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	The following is a list of services provided by Eden: Social Welfare We complement the government's Social Welfare Department and organise activities such as: 1-stop welfare organisation home visits transport for disabled to hospital job placement social activities We also assess potential disabled candidates and if we can assist them, we place them for job trainings at Eden Handicap Service Centre. If not, we will then recommend them to other more suitable NGOs. Children Hostel The Eden Day Care and Hostel first opened its doors on 23 June 1994. It was established with the objective of fulfilling the therapeutic, educational and welfare needs of the disabled. Aiming to fulfill the rights of the disabled to basic education, it serves this purpose by providing the disabled with an opportunity to learn how to read and write. We try to pave the way for a child to be enrolled in a school. We strive to provide a conducive environment and relevant services for the development of children with disabilities. By means of teaching new skills, proper mental and physical development and providing the opportunity to interact with other disabled, the centre serves to motivate these special people with the hope that they would someday be able to contribute to society, be accepted and given the respect they justly deserved. In our mission to achieve all these, we provide services such as: physiotherapy education activities daily living skills Believing that it is most effective to nurture qualities and skills at a young age, we give due attention to early intervention programmes. We provide FREE services. We also look into the area of educating parents on the importance of accepting and handling their disabled child. Many of these children are neglected due to ignorance or time constraint of family members. There is indeed a cry for such a centre, as can be seen through the overwhelming response we have received. Today, as we look back, we are thankful for God's wonderful work in the lives of people who have come to us. Our efforts have not been in vain, for slowly but surely, we see the results of our labour. Training Our training unit aims to provide disabled (both physically and intellectually disabled) persons the opportunity to acquire basic living, social and work-related skills. We provide opportunities to enable the disabled to achieve their full potential and be responsible for their own well being. Our sheltered workshops also provide job opportunities for the disabled. Art & Craft (Handicraft) Handicraft classes were run on ad-hoc basis from 1993 with trainees who were physically disabled. The disabled staff of Eden conducted these trainings and have also taught at establishments such as factories and social welfare department. The Art & Craft sheltered workshop regularly undertake sales projects at food and fun fairs and exhibitions where their products form a source of income for the workshop. The fact that the items are saleable is in itself a motivation to the disabled. Recycling The recycling workshop was started in June 1997 with the vision to encourage the disabled become self-confident and independent. This unit is also a source of income for the centre and supports the global call to save the environment. The trainees are either physically or intellectually challenged. We undertake to include the intellectually challenged in our development programmes especially in recycling as we realise that it is difficult for them to be trained in our other programmes. Through the recycling programme, we are able to give them a chance of feeling self worth. Recycling is a very suitable career for the intellectually challenged, under supervision of the physically disabled. The training takes on a simple "buddy system" concept. Coupled with moral and emotional support, our recycling workshop makes a difference in the lives of the disabled and their families. Information Technology IT Training began on a part-time basis in 1993 with local volunteers tutoring the disabled. From there, we progressed to organising full-day programmes running on six months, training the disabled in the following: Excel Coral Draw Microsoft Words Internet Chinese typesetting In January 1998, the Computer Services sheltered workshop was set up as we see IT as an area that is suitable for the physically disabled. However, our disabled friends could not secure employment elsewhere, as most premises are not disabled friendly. Thus Eden has ventured into the market providing computer services including instant quality name cards, invitation cards, calendars/diaries, invoices/receipts, stickers, certificates, t-shirts, booklets, leaflets, banners and others, simultaneously creating opportunities for employment for the disabled after they have been formally trained at Eden. This period of being engaged in employment with Eden also prepares the disabled to a professional standard that is comparable with the standards expected of the employment market. Copyright © 2002-2007 Eden Handicap Service Centre Berhad. All rights reserved. This newsletter is sponsored by AsiaExplorers as a community service. To use any parts of this website, kindly contact Eden Handicap at edenhdc@yahoo.com