Les enfants GIOIA
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Mission Statement
OUR MISSION GIOIA’s mission is to provide children, teenagers and young adults that have an incurable often orphan disease, as well as all the fractions of their family, to access experiences of GIOIA (joy in Italian) through an approach of learning, entertainment, well-being and support. OUR VSION Bring together in the same location our very special clientele to receive care and education without a break in continuity. Provide the child and his or her family with a space of freedom, joy and carefreeness, often forgotten about under such circumstances.
About This Cause
There are 7,000 incurable diseases in the world, 75% affect children. 50,000 Quebec children potentially have an incurable disease. NATURE-BASED EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES Program of activities supervised by a team of professionals specializing in health care and support, education, agronomy and horticulture, arts, music, science, yoga and meditation, etc. Activities with families are generally spread over half a day or a whole day (sometimes during a stay) and take place most of the time at the BE Farm of Ayer's Cliff in the Eastern Townships or in external places as long as the Espace GIOIA will not be accessible. HOME CARE SERVICES Program combining several complementary care therapies deployed by a committee made up of doctors, therapists and nurses, in partnership with various professionals in the health and well-being community. Families benefit from many benefits: relaxation, stress and anxiety management, pain relief, improved posture, sleep, well-being, energy. Zootherapy, massotherapy, yogatherapy, refloxology OUR DREAM: ESPACE GIOIA - A DAY CENTRE IN NATURE (2022-2026) Build a day centre for families in the heart of nature with an eco-project approach and provide them with some respite, activities, support and experiential learnings. Provide hydrotherapy care and relaxation therapies in nature, tailored to our particular clientele. In the event of a fatal outcome from a disease, support the child and his family through this difficult journey at the Espace GIOIA with onsite palliative care.