Inclusivity for disabled children in South Africa

Uhambo has continued working with with the Emadlelweni Care Center in a small rural community in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The center is a good representation of the type of work Uhambo provides in rural and under-resourced regions of southern Africa. Uhambo has been working with parents of children with disabilities in the community to establish a home-based program because the center can be hard to reach.

Uhambo goes for the small wins on a daily basis. For example, a grandparent of a child with a disability in this region shared that her responsibilites at home have increased recently because family members have moved into the household. She recognizes that this is all-consuming and taking away from providing developmental opportunities for her grandchild with a disability. She is now understands the value of the home-based program and has committed to having her grandson attend.

In addition, Uhambo builds connections and network among regions to support child care centers. In this case, Uhambo will link Emandlelweni to another center in the region to help strengthen the center's management skills and provide mentoring of the staff. 

Thanks to your suppoprt for making opportunities like this available to care centers and communities throughout southern Africa.