Songa Mbele na Masomo Children Centre serves children from the Mukuru Slum living with disabilities.
The Centre is the only one of its kind in Mukuru slum. It is a safe space that supports parents with children with disabilities. It allows parents to source employment while their children are secure and protected. The Centre is divided into four Units, Daycare, Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3, which cater to children with different abilities between the ages of 3 to 16 years. For older teenagers, there is a Vocational Training Centre Program that they can be referred to. The Centre aims to promote positive mindsets and attitudes in the community towards children with disabilities. The most common disabilities in the Centre are Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Hyperactive Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Convulsion Disorder, Epilepsy, Delayed Speech and Learning Difficulties.
They are supported with basic education, day-care services, hygiene, therapy, medication and education. Our fulfillment is when the children improve so well in their social and learning skills and in their activities of Daily Living (ADLs) that they can make decisions unaided. When the children reach a certain ability or age, they are then referred to another specialized educational institution or vocational training centre.
Through these support services we are able to reduce the stigma experienced by the parents/guardians and promote children’s rights to education, affection, care and good health.
