In Uganda people with a disability live very isolated, especially the children. The are abandonned to their fate and there are hardly any provisions for them to make their lives somewhat more enjoyable. This is especially the case in Ndegeya. Children are often locked away at home; having a disabled child is a taboo. These children have no prospect to a better life.
The Joanne Foundation tries to give disabled children chances of a better future by means of education and providing their living environment with information about how to treat these children. For some children education is not within reach. A customized program is offered in Joanne’s Children Corner sothat these children can develop themselves further. The Joanne Foundation also supports a school for deaf children in Masaka.
Related projects and newsflashes
Yiga
In Uganda the summer holidays are over and all the children have started school again. Only Yiga, a handicapped boy, is not able to attend school. He is eager to learn but can’t attend an ordinary school (yet). Because of [...]
Rehema learns to walk
Little Rehema, who is seriously malnourished, is doing fine. We told you before that thanks to our foodprogram Rehema has gained weight and looks healthy. Her motorial development was lagging behind but recently she is receiving fysiotherapy and excercises to [...]
Yiga
A few weeks ago Apollo met Yiga, a 15-year-old multiple handicapped boy with Down syndrome. He lives with his 72-year-old grandmother under very primitive circumstances. He doesn’t know his father and his mother dropped him at his grandmother’s place when [...]
Hanifah and her children Rayan and Rehema
Some time ago we told you about Hanifah the blind woman and her children. In spite of the worries we still have about this family, there is also some good news to tell: as you know Rehema was seriously undernourished [...]