St Angela's Home for the Physically Disabled
St. Angela's was founded in 1985 to care for physically and mentally disabled children. Forty-six children are now well cared for here, and the centre provides rehabilitation and psychosocial support and encourages community involvement. St. Angela's aims to raise awareness and education to the local community about the issues associated with disability.
The children attend the primary and secondary schools adjacent to the Home. Independence is strongly promoted and staff actively seek to build the children's self-esteem.
St. Angela's also runs agricultural projects to provide supplies and revenue. These include: 1,500 chickens kept to provide the children and local community with eggs, dairy cows which provide milk for the children and some left over to sell, a piggery run on a subsistence basis and a fruit and vegetable garden.
Sentebale provides funds for recurring running costs as well as specialist support such as nutritional advice, physiotherapy and equipment.
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