Caregiver Burden: Family caregivers of persons with disabilities face chronic emotional/physical strain, exacerbated by limited support systems and high burnout risks.
Transition Gap: Post-school service discontinuities lead to skill regression and social isolation for special needs graduates.
Systemic Fragmentation: Critical shortages in specialized training, emotional support, and community integration mechanisms perpetuate dependency cycles.
Social Innovation
Family Involvement: Integrates family-based support, offering caregivers mindfulness stress reduction and life review training alongside disabled youth’s life skills like shopping, gardening, and woodworking.
Art & Nature Therapy: Uses art sessions and nature experiences to promote mental and physical well-being.
Community Empowerment Model: Creates caregiver peer groups and volunteer-matching to build a sustainable support network and reduce isolation.
Expected Social Impact
Organise 24 thematic talks on caregiving skills for 120 caregivers of special school leavers
Organise 10 online/offline meditation groups for 80 caregivers
Establish 10 mutual support groups
Provide 253 sessions of life skills training for 24 special school graduates
