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Community Centre<\/h1>\n

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Situated in Kalulushi is our community centre; we accept and appreciate individual differences, providing moral support, our centre is a place where children and youth with disabilities can express their creativity in warm and conducive setting.<\/h2>\n

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Feeding Program<\/h2>\n

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Special Education<\/h2>\n

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Gait training & Rehabilitation<\/h2>\n

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Our sensory garden is a garden environment that is designed with the purpose of stimulating the senses. This stimulation occurs courtesy of plants and the use of materials that engage one’s senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound.<\/p>\n

Marissa Nel assists the foundation\u2019s children with adaptive equipment from her workshop which is situated on the premises. She also provides Orthotic and Prosthetic services to the Copperbelt and all equipment and devices are manufactured on the premises. She provides learning opportunities for disabled youth training them in the field of Orthotic and Prosthetic device manufacturing.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ipalo.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-Centre-Image12.png” title_text=”Community-Centre-Image12″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-80px|-24vw|-70px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|0vw|0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” transform_styles__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_scale__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_translate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_rotate__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_skew__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_origin__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” transform_scale__hover=”108%|108%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Subscription” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#6CC04A” overflow-x=”hidden” overflow-y=”hidden” top_divider_style=”wave” top_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” bottom_divider_style=”wave” bottom_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”11″ custom_margin=”90px||90px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ipalo.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-Centre-Image11.png” title_text=”Community-Centre-Image11″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” scroll_vertical_motion_enable=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”30px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|500|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” max_width=”600px” text_font_size_tablet=”18px” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height_tablet=”1.6em” text_line_height_phone=”1.8em” text_line_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” header_2_font_size_tablet=”24px” header_2_font_size_phone=”18px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” header_2_line_height_tablet=”1.5em” header_2_line_height_phone=”1.6em” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Skills Development<\/h2>\n

The skills development area is equipped to train people with disabilities in the following:<\/h3>\n