The Kuwaiti Association for Learning Differences (KALD) is a non-profit organization that collaboratively works towards helping all individuals, especially students in private schools and special education in Kuwait, who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Difficulties through setting up awareness programs, training courses, and other educational activities.
Masharee Al Khair, the charity foundation of Kuwait Projects Holding Company (KIPCO), funds KALD since 2007 by Chairwoman Mrs. Amaal Al Sayer and a volunteer group of educators, parents and specialists in the field of Learning Difficulties.
The Association was founded in 2007 to support and assist students with specific Learning Difficulties, a term used for people with an average or above average IQ, but with difficulties in learning and, sometimes, social skills.
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Services Offered
- Assisting students with learning difficulties and supporting them academically, psychologically and socially.
- Guiding parents to diagnostic centers, schools, institutes and universities
- Preparing awareness campaigns for the families of these students and presenting lectures, workshops, and media and cultural articles that shed light on learning difficulties.
- Guiding families of students with LD and ADHD, towards better ways of dealing with their children
- Carrying out recreational and educational programs for students with learning difficulties, such as setting up camps for young people
Camps for girls, carnival of talents and annual activities.
Fees and Payment
Not for Profit
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Languages: Arabic, English
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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