2. INTRODUCTION

How do you react when a child with disabilities is shy towards you? How would feel if he smiled at you? Like the lady in Hiroshima, where they dropped the atomic bomb, who can relate her story and express her loss; so do little children need a way to channel their keep backs.

CARE BELIZE initiated a pilot project in the Stann Creek district where children 0-6 can get home based therapy. They then made a head quarter in Belize City, sending field workers to the different districts, except in the TOLEDO district. Also increasing the age range from 0-8. I worked as a volunteer, doing advocacy and any help needed.

I came to Japan with an idea to start a project for youth with disabilities 9-18. But then I saw the need to have a center for children with disabilities 0-8, to do professional therapy for them. But after examining everything well and going to TOMO, a center for children with disabilities, in Japan; I realized that I needed to do something more important. I needed to create social interaction for these children.

So then I made a final change to Social Interaction for children 0-8. The purpose of this, is to bring children with disabilities 0-8 together to have some fun, meet new people, hear a story, sing songs, learn , do arts, but most of all get out of the house; socialize.

Here we will have children with multiple disabilities, intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and physical disabilities. These will be the initial beneficiaries, then the parents.

This project will benefit those children by getting them out of their homes, make friends, meet new people, learn something, get them out of a shy state and become more social. Also and most important, enjoy childhood; not just a monotonous Life.