Donations | Volunteer/Internship Program

Make a Donation
Most of the activities carried out by Katalemwa Cheshire Home are entirely supported by grants and donations. We are constantly trying to increase the support so that we can help more disabled children to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives.

You can give donations in kind for example by committing yourself to giving one-off or regular goods or services such as foodstuff, fuel, beddings, medicine, vehicle servicing, internet access and workshop raw materials.
The home faces many financial challenges including fuel, staff remunerations, and materials for the workshop such as foam, metal and thermoplastic.

Material contributions can be brought to the Home

On Gayaza road, Mpererwe
Located 8km from Kampala city centre off Gayaza Road
Postal address
P.O Box 16548
Kampala , Uganda ( East Africa )
Tel +256-414-590739
+256-772-429427
Email: Katalemwa@infocom.co.ug

The home is currently in need of fuel for the outreach vehicle in order for it to continue with provision of comprehensive home and school visits and follow-up of the CWDs within the communities. The vehicle will ensure that the visits are made by a well equipped team as well as enable the transportation of bulky appliances such as wheelchairs and standing frames.

You can give monetary contributions of any amount or as per stipulated below

• 15 pounds can provide a special chair with table and foot rest for a child with a Neurological disorder such as Cerebral palsy. (photo)
• 110pounds can provide a wheelchair with a table for a child with difficulties in mobility. (photo)
• 50 pounds can provide a regular physiotherapy and Occupational therapy session Per month for 20 children with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida at home far away from the Home.

The Home is so grateful for the support we receive from the following Organisations and companies who generously support the Home who feel that the under privileged children with disabilities also get to smile in their life;

•  Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) – Bensheim Germany
•  International Federation for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus (IF SBH ) – Brussels Belgium
•  Leonard Cheshire International – London UK
•  AVSI
•  Liliane Foundation
•  Feed the Children Uganda
•  Rotary Club of Kampala North
•  Rotary Club of Muyenga
•  Lions Club of Kampala Central
•  Lions Club of Netherlands
•  Barclays Bank of Uganda Ltd.
•  Housing Finance
•  Surgeons to the world
•  Goal Uganda

Volunteer/Internship Program

The home offers a conducive environment for students in various fields to carry out

Internships, volunteer work and placements supervised by its experienced professional staff. It also provides a rich research environment in pediatrics and social work. Students from within and around the world come to the home notably UK and Germany .

Registration with relevant professional body is usually required and these can be consulted online.

The home receives volunteers from all over the world in its different departments who share new ideas and expertise. Various international volunteer placement organisations work with the home in the exercise but the home also receives and processes enquiries and applications directly. The home has a guest house on the compound in which volunteers can be hosted upon arrangement.

Length of placement varies and is dependent on the visa. Contact the immigration office for further information online.

The volunteers cater for all the expenses that they incur during their stay in KCH like accommodation among others.

The volunteers KCH gets include; Social Workers, Medical Personnel, Counselors, Teachers among others. This has greatly benefited the Home since the volunteers get to remain in touch with the Home and also find a way of helping the needy disabled children they identify in KCH. Some of the volunteers send donations for the children, sponsorship for the education of clients which has improved on the lives of some individual CWDs.

CASE STORY: This playground is now under construction due to funds donated by a volunteer.