For many people, the thought of a child in Kenya with special needs would summon up images of a poor soul, possibly locked away from society and in extreme cases living a life worthy of an animal. Thanks to two of Vision Africa’s projects, Kirunguru and Percy Davies Schools for Children with Special Needs, those images couldn’t be further from our minds when we go to visit the schools.
News articles about Kambiti
An Update From Our Special Schools
Posted on March 18th, 2011 by Kirsty
A Special Day in Kambiti
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by Kirsty
Saturday 21st November 2009 marked two important events in the history of Vision Africa. The first was the official opening of the Percy Davies School for children with special needs – designed, constructed and supported by Vision Africa. The second event was that this was the last official function for our founders Rev. and Mrs. Packard in their roles as Field Directors. The day proved to be a fitting tribute to both these occasions.
Updates from the Field
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Kirsty
Vision Africa founder/field director, Vera Packard, reports on 2 projects she recently visited.
KAMBITI
Upon my recent return to Kenya, I visited Percy Davies School for Children with Special Needs in Kambiti. Being in a recognized very arid area it was like a desert – very hot, dry and dusty, not a blade of grass anywhere. Food is very expensive and in short supply and John Kiboro, our Vision Africa Administrator, is finding it hard to make ends meet. A 90kg sack of maize is now costing between 2700ksh-3000ksh (£22-£25) and beans 5600ksh-6000ksh (£46-£50) as prices have continued to rise. Crop growth in this area is nigh impossible. Even mangoes, for which the area is well known, are very bitter and lacking in flavour.
Income Generating Projects
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Kirsty
For several years, Seed of Hope has been assisting its graduates to set up their own businesses in order to become self sufficient. This gives them the “dignity, opportunity and hope” we feel they deserve and prevents them relying on external assistance indefinitely. This concept has proved to be a great success and it is one that we are now looking to apply to a number of our projects.
Fundraising Walk
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Kirsty
On the 20th September 2008, four Vision Africa projects from the Murang’a area joined forces to take part in a fundraising walk. This was the result of several months of planning and groundwork and the efforts of all involved certainly paid off.