Dock Door 03
Giving Back to People With Disabilities
Day 3 of our #DockDoorsofGiving campaign is also #internationaldayofpeoplewithdisabilities – which, this year celebrates the challenges, barriers and opportunities for people who live with disabilities, in the context of a global pandemic.
Today, we’re donating €6720 euros (£5,680) to some amazing charities supporting children and adults with disabilities across Europe, including: Child Brain Injury Trust; OzWolf;7HParaAlpint; 3VHIF & FundacjaDzieciom.
Find out more about these amazing charities and how you can support them below:
Child Brain Injury Trust
Every 30 minutes, a child or young person will acquire a brain injury. This could be the result of an accident, an illness such as meningitis or encephalitis, a poisoning, a stroke or a brain tumour. A brain injury has a devastating and life-long impact on the child and their whole family. Bones can mend and scars can heal but a brain injury stays with you for life and impacts on everything you think, feel and do. Established in 1991, the Child Brain Injury Trust helps children, young people, their families and professionals to come to terms with what has happened and how to deal with the uncertainty that the future holds.Find out more about the Child Brain Injury Trust and how you can support its work here:
www.childbraininjurytrust.org.uk
3V HIF
3V HIF is a disability sports association that works to encourage disabled children and young people as well as adults in Gothenburg and the surrounding area to participate in sporting activities.As a member of 3V HIF, people also become a member of RBU and can participate in all the charity’s activities. 3V stands for We Want to Continue.
Find out more about the 3V HIF and how you can support its work here:
www.3vhif.se
Riksförbundet Attention
Riksförbundet Attention is a charity that supports people with neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPF) such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (AST), language disorders and Tourette’s syndrome.
The charity works to ensure that people with NPF are treated with respect and receive the support they need at school, in the work and in their free time.They also work to ensure that relatives have increased influence and relief.
www.attention.se
OZ WOLF SK
Oz Wolf is a Slovakian charity set-up by the mother of a child with a rare genetic disorder called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. The aim of this association is to help children with this disease so that she can rehabilitate and undergo various therapies, which can be very costly.
https://www.facebook.com/OZ-WOLF-SK-Wolf-Hirschhornov-syndr%C3%B3m-585311738762264/
7H ParaAlpint
ParaAlpint is a Swedish charity which offers disabled people the opportunity to go downhill skiing. The charity helps to arrange try-out days and training to ensure people can handle the specialised equipment in a safe way.
https://7h.paraalpint.se/
Fundacja Dzieciom
Fundacja Dzieciomis a Polish charity which takes care of sick and disabled children. As part of the charity’s activities it:
• Raises funds for treatment and rehabilitation of sick and disabled children
• Refunds the purchase of medicines, medical and rehabilitation equipment, and educational aids
• Does not charge fees for donors’ payments or fees for running children’s sub-accounts
• Run three rehabilitation centers in Warsaw: AMICUS, BIOMICUS, and CEMICUS
• Provides accommodation for families and carers during rehabilitation stays
https://dzieciom.pl/