a much needed opportunity for  children with special needs to meet new friends and socialize with their peers.

MEETING OTHERS

 

TRANSPORTATION AND ASSISTANCE

 

 


Transportation to the Center

The Center   provides  transportation required for the children and their families to and from the  "Learning Center". The Learning Center often uses the TWI van for travel to events and activities. 

 

TWI for the Children annually evaluates the "Learning Center" and has determined that :

  •  the needs of the special needs children and their families were being met. (In 2005, the Center rented two additional rooms and hired additional staff.)

  • the Center has attempted to become self-sufficient, and in 2009 has made  progress toward  being able to operate without significant financial assistance. 

  • The manner in which the leaders moved forward on their own to find a location, become registered with the government, and organize a curriculum for the learning center showed that they wish to make the Center a success. 

  • In 2009, the Learning Center was hosting students on a daily basis with  educational programs, but at budgetary over-runs.

 

  • The Learning Center will continue to receive funding from "TWI for the Children" as funds become available. These TWI funds will not be sufficient to allow the Center  to operate without other funding. will be funded to the maximum extent possible.

TWI  provides financial assistance and advice.

 

 

 

Evaluation

 

 

Success

 

Our Bosnian partners wrote that: -- " the children have enjoyed themselves so much at the  Learning Center that they hate to leave at the end of the day".

 

 

More Information: Read about our  work  to provide a "day in the park" and to begin a "camp for  children with special needs".

 

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Updated: 07/05/2010