Friends of Freyr - Inclusive Activities for All-Abilities Bali

Revivement Village Vision

I’m a parent of a 16 yo Special Needs daughter FREYR - with Rubinstein Taybi syndrome - which has similarities with aspects of Autism, Downs syndrome and Cerebral Palsey, some sensory issues (under-stimulated), Intellectual different-ability and low muscle tone, balance and co-ordination impediments. Freyr is non-verbal and uses picture cards, signing and some vocal approximations to communicate.

I currently live i Bali where she attends the sunrise school which to me, is like a Steiner school in a special needs classroom environment. We love living here and i pay local carers to help me with her.

I have a Vision to create an inclusive village co-operative project here in Bali where families can come and stay and have a supported holiday… starting with one or two weeks a year (preferably a month) and graduating to more or less permanent living for our kids in 3-5 years when all buildings are built and we reach capacity with training carers and facilities.

So I’d like to start by inviting other families who are interested in this concept to travel with their “kids” to Bali, to join us and to discuss and develop the idea further and become more involved. I intend to set up an International not-for-profit Co-operative to manage the timeshare and financial side of the project and in collaborating with other families, discover our path to Collaborative Community. "Value Contribution" to the Co-operative time-share can be through financial means and/or in-kind means through sharing professional skills and services. I intend for the project to be fully accessible to any income-tier.

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