{"id":198,"date":"2024-02-23T16:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apelamai.org\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2024-02-23T16:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:57:05","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apelamai.org\/index.php\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"198\" class=\"elementor elementor-198\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42f248 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e42f248\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb913d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bb913d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/apelamai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/what-we-do-1024x215-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apelamai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/what-we-do-1024x215-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/apelamai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/what-we-do-1024x215-1-300x63.webp 300w, https:\/\/apelamai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/what-we-do-1024x215-1-768x161.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1111fe8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1111fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e626e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e626e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We aim to help children and young people with disabilities develop into independent adults who can engage in an active, constructive role within the community.<\/p><p>Our organisation consists of a semi-government special school for full-time and part-time students, a vocational training centre and a hostel. We enrol children from age 3 with any disability or learning difficulty. This includes but is not limited to:<\/p><p>Intellectual disability<br \/>Developmental delays<br \/>Physical disabilities<br \/>Behavioural disorders<br \/>Speech-language disorders<br \/>Autism\/PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)<br \/>Down syndrome<br \/>Attention deficit disorders<br \/>We teach literacy, numeracy, health &amp; hygiene, music &amp; dance, social skills, self-help skills, hand-eye coordination, handicrafts and cooking. We also provide speech therapy, physiotherapy, vocational training, computer education\/training, home-making skills training &amp; community integration programs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1015bd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1015bd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118b749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"118b749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenges we face<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bf990 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9bf990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ecee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92ecee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We currently have 24 children wait-listed to join Ape Lamai. As an organisation which relies on the generosity of donors, we are limited in our ability to take on new applications. Your regular donation can help us ensure that these vulnerable children don\u2019t miss out. Here are some things that your donation can help us with:<\/p><p>Creating a separate area for vocational training<br \/>Creating separate classrooms \u2013 our classrooms are currently being used for vocational training<br \/>Building new hostel rooms\/accommodation for new applicants<br \/>Employing a hostel warden \u2013 the school does not currently employ a hostel warden due to lack of funding; the school principal and staff currently take turns supervising the hostel<br \/>Purchasing specialised sports equipment \u2013 these can be used to reduce anxiety for the children and encourage them to engage in new activities<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We aim to help children and young people with disabilities develop into independent adults who can engage in an active, constructive role within the community. 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