Did you know that our Institution has resources and techniques that facilitate the maximum development of the skills and abilities of people with intellectual disabilities, adapting to their different ages and needs?
Discover how this type of activity is developing in the Latin American Province.
My name is Sonia Arnez and I am the technical director of the Sisters Hospitallers ‘Comunidad Terapéutica Puntiti’ in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Our welfare activity is focused on offering comprehensive care to children and young people with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities who are orphans, have been abandoned or have few financial resources.
Our care, based on the hospitaller model, promotes the protection of the individual and collective rights of each one of the children. This means offering a top-quality multidisciplinary service, in a welcoming, protective and respectful environment. Our main objective is rehabilitation and to do this we offer the following types of care:
- Shelter (365 days a year): for orphaned or abandoned children and young people with severe intellectual and/or multiple disabilities.
- Day centre (Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.): for children with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities with few financial resources.
- Rehabilitation based on community (CBR) and focused on improving the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families, meeting their basic needs and ensuring their inclusion. For children and young people in rural areas.
Financially, the shelter is supported by donations, projects to cover specific expenses and the support of non-governmental organisations. The state finances 40% of the total budget.
