Physical Therapist and Foster Care Assistant

June 2009- Remarkable strides in child development have been made over the past year through the efforts of a new Physical Therapist and a Foster Care Assistant for an orphanage in northern China.  The reports we receive are encouraging, and the children are reaping the benefits.  We are grateful to Hope's Heart donors who have made possible the contract renewals for another year for both of these ladies.

 
December UPDATE-  Each month progress is being made in the lives of many children thanks to the physical therapist and the foster care assistant who see to both general and specific care. 

  

PT Training

April 2009- Ongoing training to advance techniques, resources and stratigies to aid children in need of physical therapy is critical.  A grant has been release to fund a weeklong training of the physical therapist sponsored by Hope's Heart. 

 

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Orphanage Doctor

February 2009-  The nearly 300 children in a rural orphanage are receiving attention to their daily medical needs as a result of the sponsorship of an in-house doctor.  The doctor is treating common illnesses, being sure the children get timely treatment, taking necessary precautions against diseases and instructing caregivers on basic hygiene in order to reduce the spread of contagious diseases.  

The doctor also extends physical therapy to some older special needs kids to help improve their mobility and speech ability.    She is making a remarkable contribution to the health and well-being of the children under her care.

November UPDATE-  Medical skills by this orphanage doctor are benefiting the children in a very poor orphanage on a daily basis.  We are grateful for the care she is able to provide the children.  This is especially valuable as the weather gets colder and flu season sets in.  Recently she has been seeing approximately 30 children per week and she oversees the medical care of the entire orphanage.  Most of the children suffer from colds and diarrhea.  Fevers and runny noses are common as well.  She listens to their lungs and is able to give them antibiotics and fever reducers.

Carryover from 2008

January 2009-  Two 2008 caregiving programs which began in 2008 continue into 2009. 

The first is the foster care assistant who is helping to oversee over 80 children who have been removed from the orphanage and are residing with foster families.  To learn more of this project visit the 2008 care giving page.

The second is the physical therapist who was hired to work with children with physical challenges that require one-on-one daily attention and live in an orphanage.  Her responsibilities also include working with foster parents to train them in aiding the child under their care who need attention given to their special needs.  To learn more of this project read more in the 2008 entry.

'Serving Orphans with a Passion to Enrich Their Lives'