In his address at the 64th AGM of the Association Mr Noor Osman mentioned that despite our extensive service delivery platform there is the ever-impending unmet need of service users who are currently not accessing the required services either from the WCCPA, government services or other non-profit organisations. Factors like the physical location of service […]
CONTINUE READING →During Cerebral Palsy Awareness week this year we wish to draw attention to the challenges that adults and children with cerebral palsy face in accessing health services. Therapeutic interventions like physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy are important to ensure the optimal functioning of people with cerebral palsy. In our work in communities we find […]
CONTINUE READING →Without access to intervention services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, children with Cerebral Palsy will become more disabled as they get older. Children who have access to these intervention services have the potential to improve their condition and have the possibility of doing more for themselves. Our CP Clinic situated at the […]
CONTINUE READING →50 years ago the early planning stages for the Cerebral Palsy Clinic [of today] were put in place. The number of children who have had improved lives over this length of time is enormous. For example, during last year alone there were 1563 child beneficiaries (and this number can be multiplied at mothers and families […]
CONTINUE READING →A woman of worth is proud of herself and others. Let’s celebrate the amazing contributions women make to our world and our future. Mothers, sisters, daughters, friends.. we celebrate your strength today. Dare to be different, dare to be bold! “Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who […]
CONTINUE READING →A person with intellectual disability is someone who’s mental age is well below their chronological age, and has difficulty in acquiring life skills and coping with challenges and who’s condition is apparent before the age of 18. Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a disorder of a voluntary movement and coordination due to injury or […]
CONTINUE READING →The Western Cape Cerebral Palsy Association will be participating in Tekkie Tax Day on 26 May 2017. What is Tekkie Tax Day all about? The 2017 campaign is on Friday 26 May 2017 and hundreds of thousands of people participate by wearing a sticker and a pair of funky shoelaces in their tekkies. You can […]
CONTINUE READING →On 28 September 2016, The District Grand Lodge of South Africa Western Division kindly donated R20 000 – 00 to the De Heide Special Care Centre. These funds will be allocated to the costs incurred by transporting children with cerebral palsy from their homes in disadvantaged communities to De Heide each morning, and taking them back home again […]
CONTINUE READING →For the 62 years the WCCPA has been in existence it has been instrumental in providing key services to people with Cerebral Palsy (CP). An exciting few days was planned and the events were open to all. The week started on Tuesday – 23 August 2016 with a CP Basic training seminar hosted at the […]
CONTINUE READING →Our Hope is a Community Day programme operating on the premises of Rosedon House. The programme offers stimulation and social interaction to severely disabled adults who are unable to work in a protected work environment due to the extent of their disabilities. Programme activities include fabric painting, ceramic painting, free art, music and a variety of […]
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Rosedon House will be celebrating 25 years of existence in May 2015. The residents, their families and the public will be invited to events are planned to celebrate the occasion.
