By Pam Amundsen | Project Leader
If you've never met our kids with special needs, then you don't know what you're missing.
All these children first came to New Life as abandoned babies. When it was discovered that they had special needs, they were brought to Kisumu. The first of the children with special needs were transferred to Kisumu in early 2008, and the wing of the building that houses our children with physical or mental disabilities, called the Amani Cottage, was opened in 2014. This rebuild allowed us to renovate our existing space to make it more accessible and plan for future needs.
At Amani Cottage we work to be a centre of excellence in the care and education of children with special needs, because we firmly believe that it is the right of every child to such care and education, no matter their physical or mental disability. Additionally, we are committed to providing this care and education throughout their childhood and as they age into adulthood.
Though we are still receiving infants like a recent transfer from our Nairobi home - a young infant named Tori - we also work to anticipate future needs, like the vehicle this project is raising money for.
But we need your help. You donated to this project because you believe in our work, you recognize the need for access to mobility and how it improves the quality of life, and because your values align with our values - that every child has a right to quality care and education.
We need help from allies like you to elevate our voice and our need. Be a changemaker by coming alongside our project and helping us raise the funds that will allow the now 16 children in our Amani Cottage access to school, medical facilities, physical therapy, and activities.
You can help by:
There are probably a million other ways you can think of to help. The point is, you make all the difference in the world. With your help, we have the funding to rescue infants like Tori, a jovial baby girl who is loving her new home at Amani Cottage. Since arriving at Amani, she has truly enjoyed having an accessible bath area as well as the sensory and therapy sessions she is able to receive because of the renovations to our building in 2014.
And those renovations - donors like you made those happen too. Join us in making the lives of these 16 kids richer and more accessible.
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