By Mugisha Leonard | Fundraising Officer
Giving every child the best start in life is crucial to reducing health inequalities across the life course of every child. At Karin we believe that the foundations for virtually every aspect of human development – physical, intellectual and emotional– are laid in early childhood.
It's also important to note that what happens during these early years (starting in the womb) has lifelong effects on many aspects of health and well-being– from tropical diseases like malaria, and mental health, to educational achievement and economic status.
As thousands of children lost the care of their parents or were separated from them during the LRA war, most of these children have been forced to live in extended families. Since most of these extended families are mostly headed by widows, it can be incredibly difficult for them to meet the children’s needs in financial, social, psychological, educational and health terms.
On a good note, the school construction is progressing on well. The class structures are being painted with amazing colours and graphics that relate to children. The builders are also working around the clock to fit in the window and door flames with their glasses. We have seen tremendous progress and we strongly believe that our pioneer students may enrol sooner.
The constructed school will ensure that children have access to essential health and nutritional services, as well as education. We shall assist parents by providing guidance on income-generating skills and parenting practices, as well as counselling and psychological support where needed.
However, more resources are needed to finalise the school structure and also equip the school with scholastic materials including children text books, pencils, pens, crayons, toys and sports equipment like balls, tennis, rackets and sports wear.
This is why we need good partners like you to help us make our goal a reality and help the young generation in our community by giving every child the best start in life as one of the key mechanisms for equalising the life-chances of children and reducing social adversity.
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