By Miranda Millan | Funding Adviser
We have decided to cease crowd-funding for this project due to a lack of donations, however, we will continue to fundraise through other means to ensure that our vital work in Uganda can continue.
The problem facing children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy or autism in Uganda is complex. Children with developmental disabilities struggle with feeding difficulties and a range of issues that impede their everyday progress. They need support with feeding, toileting, building muscle strength, improving motor function and speech and language support, all of which will significantly improve the quality of their lives. Many families otherwise face stigma and social isolation.
We will continue to deliver our intended Community Health Worker (CHW) Empowerment Programme through fundraising from alternative sources. We intend to train 60 Community Healthworkers based at two centres in rural Uganda, Kyaninga Chlldren's Centre in Karabole and Kasole. Our programme will support 240 children with developmental disabilities, from cerebral palsy to autism, and 240 caregivers in resource-poor districts where there is little access to therapeutic intervention. Our training will improve children's quality of life and independence, as well as parents/carers' wellbeing.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your donation to this project, and to let you know that our work continues to improve the lives of children with disabilites, and their families, within low-resource countries around the world. Our work would not be possible without the generous support of people like you.
With Graditude,
MAITS Team
By Edwina Donnelly | Project Coordinator
By Edwina Donnelly | Project Coordinator
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