The Individual Support Programme (ISP) was originally supporting 15 children in Chiang Mai city. This programme has been designed to support kids whose families are experiencing serious socio-economic difficulties.
With the creation of the Coup de Pouce Project (CDP), as many as 50 kids are currently benefiting from tailored support from our team in Thailand. Individual needs are being assessed in order to provide an actual plan to assist the whole family and reach sustainable well-being. The support plan can be set-up on a regular short- to long-term approach, or on a more flexible approach (for instance occasional support based on short- to long-term approach).
2010 has been a year of changes for this programme: 6 kids were able to exit a long-term sponsoring scheme because their families have become self-sufficient. This is exactly our goal: not long-term 'assistance' but rather a support that leads to autonomy.
Also at the end of 2010, we extended our support to a community of people greatly affected by HIV-AIDS, which is located about an hour drive from Chiang Mai. Many of these kids have lost their parents and now live with relatives in very poor conditions. An individualized support plan has been designed to cover their basic needs (education, health, nutrition) and work with their families to seek sustainable solutions.
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In 2010, the Coup de Pouce Project was created within the frame of the Individual Support Programme in order to reinforce and diversify the services provided to the kids and their families.
Indeed in recent years, we have been frequently confronted with individual cases that could not be dealt with through our existing projects. For instance, we have had cases of street accidents involving kids (requiring urgent medical assistance), or episodes of home violence (requiring psychological and legal counseling). Brainstorming with the members of the Kids Home Club of the American School of Paris, we came to the conclusion that a new, more flexible supporting tool was needed. This is how we started the Coup de Pouce project.
Through the Coup de Pouce project, we are now able to provide children and their families with a variety of services right when they are needed. While the main tool for support is not monetary, the Coup de Pouce project also disposes of a 'fund' to cope with emergencies (such as medicines or doctor's bills) or to address temporarily situation of financial distress.
In 2011, this project has received critical support from the OECD War on Hunger Group and the Kids Home Club created by a brilliant group of students of the American School of Paris.
As part of the Individual Support Programme, we are currenlty supporting a total amount of 50 kids and their families.
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