Satyam Day Care Centre
Satyam day care centre provides rehabilitation, medical services and informal education to children with Down Syndrome. Satyam day care centre is open 6 days a week, Sunday to Friday, 9am - 4pm. Currently the centre has physiotherapist, teachers, music teacher, art teacher and a team of health professionals including a paediatric doctor, cardiologist, optometrists, dentist, occupational therapist and a psycho social counsellor whom provide routine checkups and support for all our children.
Our mission:
is to provide essential care and education to enable children with Down Syndrome to live independent and rewarding lives.
Our Services:
Down Syndrome Suport Group (DSSG):
Our DSSG provides twice-monthly psycho social counselling to enable parents to discuss issues and concerns with a qualified counsellor. The aim of the DSSG is to educate parent about Down Syndrome and how they can best care for their child and offer an opportunity for interaction with other parents enabling them to develop relationships to widen their support network.
Inclusive Education:
Currently the DSA has developed relationships with a variety of schools in Kathmandu and Pokhara. We have given educational presentations to inform students about Down Syndrome. The aim of our inclusive education program is to develop awareness of Down Syndrome within the educational system which will assist in the acceptance of our children into normal schools.
Medical Camps:
The DSA is aware that children with Down Syndrome have associated health concerns which require routine checkups. In Nepal parents often are unable to afford or unaware of the necessity of essential checkups. Therefore the DSA provides general check ups once a month, dental and eye checks every 6 months and psycho-counselling for behaviour issues once a month. During our medical camps we provide awareness to parents about the associated health concerns and their necessary check ups i.e. Heart, ENT and Endocrine conditions.
Publications:
The DSA strives to generate awareness of Down Syndrome at a national level. Currently we have developed a variety of educational publications such as posters, leaflets and a bi-annual newsletter to generate knowledge on Down Syndrome to society.
The DSA has also been involved in multiple television and radio interviews and has had an article published in a magazine and newspaper. The use of media is an effective way to reach the public and inform them about Down Syndrome.
