NGO seeks Sh250m for special children’s hostel
Ms Bakhita said 12 disabled children have been accommodated at the centres in Morogoro and Mvomero districts which have helped 20 girls from vulnerable families enrol in school and other institutions.
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Ms Bakhita said the NGO would also like to raise more awareness “Our communities do not appreciate the rights of people with disabilities. We need to step up the awareness,” she said.
Morogoro: An NGO is appealing to the public to raise Sh250 million for the construction of a hostel for orphans and children with disabilities.
Opening the first Erick Memorial Foundation for Education and Rehabilitation for the Disabled board meeting this week, the founder of the organisation, Ms Josephine Bakhita said the organisation lacks financial as well as human resources to take care of the children under its care.
“We need a hostel to accommodate children and mothers when they come for training on physiotherapy and nutrition,” she told The Citizen.
Ms Bakhita said the NGO would also like to raise more awareness “Our communities do not appreciate the rights of people with disabilities. We need to step up the awareness,” she said.
