Project summary
The project reduces the risk of exclusion and the educational and social inequality faced by children under 5 in the rural farming communities of Anta who have some form of developmental difficulty or disorder. Its overall aim is to improve their quality of life; its specific aim is to create and run an Early Intervention Centre with specialist staff and adequate resources, providing diagnosis, intervention and monitoring for children and pregnant women in vulnerable situations.
Areas of work
- Creation of the first “Justo Martínez” Early Intervention Centre, offering diagnosis, treatment and timely intervention.
- Recruitment of qualified staff and the opening of a multisensory room.
- Care and monitoring for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, with pregnancy check-ups to safeguard the health of mothers and newborns and prevent problems in foetal development.
- Awareness-raising campaigns aimed at families and local institutions.
- Support for mainstream education, so that children can enter and stay in it wherever possible.
Results
- The first Early Intervention Centre in the province of Anta up and running.
- 250 children and 100 pregnant women cared for each year.
- The centre has become a point of reference for child development, not only in Anta but across the whole Cusco region.
- Local institutions involved, including the PRITE early intervention services, schools and health centres.
