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.
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Joanne’s Children Corner
Together with Jane and Innocent, the Joanne Foundation has started a small-scale shelter for four disabled children from Ndegeya. Three days a week the four children go to Apollo’s house from 09.00 till 15.00 o’clock. Jane is in [...]
Meeting Rosemary, Diane and Charity
Our meeting Rosemary, the woman who takes care of the handicapped children Diane and Charity, was very special. She is not related to the girls, she looks after them after she found the girls abandoned in a house and roaming [...]
The visit to the School for Special Needs, the deafschool
This was our first visit to this school and we were very impressed by what we saw. The headmisstress, Sarah, was an inspiring and very enthousiastic woman with a clear vision on education for children with a handicap, in this [...]
Joanne’s Children Corner, the daycare for children with a handicap.
Half a year ago the Joanne Foundation started this daycare for children with a handicap.Twice a week four children go to the JCC where they play, sing and make music under the supervision of Jane and Innocent. For the children [...]