Global Challenge – Page 7 – Global Challenge Charity

How The Project Was Born

As a result of our early work with Crossroads School, there was a growing awareness within the Global Challenge team that child disability and special education were areas of much need in Uganda.… Continue Reading

Surgery

Global Challenge regularly funds surgery for a variety of children in need and this has sometimes necessitated treatment in Kampala. Children have benefited from medical intervention which has prevented limb amputation and in some cases restored their ability to walk.… Continue Reading

Special Needs – The Challenges

As well as providing practical help for children with special needs, Global Challenge seeks to ensure their rights are respected. This isn’t always easy and some of the difficulties encountered have been outlined below by Peter, who volunteers for us in Uganda;

negative attitudes of parents, carers or the community towards children
bullying at school
discrimination by teachers who have had no training on understanding and helping these children
poverty which most families experience, children’s access to basic needs are hindered
communication and transport difficulties between parents, children, Global Challenge workers and assembly/health centres

Our workers in Uganda, Billy & Peter have identified how Global Challenge can best support the Special Needs Project;

train more volunteers to help in the mobilisation and identification of children with special needs
educate teachers on how to care for children with special needs
sponsor children with severe impairments to attend special schools eg.

Why Help?

Life is not easy and Ugandan children are denied many of the opportunities we expect for our own children here in the UK.… Continue Reading

Nakatunya Church Community Project

Specifically sponsored by the congregation at Queens Road Baptist Church, this building project has transformed community life at Nakatunya. Prior to its completion, the congregation would gather under a beautiful flame tree to worship in the open.… Continue Reading

Registration of Crossroads School

The School was officially ‘Registered’ on Dec 4th 2014 and following another inspection in March 2015, the school was approved as an Exam Centre (one of only 2 schools in the Soroti District to get approval)

This is wonderful news- a journey that has taken 7 years and a lot of paperwork since the school first opened.… Continue Reading