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Parents still needs to be empowered about Rights and Disability
Issues; we have experienced a problem where one of our beneficiaries
that her Guardian didn’t come to fetch her for June holidays as all
children is taken by their parents for holidays. It was
unfortunately for this child there was no one came to fetch her and
she was alone with Child Caregivers who are looking after her, the
child experienced difficulties in her health condition she became
sick and was taken to Hospital and stayed for three days and we
informed her Guardian about the situation of the child but she
didn’t respond.
We negotiated with the Department of Social Development including
the guardian about this challenge and we resolved by advising the
guardian to hire somebody to look after the child for that period
and return her when the school re-opens.
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The water irrigation pipes are old and rusty and in between are
broken and yet because of drought the production was not good but we
are seeking funding for fixing these pipes.
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49 beneficiaries who are residing within the Home are not subsidized
by Department of Social Development; they only subsidized 72
beneficiaries whilst we have 121 beneficiaries residing within the
Home.
The year 2012 has indeed been a very challenging year yet existing.
Many strides has been made in or Provinces in terms of protecting
our Children with Disabilities, but we need to remain focus as
Parents to empower ourselves in order to develop and educate our
Children in an Inclusive Environment. Although we have made many
advances in our organization our Children still experience
deprivation of the rights, variations of violence and abuse that are
inexcusable. Young children are a particular vulnerable group
requiring appropriate integrated and comprehensive care and
support. Early access to grants, foods and nutrition, health care,
stimulation and other rights services and benefits are critical to
their survival and development. Collectively we have come a long way
but there are still long roads ahead.
