Background
NYAMUGA Special Needs School is the only school for students with physical and health disabilities in the entire Mbita sub-district . The school has recently received more new enrollments, which has again led to a shortage of beds and mobility aids.
The institution’s mission to create a supportive environment so that students with special needs have equal access to high-quality and relevant education to become self-sufficient and fully integrated into the community cannot be fulfilled due to a recurring lack of basic materials.
Poverty is often the cause of the lack of even the most basic necessities at the school. Most parents lack reliable and sustainable sources of income, as they are primarily fishermen and farmers. Most parents are unable to provide students with all the necessary learning materials. School fees and government subsidies are insufficient to meet all the requirements.
How we help
Our association, BaRuIs e.V., has supported the school on several occasions. In addition to providing urgently needed mobility aids, we have purchased bedding for the boarding students, and most recently, school uniforms and sports equipment. The new kitchen building with its dining hall has had a particularly positive impact on improving the children’s living and learning conditions. We are currently establishing various vocational preparation courses that will open up new opportunities for the school’s graduates. Thanks to our donors, we have been able to provide a social worker and a physiotherapist with support for the children for the past year, as well as alleviate their pain. Their funding is secured until the end of 2026.
Goals
- We are committed to ensuring that the children of the NYAMUGA school have access to supportive learning and living conditions so that they can reach their full potential in society – regardless of their health condition. Because disability is not an inability.
- We are working to create a society in which the vulnerable group of people is able to lead a dignified life with equal and fair access to a better future.
Demands
To achieve these goals, the institution needs, among other things, the following:
Implementation of the program
As before, our partner organization KWEPU will coordinate all activities with the school. They will purchase and transport the materials and issue receipts for each budget item with a specified amount. They will share reports in written and visual form and document the progress made after the support is provided. NYAMUGA School will submit detailed reports twice a year.
Contact: Ramanus Abade
SUPPORT WELCOME
The children of the NYAMUGA school need our continued support.
With a total of € 2,100 in funding, a lot can be achieved for many children.
Do you approve of this initiative and want to give the children of the NYAMUGA school on Rusinga Island a chance?
Donation account
Badilisha Rusinga Island e.V. (BaRuIs e.V.)
IBAN: DE42 4306 0967 1170 0387 00
BIC: GENODEM1GLS
GLS Gemeinschaftsbank Bochum eG
Reference: NYAMUGA. Donation receipts will of course be issued.
Feel free to contact us: baruis.board@gmail.com