Laptop for disabled student, Zimbabwe, €385

There are now 2 boys at KGVI who have been the victims of criminal negligence on the part of the electricity supply authority. Live wires falling from poles, is a fairly common occurrence and the problem is not seen to quickly enough. Young children too often pick up or tread on these wires and suffer terrible injuries from the voltage. Both boys have lost limbs and have terribly scarred faces. The electricity supply people are paying for the boys school fees but for the older boy the school would like to get a laptop so he can learn to write his notes and exams using his one foreshortened limb.


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From the director of KG VI: 

Hi Maurice,
Thanks so much. We have already bought the laptop and there are 2 very happy boys already learning how to master Windows 8! I have attached photos of Theocracy trying things out in the office yesterday. He is very disabled but has a lot going on in his mind.
Thanks again.
Inez

 
About KGVI
KG VI provides rehabilitation and boarding facilities to children from age 3 to 18 with physical disabilities and hearing impairments. It is the only secondary education facility in Zimbabwe for children with disabilities and the only primary school in the southern part of the country.
Through its school program, KGVI offers rigorous academic training leading to collegiate admission, and trade-oriented programs for those unprepared to pursue higher education. Physiotherapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy are also offered to every child by staff and assistance from international volunteers. KGVI operates 10 independent living housing where graduates live in a group setting with assistance from house parents.
Graduates of KGVI graduate with critical life and leadership skills; several have even become guardians of younger siblings when serious illness cut short the lives of parents. In a country where the average life expectancy is less than 40, more than1.2 million children have been left without one or both parents due to the Aids pandemic, as reported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Currently KGVI is reliant on the generosity of donors from around the world who believe that every child should have the chance to live a full and productive life, in spite of physical or medical challenges.

TOTAL € 385,-- 

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