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The essence of the assistance

Many children have a physical or mental disability. At the Liliane Foundation the assistance is not dictated by a group or division. The attention is put on the consequences of the disability for the child. In the organizing of the individual rehabilitation plans, the mediator must differentiate between two major groups:

1.Children and young adults who can become independent
Depending on the child's situation, the rehabilitation involves: all possible medical help, aids and appliances, education, job training, and small-scaled income generating projects, the objective being, to reach as much independence as possible in his or her life.
2.Children and young adults who cannot become completely independent
For children who are severely disabled, physically, mentally or both, and will always be dependant on their family. The rehabilitation has two points of interest.

Firstly, the child. The objective is to reach the optimum in improving the quality of his or her life. The child's rehabilitation involves all possible medical help, aids and appliances, special education and/or care available.

Secondly, the support for the child's family. Job training and/or small-scaledincome generating projects for parents or guardians to bring them into the position to offer the child the attention and care that he or she needs.

The mediator may ask for financial help from the Liliane Foundation for:

  • all the possible medical rehabilitation: operations, physiotherapy, admitting costs, medicines, transportation to and from the hospital, if needed;
  • aids and appliances: braces, crutches, parallel bars for learning to walk, special
    sitting or standing equipment, hearing aids, glasses, wheel chairs, etc.;
  • education: special education, ADL-training (Activities for Daily Life, such as.
    learning to wash oneself, dress, eat, go to the toilet);
  • job training: depending on the local economy in the child's area.When possible, the young adult learns from the neighbourhood's skilled workmen, for example, a
    tailor, radio electrician, hairdresser, administrative work, and so on;
  • income generating projects for disabled young adults. Here, we can think of
    starting capital for small shops, or for raising live-stock, sewing
    machines or knitting machines, repair and service stands for shoes,radios etc. The project choice depends on the possibilities in the local economy;
income-generating projects for parents or guardians of severely disabled children, physically, mentally, or both, who will always be dependant on their care.We also look for small projects, where the emphasis lies on the participation of the child, even though it may be ever so simple. For example, to help care for small livestock, or together with mother, helping in a small shop at home etc.

Please Note: For income generating projects, it is preferred that the mediator arranges a savings account with the people involved.
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