7 years of teaching special needs children and counting

It takes a special person to teach children with special needs and Prossy Kajubi is just that.

Future plans
In future, Kajubi she plans on setting up a school in Kiyunga, Luuka District, for children with similar needs. Many a time, people neglect their children especially in the villages but she wants parents to be able to make something out of their children. “I do not want them to be neglected because with the education, they can also be like children with ability,” she stresses.

Much as the job is challenging, Kajubi perseveres and the love she holds for the children surpasses anything else.

SOME special needs schools

The following schools teach children with special needs:
• Located along Mengo, about 100 metres from Ndejje University is Kampala School for the Physically Handicapped. It caters for children with Down syndrome, autism, dyslexia and even the physically disabled. The director can be contacted on 0772 696522.
• Tunaweza Children’s Centre is situated in Ntinda and it is more of a therapy based institution for children with special needs like mental retardation, perverse development disorders, autism, cerebral palsy and speech delays. Contact the director on 0752 600196.
• Ntinda School for the Deaf is located after the Ntinda Police Station along the Nakawa- Ntinda road.
• Dawn Special Children’s Centre in Bukoto caters for children with special needs like autism. Contact is 0776 613171 / 0712613170
• Cure Children’s Hospital of Uganda with a branch in Mbale along Bugwere Road and in Kampala along Ggaba Road, a child can be treated or helped according to the condition they have. But this is mainly for children with special needs.

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