A project by Raffles Kuala Lumpur, Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing students to raise funds for the Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah (PPKKCTM).
PPKKCTM plans to build a one-stop centre on the piece of land they acquired and will have five therapy rooms, education hall, workshops and more. The projects construction would cost an estimated RM5-6mil. To provide an environment for the betterment of young disabled children, for their difficulties to be recognized and for them to be given equal status in the society.
There are 138 children of all races living at the Pusat, ranging in age from 9 months and adults up to 56 years of age and coming from all over peninsular Malaysia. About a 100 children are disabled with various disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, micro cephalous, hydro cephalous, global delay, epilepsy, stroke, muscular dystrophy, hyper activity, physical challenges, intellectual disabilities as well as speech, audio and visual impairments. The rest are normal children who come from broken, abused or single parent backgrounds.
For more information: http://www.ppkkctm.info/
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