Wishesland launches fundraising campaign for its Wishes Garden

KUCHING: Wishesland at Jalan Crookshank launched its fund raising campaign for the proposed Wishes Garden for Wishesland project, to provide natural environment as the healing ground for Cerebral Palsy (CP) children.

President of Kuching and Samarahan Division Cerebral Palsy Association (Wishesland) Chi Poh Yung, said the landscape masterplan and details of the Wishes Garden are designed by Earthscape Inhabitant Sdn Bhd and the project would cost RM300,000.

The project would consist of three zones namely Wishes Welcoming and Social Zone, Wishes Sensory and Play Zone, and Wishes Meditation cum Aromatherapy Zone.

There will be an addition to the current five zones at Wishesland, said Chi, while stressing that each zone has its own functions and objectives to help Cerebral Palsy children in their healing process.

Once completed, it would become the first of its kind in the state to provide CP children and members of the public an avenue to relax their mind and body, as well as a place to share good times with their families.

Our aim is to set up an environment surrounded by nature. We want to engage the natural environment of the surroundings, where great natural healing energy forms creating a healing ground for our children and parents.

The core objectives of the Wishes Garden is to create an environment that stimulates and balances our childrens physical, cognitive and emotional growth, as well as to provide a platform for them and their family members to interact and share their feelings before or after the children had gone through the various activities in the centre, he told a press conference yesterday.

He believed that with the inclusion of Wishes Garden in Wishesland, their children will be enlightened and inspired on their paths of recovery.

According to him, the Wishes Welcoming and Social Zone is designed with simplicity concept in mind including wheelchair accessibility requirements.

Simple introduction of Wishesland and relevant information about CP will also be displayed here.

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Wishesland launches fundraising campaign for its Wishes Garden