CCCW promotes skills development agenda
Coronationville Care Centre and Workshop had a social development programme from Altron Bytes People Solutions company which offered basic end-user skills training.
The Coronationville Care Centre and Workshop had a social development programme from Altron Bytes People Solutions company which offered basic end-user skills training. From the beneficiaries at the care centre, there was only one who was able to take the three-day course
Colleen Ramjathan (20) was the only beneficiary that was able to take the class because even though the requirements were for the students to at least have Grade 10, Ramjathan was the only one among the beneficiaries that could read and use the computer.
According to the centre manager David Kahn, the issue in the area is that there is no centre for people with disability, so if they are not registered at the care centre that means that they are usually at home not learning any skills.
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Beneficiaries at the centre can only learn to their own capacity and the centre caters to their individual needs, they do group work and workshops with the beneficiaries so that they know about their rights, basic hygiene tips, needlework and other little projects such as the carpentry workshop and vegetable gardens.
When asked about Ramjathan, Social Worker Hildah Ngoveni explained: “Colleen is from Mayfair West and she has been with us for two years now. She has Cerebral palsy (CP), she’s perfect to me, she’s good, it’s just that she cannot express herself.
“I’m the only one here that can understand what she is saying, most people prefer for her to type so that they understand her. She is very intelligent and when we have group activities, she’s the one who reads and answers most of the questions.”
The website: kidshealth.org explains more about what Cerebral palsy (CP) is, stating that it is: “a problem that affects muscle tone, movement, and motor skills. It hinders the body’s ability to move in a coordinated and purposeful way.
“It also can affect other body functions that involve motor skills and muscles, like breathing, bladder and bowel control, eating, and talking.”
Even though the twenty year has this disorder, she does not let it stop her from learning. Ramjathan received a certified for completing the course and a stipend every day.
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