Thank you very much for your letter and Asobora Christmas book which made us very happy. The Teachers and Children were so happy to read the stories of Asobora, Busobozi and Magezi, they made them laugh their heads off! We take this opportunity to thank Denise for her tireless effort and initiative she has put in this project.
Please send all our thanks to the many donors who have helped to make our school such a wonderful and happy place.
Theresa
OUR DEAR DONORS,
Good Shepherd Special Needs School is the first school of its kind in Western Uganda. It started in 2008 with 40 Children, this year 2011 the enrolment has increased to 120, and 11 Teachers. Categories we have in this school:
- Visual speech and hearing impairments
- Physical impairment
- Learning problems and autism
- Communication problems
- Medical issues
- Hyperactivity
The school has taken its first few hesitant steps on the road to changing attitudes towards disability and setting itself up to educate or act as role model for the wider community. The Vivid examples are the photos I have sent you, Stella has down syndrome and severe intellectual impairment. As in African culture Parents tend to neglect children with disabilities take it as a curse, so the story of Stella was very sad when the neighbours told me that her Parents keep her locked in the room, they don't want anybody to see her!
When I visited the family, Stella was a miserable child, she started crying when she saw me. I pasuaded the parents and she started at our school, now is a happy girl is being equipped with practical skills and her Parents are also happy.
When I visited the family, Stella was a miserable child, she started crying when she saw me. I pasuaded the parents and she started at our school, now is a happy girl is being equipped with practical skills and her Parents are also happy.
The same story with Derrick who can neither talk nor speak, he was also a miserable Child but now is happy as you see him in the picture.
We have a variety of activities as singing, dancing, drama, sports etc to make the children happy and feel at home. More so they improve academically as they are given special, individual attention in class. Again we thank you very much for your generosity and kindness towards these vulnerable children, because without your contribution we couldn't have managed as most parents are reluctant to pay school fees in time or not to pay at all as they take these children to be useless, but we have tried our level best to sensitize and we shall continue as some have started coming up with positive attitude.
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