INCLUDE ME

THE PROBLEM

A recent study conducted by UNICEF found that children with disabilities in Malaysia are often hidden, portrayed negatively, and excluded from society.

The study also highlighted that these children face daily stigma and discrimination with 43% of Malaysians surveyed commenting that they felt "children with disabilities would be disruptive in a mainstream class". Certain youths of today may struggle to understand the isolation and issues that Special Needs children face as these children are oftentimes not present in the same environment (e.g. schools).

Because of these stigmas, families with Special Children often need to seek support from non-government funded centres such as the IMC Training Centre for Special Needs to aid them in developing their motor, sensing, and thinking skills to better prepare them for life in mainstream society.

What is IMC Training Centre for Special Needs?

IMC is a passionate training centre devoted to developing children and individuals with Special Needs. Through personalised learnings and a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, IMC aims to not only prepare Special Children to assimilate into mainstream society but also instil in them good moral attitudes and a replenished sense of self-worth.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the centre has been facing an onslaught of challenges as the lack of voluntary manpower and donations means that they are not able to operate as efficiently and support the number of Special Children and orphans that are completely under their guardianship.

THE SOLUTION

With that, Include Me aims to:

• Raise awareness within our community on the current challenges faced by children with disabilities,
• Generate funds through the selling of merchandise to support the IMC Training Centre for Special Needs and AIESEC’s Get Fit Get Inclusive volunteering initiative

THE IMPACT

Through this Include Me initiative, we hope to:

• Encourage youths to advocate against the current stigmas and discrimination faced by Special Children,
• Raise funds to support IMC in continuing to provide a safe and secure environment for Special Children to develop their lifestyle skills,
• Raise funds to support IMC in potentially constructing a new centre to support more Special Needs children,
• Raise funds to execute AIESEC’s Get Fit Get Inclusive initiative (GFGI) which, in alignment with SDG Goal #10: Reduced Inequalities, aims to assist Special Children in Malaysia by conducting activities that would support the development of their mental and social skills – in the hopes of supporting the overall Special Needs community.

DONATION & MERCHANDISE OPTIONS

Show your support today by:

• Purely donating without claiming any merchandises (you may donate any amount)
• Donating by purchasing the merchandises (you may donate certain amounts and use the form to claim your desired items)

Use this form to claim your preferred merchandise! -> Merchandise Selection Form

Include Me! has four different types of merchandises for you to choose from

1. T-Shirts = RM38 (RM35 + 6.5% tax)
2. Tote bags = RM28 (RM25 + 6.5% tax)
3. Porcelain mug = RM28 (RM25 + 6.5% tax)
4. Wristbands = RM5 

Merchandise Sets (all with wristbands included):

1. T-Shirt + Tote Bag + Porcelain Mug = RM90 (worth RM95.85)
2. T-Shirt + Tote Bag = RM65 (worth RM70)
3. T-shirt + Porcelain Mug = RM65 (worth RM70)
4. Tote Bag + Porcelain Mug = RM 55 (worth RM60)

* Prices are inclusive of NGOHub's 6.5% tax however please consider donating an additional RM5-10 to cover your shipping costs - this is to ensure that the full price of the merchandise can be donated to our beneficiary!  

** Please contact us at 2tee.joey@aiesec.net if you have any questions!

COST BREAKDOWN

• Majority of the proceeds earned through this fundraising campaign will go into supporting IMC in continuing their operations,
• The remaining sum will be applied by AIESEC to continue supporting and sustaining our future projects such as the Get Fit Get Inclusive (GFGI) initiative.
• The merchandise prices offered cover both the cost of production and NGOHub's 6.5% tax, however, it does not cover cost of shipping.

MESSAGE FROM THE INCLUDE ME TEAM

As a final note, AIESEC, with crowdfunding campaigns such as Include Me aim to continue supporting the Special Needs community. We strongly believe that with your help, we can help support IMC and their vision of supporting more Special Needs children. We are currently promoting this event through both Facebook and Instagram and we would greatly appreciate your support in promoting this campaign to your family and friends.

Thank you,

Include Me Team.

Drop by drop a river becomes whole, every donation helps. Make a change today!