The Promise

Mission

Our vision is a world where children with disabilities can achieve the best possible quality of life. We work 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

Programs

Ryazan Baby Home - delivering Portage sessions to 40 disabled children Yelatma Closed Orphanage - delivering Portage sessions to 30 more profoundly disabled older children and delivering individual development programmes for 15 mobile children Ryazan town - delivering Portage sessions to 22 families Developing a volunteer programme to meet the wider needs of these disabled children Developing a centre of excellence within Ryazan to improve the lives of all disabled children in Russia

Personnel Overview

Tanya van Dalen - Volunteer Occupational Therapist
Tanya qualified as an OT in South Africa in 1996 and worked in a number of specialities including acute hospitals and the community. As Senior OT Tanya specialises in working with children with speech and language disorders such as Autism, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. November 2008 Tanya volunteered for ThePromise working with the young people in Yelatma & training their carers

Jo Wooster - Volunteer Physiotherapist
Jo qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2004 and has worked in a number of London hospitals as well as children’s community services and schools. In 2007 Jo volunteered for ThePromise, assessing and treating the children and training the staff about working with disabled children. Jo now works for ThePromise, running a volunteer project to offer continued support and training to the teams in Russia.

Personnel Statistics

Wendy Tabuteau,
Director
Founded in 2003
Employees: 29
Volunteers: 21

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): £ 116,624
Budget (2008): £ 81,688
Maximum Budget: £ 116,624
Overhead: 26 %
Other funding sources: Funding is received from individuals, trusts, companies and through events
Religious Affiliation: None