Management of Centres

Each Down Syndrome Centre is managed by a Management Committee headed by a Chairman and all the members of this Committee are selected members of the Kiwanis Club which raises funds for that Centre. A Member of the Committee is selected based on his/her experience and commitment. The Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation manages six (6) Centres for children with Down Syndrome.

KDSF-National Centre

The KDSF-Petaling Jaya Centre was established in September 1989 by the Kiwanis Club of Kuala Lumpur. Located at 57 & 59 Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya , it started operations with 2 teachers and 15 children. By year 2003 it had an enrolment of 168 students, 12 teachers and 5 administrative staff and had also expanded operations from one bungalow to 2 bungalows. In the year 2003 it had also completed the building of its new Centre at Sg Kayu Ara to where it moved to in March 2004.

After moving to its new building in Sg Kayu Ara the KDSF - Petaling Jaya Centre was renamed the KDSF- National Centre. It is the largest Centre with 166 children enrolled and at least 20 staff members .

KDSF-Johore Bahru Centre

The JB Centre was opened on September 1991. The JB Centre became the second centre of its kind under the KDSF. The centre first opened its doors with 9 children and 2 teachers. It operated from a rented premise at Jalan Abdul Samad..

In 1996, in recognition of the sincerity and steadfast commitment of the club to its community projects, the State Social Welfare Department of Johor allocated a rent-free building to JB Club to undertake the Early Intervention Programme for children with Down Syndrome. The KDSF JB Centre has been operating at 2C Jln Yahya Awal since and has been growing steadily over the past years.

The incremental enrolment of children over the years has signaled the need for the centre’s expansion. Hence finding a suitable site and building of its own has become the immediate focus of the management committee.

KDSF-Klang Centre

The KDSF – Klang Centre was established in June 1994 with one teacher and nine children. The Centre has since moved to bigger premises, at No 28 Jalan Kampar, Klang where 60 children can be accommodated. Currently the Centre has 35 children who attend one-to-one teaching every week. It accepts and teaches children with Down Syndrome of up to 6 years of age, using the Early Intervention Programme (EIP).

To help parents, the Klang Centre is equipped with a library where books on Down Syndrome and teaching aids can be borrowed for extended teaching at home. The Centre has an active Parent Support Group which meets regularly to discuss their role as well as provide visits and counseling to new parents who babies with Down Syndrome.

KDSF-Seremban Centre

The KDSF-Seremban Centre is run by the Kiwanis Club of Seremban which started its Early Intervention Programme on th 2nd of January 1996. If was officially opened by DYMM Tuanku Naquiyuddin, the Regent of Negeri Sembilan in April 1996.

It started off with 10 children aged between 2 to 6 years old. In January 2001, the Centre moved to its new premises at 1989, Blossom Heights. Since then the Centre has grown to 3 teaching staff, 1 administrative clerk and a cleaner. Today, it has 46 children from the age of six months to six years.

KDSF-Melaka Centre

The Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation Melaka Centre is situated at 24G Jalan Permai, taman Perkota, Melaka. The centre stated with 2 children and a teacher cum administrator in March 200. It was officially opened on the 29th July 2000 by His Excellency The Governor of Melaka.

At the end of the 2000, it had 7 children. In October 2002 it proudly witnessed the graduation of 2 children. Today, the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation, Melaka Centre has grown to 2 teachers and 27 children.

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