As many of you may know, I was recently made redundant from my teaching job. I have decided to make best use of this opportunity, by volunteering to work for 4 months, from October 2010 to February 2011,  in a wonderful special needs school not far from Cuzco in Peru.

The Rainbow Centre, based in Urubamba, Cuzco was the first centre opened by Kiya Survivors. It is the only centre dedicated to special needs in the Sacred Valley. It was officially opened on the 28th February 2002 and now works with over 40 children and young people from Urubamba and surrounding villages who have some form of special needs (speech or visual/hearing problems, autism, Down’s Syndrome, cerebral palsy or those who have have suffered abuse).

The centre has three classrooms catering for primary age children and young adults, two therapy rooms, administrative offices, a theatre, a covered eating area and kitchen, a school shop, a farm, a football pitch and offers a dynamic and exciting programme to students and their families.

I am hoping  to raise money for the charity to help with this project, which is suffering a shortage of funds and in danger of closing.

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