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Children’s mental health facility a reality

Children suffering with mental illnesses now have their own specialised facility. The Thrive Family Centre was officially launched on Saturday on the Psychiatric Hospital grounds. The funding and construction work were provided through the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust and its grand patron Derrick Smith. It will admit patients in January. Trustee Phillipa Challis said she […]

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MInister Abrahams praises NCSA for a successful Project S.O.F.T camp

The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) continues to play an active role in safeguarding the nation’s future. Through its Project S.O.F.T – Safeguarding Our Future Today programme, a number of children are given the opportunity to take part in a yearly camp, and despite COVID-19 they were able to pull it off this year as well,

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Children with heart defects to benefit from new procedure at QEH

Children who suffer from Atrial Septal Defects in Barbados will soon receive the treatment that they need thanks to the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust. The trust has donated BBD$400,000* worth of surgical devices to the Pediatrics Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as they undergo a special mission called “Save a Child’s Heart”.  The devices

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Drug Education and Counselling Service gets $75,000 boost

The Sandy Lane Charitable Trust made a donation of $75 000 and 10 Lenovo laptops to the Drug Education and Counselling Service this morning at their Roebuck Street, St Michael office. Director of the Drug Education and Counselling Service, Roger Husbands welcomed surprise donation which was made by Pippa Challis and Julian Sacher of the

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Teachers from Dominica receive Special education training in Barbados

(Barbados Advocate 3/9/2019) Faculty and staff of Dominica’s leading school for children with special needs recently received special education teacher training in Barbados. They partnered with Sunshine Early Stimulation Centre, a local school for children with special needs and My Child & I Charity, for the specialised ten-day workshop at the Derrick Smith School and

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Sandy Lane Charitable Trust Presentation

Audio: Mrs. Phillipa Challis Audio: Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw Photo album Transcript: Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:00] Good afternoon. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:01] Acting PM, Honourable Santia Bradshaw. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:05] Thank you for having me here today under such trying times when everybody’s so very busy. Mrs. Phillip Challis [00:00:11] I’m delighted to

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Sandy Lane Trust donates nearly $6 million to needy families

Barbadian families affected by COVID-19 will receive an additional $1.5 million worth of food vouchers thanks to the Feed a Family Programme by Sandy Lane Charitable Trust. The Trust initially committed $1.5 million in food vouchers to the 30 constituency offices across the island when the programme launched and another $1.5 million was to follow.

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