In the "Valley of Gods", discover and follow the progress of the Handimachal programme for special-need children in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh, India).
While Chloé, our APA volunteer, left Kullu a few days ago and is now back at home in France, Shruti and Romain have been experimenting a new transportation mean (motorbike) for their home visits villages of Kullu valley this week. You will find below...
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This is a summary on the activity of the Handimachal programme over the last months, translated from the newsletter published by our head association “La maison des Himalayas” one month ago, and adapted to recent developments in Kullu. Since the beginning...
Read moreToday I speak more like a human being sharing experiences of learning and understanding a child, rather than an Occupational Therapist imparting therapy to a so called Autistic child. For the purpose of this article, we can distill Autism’s myriad characteristics...
Read moreThe Ball Pool is a therapeutic product, which provides a multi-sensory environment that will awaken the senses or calm them down, depending on the child. How cool is that… two opposite effects in one product. Inside a ball pit, the 800 balls create a...
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Dear children, dear parents, dear friends! This year, students from class 7 in Sainte-Marie secondary school in Montpellier (France) decided to organise a small solidarity project in order to help the development of the Handimachal Kullu Therapy Unit....
Read moreHandimachal Kullu Therapy Unit , a pediatric rehabilitation centre at work in the Himalayas is seeking a motivated Speech Therapist to work full-time at its Kullu-Manali Centre. Essentials for the Job – Bachelors in Speech pathology and Audiology. Job...
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Saturday, 23 March morning: Romain (OT volunteer), Chloé (APA volunteer) and myself reached Kullu valley. Early in the morning, I dropped Romain and Chloé near Tapu bridge in Kullu, where they were met by Karen - thank you Karen for getting up so early...
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Arriving in Kullu at the beginning of February my first impressions were slightly skewed as the entire first week was spent with non-stop heavy rainfall, snowfall on the upper valleys, occasional bouts of electricity and hardly any children coming in...
Read moreIt’s a long winter in France, and a long one too in Himachal, with heavy snow falls in Kullu valley this year. As expected, the attendance by children decreased due to transportation difficulties and cold temperatures, but less than previous years, which...
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This post was written by our local Speech Therapist, Ajay Kyashap, before the Christmas holiday. I would like to share with my friends the techniques that I have learned from Denise who came all the way from Canada to Handimachal to enhance my skills...
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