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- “Our focus is much more on children because they are more vulnerable than adults since most of them are unable to advocate for themselves or sustain their lives while living with disabilities,” Disability Sign World (DSW) Executive Director Sarah Atwebembere said while donating an assortment of food and hygiene items to children with disabilities in the Greater Kabale District.
KABALE: Kabale District-based NGO, Disability Sign World (DSW), on Saturday donated an assortment of food and hygiene items to children with disabilities in the Greater Kabale District.
A total of 50 families with children living with disabilities received food and hygiene packages, including rice, groundnuts, maize flour, soap, and body jelly. The event was held at Holy Family Preparatory School premises in Kigongi, Central Division, Kabale Municipality, where parents and guardians gathered with their children to receive Christmas and end-of-year messages from DSW.
The DSW Executive Director, Sarah Atwebembere, said the organization had initially planned to support 100 families but, due to insufficient funds, prioritized 50 of the most vulnerable. Atwebembere noted that the beneficiaries, who live with disabilities such as albinism, blindness, cerebral palsy, and clubfeet, among others, are from the Greater Kabale District, which encompasses Kabale, Rukiga, and Rubanda Districts in southwestern Uganda.
She explained that DSW, founded in 2019, aims to improve the living standards of children with disabilities by providing financial support for food, hygiene, medical care, and psychosocial assistance.
“Our focus is much more on children because they are more vulnerable than adults since most of them are unable to advocate for themselves or sustain their lives while living with disabilities,” Atwebembere said.
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Speaking at the event, Kabale District LC5 Councilor representing Central Division, Leopold Twesigye, urged parents and guardians to continue caring for their disabled children with the hope of raising them into valuable members of society. Twesigye, who is also the DSW Chief Adviser, encouraged parents to enroll their children in schools offering free education for people with disabilities in Kabale District.
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Parents at the event, including Prim Tuheirwe from Bubare Sub-county in Rubanda District and Florence Ninsiima, expressed gratitude to DSW and its Executive Director, Sarah Atwebembere, for the Christmas packages. They acknowledged the continuous physical and psychological support DSW has provided to them.
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