Youth Training Program
Our prime objective is to create a ‘real’ environment, where these young people can learn and develop professional and personal skills, helping them to achieve integration into society both socially and through employment.
Objectives
!SUPPORT THESE YOUTH!
The Special Commune will focus on three main objectives.
These objectives will enable us to achieve our goals and enable Intellectually Disabled Youth to be more self sufficient and integrate comfortably into their community.
Get Involved
!WE'RE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS NOW!
We're developing partnerships with Corporations and Individuals.
Anyone can be involved and contribute via sponsorship, internships, donations, volunteer programmes, corporate events and more.
News - LOOKING FOR A SHOP MANAGER
Are you AMAZING???
We’re looking for someone AMAZING to run our new Organic Produce Shop “Freshare” opening soon in Shunyi. We’ve also got a great opportunity for a design expert to join the team and create amazing marketing materials for us! Click here if you’re interesting…
Comments from Visitors (click link for more details)
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"I strongly recommend that everybody get behind Special Commune and give it all the support that they can! To my Teachers I ask that you include Special Commune in your curriculum through projects and excursions. Our students will benefit greatly from being involved." (from Mr Embley's heartwarming speech to his Teachers & staff - August 2010"
~ Michael Embley, Executive Principle - The British School of Beijing
Food safety is such a serious issue, The Special Commune connects my family with real local farmers, an abundance of healthy organic food and an enterprise that goes beyond farming to create jobs and sustainability for youth with intellectual disability, wow! Us-Farmers-Intellectually disabled, win-win-win
~ Susan Philips, CEO & CFO of the Philips's family and Mother of 2, Shunyi, Beijing
Special Commune helps to address the question that so many parents of Intellectually Disabled kids ask "What happens when I'm not here?" Giving my time to Special Commune is nothing compared to what I get out of the experience!
~ Debbie Beck, Advisory Board Member & Volunteer
