Help Kenyan children with disabilities into school

Changes can sometimes come slowly! Challenging problems are still faced by children with disabilities in Kenya although the DCC disability centre does a fantastic job of providing practical support to families in the Maua area.

In their workshop, triple phase electricity is being installed, and constructing an extension to the workshop is also due to start shortly.

Nearby, Athi school provides accommodation and basic education for about 100 children with disabilities. Recognition of Athi as a disability school by Kenyan education authorities was a major step forward, but there are still huge challenges to address.

Work on the therapy room at the school, with funding sourced by Hands Around The World, is nearing completion and at last the children will have a place for regular treatment on site, with visits by therapists from DCC.

The biggest challenge for Athi at the moment is not having good classrooms. The one they use is completely dilapidated, especially now, because of the rains. All the children are squeezing up into the one classroom, borrowed from the regular primary school next door.

Hands Around the World partners look to provide regular professional volunteer visits and practical support. What can you do to help?

Have you building, physiotherapy or disability reaching skills you can share? A month or more for a visit? Would you like to get a volunteer team together to help in building new classrooms at Athi school? Or maybe your disability school could provide encouragement by partnering Athi and sharing experiences and resources. Contact info@hatw.org.uk for more information...