Popularly known
as ‘Wisma Cheshire’, www.wismacheshire.com the
yayasan, registered charity, was established in 1974 based in Cilandak, South
Jakarta. It offers residential, vocational training programmes for people with
disabilities (PWD). In addition to providing care for a number of
residents, we offer scholarships for those with disabilities from the community
at large who wish to study for self-improvement and independence.
The
ethos at Wisma Cheshire is to equip PWD to gain the skills and confidence to
become assimilated assets to society, as self-sufficient as they can be; to
gain self-respect, celebrating proud achievements, not becoming objects of pity.
Vocational training is available in carpentry, handicraft, sewing and tailoring,
basic administration and IT skills, all of which can be harnessed toward the
goal of financial independence.
The ‘Young Voices’ project launched in 2011 aims
to empower 16 - 25 year olds with disabilities (YWD) to raise their profile and
speak up for themselves, to design legislation affecting them instead of
remaining excluded and marginalized. It was initially backed
by EU funding until 2013 and subsequently self supported, it has several
groups, providing them with training on the United Nations’ Convention on
Rights for Persons with Disabilities, to equip them with the knowledge to push
through the implementation of the UNCRPD and related policy development in
Indonesia. Visit their website to learn more at www.youngvoices.lcdisability.org
Yayasan Wisma Cheshire
is funded entirely from contributions from individuals and businesses in
Jakarta. A portion of YWC operating costs is recovered through the sale of
woodwork and handicraft items made by residents.
YWC is affiliated
by name and philosophy to Leonard Cheshire Disability, UK’s leading charity
supporting disabled people, operating in UK and 54 countries around the world,
supporting thousands of people with physical and learning disabilities to
fulfil their potential and live the lives they choose.
Wisma Cheshire are grateful to their staff and the many volunteers
who contribute their time freely, working towards our ideal: a society in which
every person is equally valued.
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