2025
Early Intervention Project Wins Award in Social Cohesion Category
02 January 2025
The Spastic Children's Foundation of Turkey achieved significant recognition at the Joint Futures Award Ceremony organized by the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK) on Wednesday, December 4th, in Ankara. The "Northern Stars" project, carried out in collaboration with AbbVie Turkey, was honored in the "Social Cohesion" category. This project has been ongoing since 2018, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and rehabilitation in disability cases to provide societal benefits.
The "Northern Stars" project is a social responsibility initiative aimed at early detection of Cerebral Palsy or other developmental disorders in children within the 0-3 age group who are at risk. It supports these children in accessing the special education and rehabilitation services they need throughout their lives and, most importantly, helps them integrate into social life. The project aims to ensure that children with Cerebral Palsy, like all other children, can participate in social life and achieve their dreams with the right support.
Within the scope of the project, babies at risk of Cerebral Palsy and those who need developmental follow-up, as well as families in financial difficulty, receive support throughout the year from a team of physiotherapists, child development specialists, neurologists, and psychologists through a transdisciplinary approach. In this context, a total of 5,640 sessions of service have been provided to 151 babies.
Deniz Zerin, Spastic Children’s Foundation of Turkey, Turkey
