Katalemwa Cheshire home emerges winner in Washington DC contest - September 26, 2008

Katalemwa Cheshire Home participated in a contest organized by RESNA Design, Washington DC in June 2008 and emerged winner for prize No. 1. KCH orthopedic workshop submitted SFAB as its design. The contest has been conducted annually since 1992 and has participants from all over the world.

KCH orthopedic workshop submitted SFAB as its design together with other contestants. The design presented was innovative of KCH team with support from partners. KCH uses simple innovative appropriate technology with emphasis on available raw materials and tools. The produced SFABs are exported to Germany , Zambia , Kenya Tanzania and Rwanda . Wheel chairs and tricycles are occasionally exported to the Sudan and Tanzania .

The Shelter a disabled child campaign - July 2, 2008

Each year, approximately 30,000 children are directly assisted through the KCH's Community Based Rehabilitation program. KCH has been at the forefront of this initiative for over 35 years.
The home currently has the capacity to accommodate 94 disabled children undergoing short-term intensive rehabilitation and post-operative care which usually takes 10- 15 weeks before they are returned to their homes to continue with follow-up. However, due to increasing awareness and a scaling up of services offered at the home, the number of disabled children reporting at the home and in need of urgent care has increased to 120 disabled children. Each of these children is required to stay with a care-giver, usually a relative. In addition to this, about 63 children with disabilities come to the Home each day on a non-resident basis for Day care services.

About the campaign  

The Shelter a disabled child campaign was launched on the 2 nd June and will run till the end August.
KCH organized a fundraising “Shelter a Disabled Child” fundraising drive on Saturday the 28 th June 2008 at four venues: Garden City, Game complex, Bugolobi and Wandegeya. KCH and Barclays bank staff were stationed at this key traffic points and engaged the general public appealing to them to donate by ‘buying a brick' at 1,000/=

The “Shelter a Disabled Child” campaign is aimed at engaging the public to raise awareness about childhood disability and the much needed funds for the construction of a 30-bed hostel to accommodate the increasing number of children undergoing intensive rehabilitation at the home. The cost of construction is 100 million.

KCH is also appealing to corporate organizations/companies to purchase 2,000 bricks at a cost of Ush.1, 000 each. Your support will help KCH reach the target of 100,000 bricks required to construct a shelter for the children.

You can download our SHELTER A DISABLED CHILD pledge form here and make your pledge.

‘Buy me a ‘home sweet home' for 1,000/='

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