Good Hope Community Centre for Disabled

Organisation Type:

Target Group:

Paid Staff:

2

Relevant Relationships in Lesotho Text:

Media, Ministry of Education

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Sector:

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Core Activities:

  • To improve the quality of life of those affected by disability, their families, and care givers
  • To assist in the development of each disabled child to reach his/her full potential by supporting in their learning.
  • To educate the ignorance on our community and address the stigma attached to disability.
  • To provide a forum for pupils parents to communicate with each other and lobby to support their interests
  • To research in order to know other physical and neural disabilities.
  • To work with other NGOs to improve AIDS awareness amongst the disabled children.

Activities in Lesotho:

  • skills development for 10 children
  • awareness campaign for the community
  • assessment and placement of 15 disabled children
  • preschool and vocational education for 15 children

Future Plans:

  • To establish communication links with public authorities and similar organisations
  • To raise funds for the centre
  • To hire disabled children at the centre
  • To familiarize ourselves with our counterparts in and out of the country
  • To source funds from potential donors

Needs of Organisation:

  • Staff and volunteers
  • extension of buildings
  • resources especially for the disabled
  • office equipment
  • Training for disabled
  • Training on how to deal with awareness campaigns for parents not to hide their disabled
  • children

Contact Details:

‘M’e Mathesele Phororo,Administrator
t: +266 2233 8742
t: +266 2233 4048
m: +266 5874 5569
e: phororan@yahoo.com

Key Contact:
Thakane Mokotecho, Deputy
t: +266 2233 4048
m: +266 5883 2176

Postal Address:

Postal Address:
PO Box 0939
Maseru 100
Lesotho

Physical Address:

Physical Address:
Ntsirele, Lerakong, Khubetsoana (Maseru – Makkeka)