Kajol’s Speech – World Down Syndrome Day The United Nations, Geneva – 21st March 2019 Good morning everyone, There is so much that I have learnt over the past 24 years being the sister of this truly accomplished woman and so there is so much I can say. But, if there is one thing growing up beside Karishma has taught …
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Karishma’s Speech at United Nations, Geneva
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! Happy World Down Syndrome Day! My name is Karishma Kannan. I am from India. I am 27 years Old. I am an artist, I Love to paint and dance. I have my own Studio. I call it Studio 21UP. In my studio, I also teach Zumba and yoga. We have camps with my friends. We …
Karishma helped Lan to walk again
Lan is 27 years old, from Cantho in the Mekong Delta. Seven years ago, while working in Ho Chi Minh City, she contracted TB meningitis which left her fighting for her life and paralysed from the waist down. Her parents could not afford rehabilitation, medical care or even a wheelchair, so Lan returned to the countryside where her parents did their …