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EZES PLACE
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Please click one of the following 4 links, to view the children's personal page:

 Alma 
 Kwaku 
 Les 
 Kwaku


Western history tells us that in the not too distant past , people with disabilities of any kind , were secluded from society for a variety of reasons , such as the fear that siblings of people suffering with autism , down's syndrome or cerebral palsy would never get married for fear of their disability being passed on .Victorian England saw adults and children with special needs and physical disabilities locked up in large institutions where they were subjected to persistent physical discipline. Their disabilities misunderstood, their abilities neglected many suffered abuse and violence. Instead of attracting societies Protection they were ignored and made invisible. They had no rights and were commonly displayed in circuses for public entertainment.

Thankfully for such people in today's western society things have changed enormously. Now they have rights and they know how to use them!! There are resources available to care for and protect such vulnerable individuals, there are many day centres and activities around the country designed to stimulate and nurture people with special needs. There are residential units, warm friendly homes available for anyone unable to live at home with their birth family. This is as it should be, but, unfortunately, it is not so in many poorer countries around the world.

My husband and I on the left (Click here to visit Vesta fashions, from where our clothing was supplied), have between us, more than thirty years of experience working with adults and children with special needs, physical disabilities and severe challenging behaviour. We have worked with autistic clients, Downs syndrome clients, clients with multi complex syndromes and those sensory impaired such as deaf, blind and mute. Les is the deputy manager of the day centre at which I am a day services officer. We are both very client orientated and were very concerned when the parents of one of our service users was left with the option of having to send their son back to West Africa following a problem with his service. Where would he go? Who would care for him? What resources would be available? We visited Ghana ourselves in April 2003 and saw for ourselves. There was very little for those with money to pay and nothing for those who could not. Which is why we need to build Ezes place.

We heard many sad stories of children locked away from society, neglected, misunderstood and therefore abused during our visit to Ghana. Children we could not go to see until we could offer them an option. We are in no way standing in judgement of such treatment. We accept that for many poor people daily life is hard and a matter of survival. To have the further burden of a child you do not understand and cannot train or teach is stressful and soul destroying. We have the experience and the ability to offer these children a better quality of life, but we need help, we need money to build Ezes Place.