The FINANCIAL -- The third phase of the Silver Coin charitable project was
launched on February 1, 2012, in the outlets of UkrSibbank BNP Paribas Group; the bank is implementing the project jointly with the Ukrainian Down Syndrome Organization.
According to BNP Paribas Ukraine the project is aimed at raising funds to be channeled into early development programs for children with Down syndrome, including those that teach children how to count and use sign language.
The organization’s plans include holding seminars and training sessions for parents and teachers with international experts in the education of children with Down syndrome. All the participants will also receive study guides to enable them to teach children even at home.
The Silver Coin project was launched in 2010 in the Kyiv-based outlets of UkrSibbank. It was aimed at raising funds to set up Ukraine ’s first Center for Early Development of Children with Down syndrome. Today it is the only specialized center providing free services to more than 350 families from all over Ukraine . In 2011 UkrSibbank outlets were involved in raising funds in all Ukrainian regions. The money was used for the printing and distribution of special programs called “See and Learn,” aimed at developing children’s speech and teaching them how to read.
According to specialists from the Center for Early Development, the passive vocabulary of children doing the See and Learn program expands significantly, their attention becomes more focused and their thinking develops more quickly; they are better at orienting themselves within their environment, and more willing to interact and use speech to communicate.
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