World · Latin America · 5 hrs ago
Baja California foundation expands support for children with disabilities
In Baja California, Asociación Fuente de Sabiduría supports children with disabilities who face barriers to learning.
The foundation says families often struggle to afford adapted materials and therapies.
It provides learning tools matched to each child’s needs, including assistive technology, wheelchairs and braille materials.
It also pays for specialist medical visits and travel, and monitors children’s physical and mental health.
Teachers receive training in inclusive methods, while classmates take part in workshops intended to reduce bullying.
The foundation says school dropout has fallen among the children it serves, and that the support has improved confidence and academic performance.
It plans to continue the programs with new private-sector partnerships that will help fund building adaptations.
Asociación Fuente de Sabiduría provides specialized support for children with disabilities in Baja California.
The foundation distributes personalized learning tools and adapted technology each month.
It also funds specialist medical care and travel, monitors health, and trains public-school staff in inclusive methods.
Its support reaches the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexicali and Ensenada, where facilities have been adapted with ramps, accessible bathrooms and sensory classrooms.
The program aims to reduce school exclusion and dropout by easing financial pressures on vulnerable families.
- Who
- Asociación Fuente de Sabiduría, led by lawyer and businessman Fernando Salgado Chávez.
- What
- It provides educational, medical and family support for children with disabilities.
- When
- It distributes learning tools each month. The program’s start date is not stated.
- Where
- Baja California, including the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexicali and Ensenada.
- Why
- Physical, educational and economic barriers can limit children’s right to learn. The foundation aims to support inclusion and ease costs for vulnerable families.
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- Monthly distribution
- Personalized learning tools and adapted technology
- Locations
- Tijuana, Mexicali and Ensenada
- School facilities
- Ramps, adapted bathrooms and sensory classrooms
- Support for caregivers
- Legal and psychological advice for mothers caring for children