SALVE REGINA DISABLED AND VULNERABLE AID Organization started under the Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro It was stated since 1997 Moshi Kilimanjaro Region. The Organization takes care to the children /youngsters with disabilities
The organization give services to the children from the early childhood after birth up to 25 years. It deals with all types of disabilities. That is blind deaf and dumb cripples mental retard autism personality disorders, Albinism, all types of paralysis and Low Vision.
We are supporting them in Health, Education social aspect, livelihood and Empowerment without discrimination of religion, racial or color, the organization using CBR approach in its implementation of activities and delivering service to children and youngsters with disabilities in the project area. In doing so Salve Regina will continue working closely with different stakeholders includes local leaders, District and Regional Government officials, Parent, caregivers, relatives, Religious leaders, financial Institutions in order to ensure quality services are provided to our target group. In the last years plan, we provided services to CYWDs mostly in child development leaving behind enabling environment component.
People are believing that to get child with disability is a punishment from God due to wrong or bad thing the parent did in the past. Also they believe in their ancestors to be angry with the parent who have the child with disabilities so it is shameful to them. Father used to run away and leave the child with mother or lock the child inside no one could see them, thinking that they will be ashamed to be known that they give birth to disabled children, We Salve Regina after doing assessment we start to support the children/youngsters with disabilities in the aspect of Health, Education, Social inclusion, Livelihood and Empowerment as the children have been missing those support due to different reasons as mentioned above.
Currently SARDVA Organization assists children/youngsters with disability 72 in outreach basis in all types of disability that is Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Crippled Children, Autism, Albinism, personal Disorder and Mental Retarded.
Since started we have about 250 Children with disability whom we supported.
The number is growing slowly because we started with the children from the begging up to the point, so they can be able to assist themselves to be independent and those who are not able to be assisted by parent or caretaker through empowerment. This process takes a couple of days to succeed. This is due to limited resources to be able to reach many children or youngsters.