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ThePromise works to improve the lives of disabled children in Russia by promoting a system of support (Portage) for disabled children in partnership with families and carers and by encouraging a more positive attitude to disability.
Our pioneering work focuses on training and supporting teams of Portage workers in two orphanages in the Ryazan region of Russia and one in the community working with families with disabled children in their own homes in Ryazan city.
Portage is a system of one to one early childhood education used successfully with disabled children in many parts of the world. The success of this model of early intervention in Ryazan has been breathtaking.
newsflash
save the date – 25th nov – thepromise party
Please put Friday 25th November into your diary and join us for
ThePromise
at
The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham
7:30 – 1am
Full details to follow but this will be a night not to be missed.
To be added to the guest list and be the first to know about the exciting things we have planned for this celebration please email Jo
shakespearathon
We are very excited to once again be taking part in the Brandenburg Choral Festival and would like to invite you to a unique concert
Shakespearathon!
on
Saturday 15th October , 7.30pm
at
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2DQ
With this year marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death you are promised a choral treat from six choirs honouring the great works of Shakespeare.
Tickets just £18 each
Please email Jo – jo.pritchard@thepromise.org.uk to order yours today
thepromise post 2016
We are very pleased to share our latest newsletter with you. Click here to read some very exciting announcements, news of new Portage services in Russia and beyond as well as the heart-warming true story of how Portage literally changes lives.
recycle4charity – no more mobile phones please
We have recently been informed by Recycle4Charity that they can no longer accept mobile phones.
We would love you to keep sending in your old ink cartridges to raise money for us but
PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ANYMORE MOBILE PHONES as this will incur a charge from Royal Mail.
If you haven’t yet registered for Recycle4Charity please click here, alternatively please email Jo for some FreePost envelopes and start raising money for us today!
ryazan community team update
Vova smiling with his Portage Worker
Click here to read a wonderful update from the team in Ryazan. Having recruited and trained new Portage Workers they are now able to work with even more families in desperate need of support.
'Promising children a future' Narrated by Barbara Flynn
Sergey spends a lot of his day indoors playing on a mat, the freedom of a swing is amazing for him
Enjoying the sunshine together in Yelatma!
Nastya receives her first christmas present
Katya, Roma & Sergey learn how to play togteher by rolling a ball to each other
Galya, Katya, Masha, Pasha & Nastya spend time in the sunshine
Andre enjoys the tactile trays, with his support worker, in the new garden at Yelatma Orphanage
Pasha loves painting!
Andre has learnt to walk by himself, thanks to splints and lots of encouragement from his Portage worker - Well Done Andre!
Ann enjoys time with her portage worker & friends at the Community Team New Year Party
Dancing & Singing at the Community Team New Year Party with Father Frost
Lunch Time! The children now have tables to sit at and can enjoy meals together
Anya is 12 and has spent most of her life in bed. With Portage she now enjoys games, communicates and is learning to walk
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