This week I have had the chance to do a little volunteer work with La Esperanza and their health team. I went back to my Speech Pathology beginnings to do an assessment and write a program for a little boy with Cerebal Palsy. To get to his house involved a bus ride and then a 15 minute walk through fields and back tracks. He is non-verbal with limited mobility. I have spent the last few days searching the mecardos for suitable toys to promote communication (to provide with my program). A volunteer from La Esperanza visits the house once a week to undertake PT exercises, and now hopefully some communication activities also.
I also went with the health team to take children from the schools to the dentist. This is a great program which provides children at the school free dental services. The day turned out to be a lesson in waiting..
- Waiting for the children to arrive at the school
- Waiting for a ride on the side of the road (you hitch a ride on the back of a passing ute from the school to the dentist turn off)
- Waiting at the dentists for the electricity to return (it goes out every day for 3 to 8 hours, with the times unknown for all)
- Waiting for a ride back to the school.
To read more about the great work of La Esperanza, visit their website.
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