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Our Key Partners were drawn from the Stakeholder Mapping that was done earlier, the Key Resources from the Support Services, and the Key Activities were traced from the User Journey Map.
After the prototyping stage, Akkad Bakkad decided to begin with catering to special children with Mild or Moderate condition, between 12 and 15 years of age, who also have siblings aged 8 or more. This is because 12-15 years is the tender age when adolescents start to approach puberty and have major hormonal changes. That is the time when the special child needs better attention and care, and self-esteem becomes important to them. Working on relationships can prove to be beneficial.
Since this project is part of systems design, there is a need of a framework that can be referred to, to proceed with the project at a systemic level. According to the observations and studies conducted in the homes of families having special children, a list of interests for the sibling, as well as lists for abilities and interests of a special child were generalised. Each interest or ability may be related to one or more Types of Play (different categories of play suited to different abilities and skill sets).
When the Interest Form is filled, those abilities and interests can be matched from this generic list which has its corresponding Play types, and this can be consulted to curate activities.
Objective: To come up with an activity based on an overlap between characteristics of the special child and their siblings.
This could be done by working on: Common interests, Differing interests, Conflicts, Indifference, Dependency, and so on.
Based on the characteristics identified, the various intents of the activities were figured out. For e.g., Sharing, Team work, One’s ability to the other’s inability, Cooperation, Facilitating dependence, Competition, Pursuing of a common interest, Employing different interests to achieve a common goal, Caring for something together, Helping each other, and so on.
‘Types of Play’ is a comprehensive list of various methods of play, developed by Bob Hughes for the purpose of adults who study and facilitate play.
The types of play that a special child can participate in, depending on his abilities, were identified. This, along with the intents that should be achieved, was employed in curating activities that the children could indulge in.
The service would run in two phases.
Firstly, with Akkad Bakkad approaching organisations and involving them in the planning and execution process of the services; encouraging the participants to continue doing the activities at their homes.
The second phase involves seeking of feedback from the participants and devising further improvements and changes in the activities. This can be done by the organisation independently, or by consulting with Akkad Bakkad.
Throughout the service, certain key landmarks were identified.
The expansion plans for Akkad Bakkad are outlined below.
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