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Eka Se Salakamu - Intro

About

EKA SE SALAKAMU

Creating a social movement to empower children and families with Down syndrome to live a dignified life and develop their latent talents to help them become productive members of society through supported employment.

An initiative by

Hemas Outreach Foundation
Ayati Trust

Ayati National Centre for Children with Disabilities a Partnership Between

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Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya.

Hemas Holdings PLC

Hemas Holdings PLC

MAS Holdings

MAS Holdings

Roshan Wijerama Family Foundation

Roshan Wijerama Family Foundation

Sri Lanka Army

Sri Lanka Army

Rotary International

Rotary International

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What is

DOWN SYNDROME?

Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder in which a child is born with an extra chromosome. Chromosomes are the body’s little “packages” of genes. They shape and function a baby’s body as it develops during pregnancy and after birth. A baby is born with 46 chromosomes on average. One of these chromosomes, chromosome 21, has an extra copy in Down syndrome babies. Trisomy is a medical word for having an extra copy of a chromosome. Trisomy 21 is another name for Down syndrome. This extra copy alters the way the baby’s body and brain develop, posing mental and physical obstacles for the child.

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