The Wishing Tree...and Seri Mengasih Centre

SERI MENGASIH CENTRE

P.W.D. 75, Jalan Selangor, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Tel: 088-223 221; serimengasih@yahoo.com.my / pruian@tm.net.my

This is a special developmental centre providing a comprehensive range of training programmes for the intellectually disabled and services for their families. It was established in 1981 as the first special school in Sabah for children whose special requirements could not be met in mainstream schools.

The project was initiated by a group of volunteers in collaboration with Sabah Mental Health Association and established by a board of management.

A footballers’ changing room at the Likas Sports Complex was used to start the first class for 10 children aged six to 12 years. The pioneer staff consisted of three teachers, a general helper, and a Cuso (Canada) volunteer as its first principal.

In 1983, the school shifted to a government residential building with a spacious compound in a choice area by Tanjung Aru beach in Kota Kinabalu. After a span of 20 years, Seri Mengasih now has an enrolment of more than 150 students, ranging from babies to young adults, and 25 staff members.

The school seeks to raise the hope and dignity of the intellectually disabled by providing for their holistic development from the earliest age until, as far as possible, they have achieved socio-economic independence and are successfully integrated into the mainstream of community life.

This is done through the combined effort of the staff, parents and the general public.

Wishing for:

·A self-contained square mobile booth to serve as a sales outlet for products made by vocational trainees.

·A house or apartment near a bus stop to train adult students to live independently within the community.

·A van to transport students and teachers.

·Heavy-duty plastic chairs.

·Stand fans.

·DVD players as teaching aids.

·Sports equipment (footballs, volleyballs, etc).

Nota kaki: Derma seperti barang-barang diatas bolehlah dihantar seperti di alamat diatas. Boleh juga derma wang tunai melalui akaun:

a) Standard Chartered Bank
Account
No: 3901 1547 6448 ATAU

b) Maybank

No:114058000295 (ni akaun maybank drBond...nanti drBond akan bank in ke Standard Chartered Bank)..

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