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Care for persons with disabilitiesin Latin America, Africa and Asia

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Dear Sir / Madam,

Over the past 200 years, the Brothers of Charity, founded in 1807, have developed an entire expertise in relief, care and support of persons with disabilities.That which started in Belgium and evolved into a network of facilities for persons with disabilities – on a mental, a physical, an aural and a visual level – spread as from 1865 to Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland and England, to Africa in 1911 and to Asia in 1929.Today, the Brothers of Charity perform their services in no less than 31 countries on different continents. Their mission is that, from their loving basic attitude, they want to provide professional care for those who are in need of support in their human development.In addition to the care for persons with disabilities, the Brothers of Charity are also involved in the care for the mentally ill and those who suffer from addiction, and they provide education on different levels. In all of these fields, they try to be innovative and they particularly focus on those target groups which do not always get their fair chance in society.

In these pages, you will find an outline of the services for persons with disabilities developed in Africa, Asia and South America. It always involves initiatives that were taken as an answer to urgent requests by governments and interest groups.With these initiatives, we also try to break the atmosphere of taboo with regard to having disabilities. With efficient treatment and support, we try to bring these people back into society, and we develop systems in which society becomes more receptive and accessible to persons with disabilities.

Normalization and integration are concepts that should not remain empty, and eventually our actions should contribute to a more generalized acknowledgement of the rights of persons with disabilities.

As a Christian-inspired organization, we start from an unconditional respect of every form of life, in which the task resounds to improve the dignity of people with threatened life opportunities. The quality of life is of paramount importance to us and it is given shape in the care of the person in all of his life’s dimensions.

“Offering these people adapted care and education is making the sun shine for them, creating a new earth for them, is already giving them the perspective of the resurrection,” are the words of the Founder P.J. Triest, which remain dear to us and which we try to realize to this very day.

Bro Dr. René Stockman General Superior Brothers of Charity

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When the Brothers of Charity started the care for the elderly at the Byloke in Ghent (Belgium) in 1807, it soon became quite clear that other groups would call on them, as well. In 1815 already, they took on the care for the mentally ill, who were imprisoned until then. It was a true act of liberation.

But when they looked over the walls of their home for the elderly, they saw street urchins deprived of all education. And so, a number of brothers started a first school for poor children in the same year. Through this type of education, the brothers became acquainted with children who could not go to school because of their disability: aurally and visually challenged children. The founder sent a number of brothers to the Netherlands in order to acquire further qualifications in education for the deaf, and in 1825, they started a school for the deaf in Ghent. Ten years later, a second school for the deaf was opened in Brussels, which also housed a department for the blind.The care for mentally challenged persons was a result of the care for the mentally ill. A separate children’s courtyard was created in 1857, when the Dr. Guislain Institute was founded in Ghent. Later, it developed into separate institute where physically challenged children were also accommodated.

where it all began...

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F igures:

• Canon Peter Joseph Triest (1760-1836)

“I am to give you my example, my teaching and my service,” could be heard in 1803 when Triest delivered his sermon in public for the first time in five years after having lived in hiding during the time of the French Revolution. It became his life’s mission when he founded no less than four religious congregations, among which the Hospital Brothers of Saint Vincent in 1807, later called the Brothers of Charity. During his lifetime, several activities were set up in the care for the elderly, the mentally ill, persons with disabilities, and in education.Triest is rightly called the Vincent de Paul of Belgium.

• Bro. Bernardus De Noter (1749-1832)

As an old man he entered the newly founded Congregation of the Brothers of Charity and became their first superior. Developing care for the mentally ill, educating street children and supporting aurally challenged children arose thanks to his efforts and guidance. Therefore, he is rightly known as the co-founder.

• Dr. Joseph Guislain (1797-1860)

This young physician was encouraged by Canon Triest to do further studies in the field of care and treatment of mentally ill persons and became the first certified Belgian psychiatrist.As a lecturer at the University of Ghent, he raised the treatment of mentally ill persons to a scientific level and developed a clear legislation for the admission of mentally ill into an institution. For the care of mentally challenged children, he developed the “children’s courtyard”, which later became a separate facility.

• Bro. Ebergiste De Deyne (1887-1943)

Saint Joseph’s Institute in Ghent evolved out of the Guislain Institute’s “children’s courtyard”, and it is there that Bro. Ebergiste De Deyne and his confreres developed the sensory education method, which was built on studies and experiences starting with Bro. Bonaventura Toff in 1877. In 1922, this method was recorded, and it became an international work of reference for the education of mentally challenged children. This is where famous Italian female educator Montessori found her inspiration for developing her educational method for young children.

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BELGIUMBRAZILCHINA

DR CONGOINDONESIA

IRELANDJAPAN

NICARAGUAPERU

RWANDASOUTH AFRICA

TANZANIA THE PHILIPPINES

U.K.VIETNAM

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Worldwide survey: CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES By THE BROTHERS OF CHARITy

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Bro. Dr. René StockmanSuperior General of the Brothers of Charity

Introduction

The care for people with disabilities is still a great problem in many countries. There is lack of adapted care and they are abandoned by society. The fact of having a disability is seen as a punishment, as a result of the effects of a bad spirit, etc. In general, we can say that a very negative image still exists when it comes to things that are not “normal”.For 200 years, the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity has been contributing to the development of a care for persons with disabilities. That which started in 1807 as a local initiative in Ghent (Belgium), developed into an international organization present in 25 countries and still growing, particularly in Asia and Africa. In addition to initiatives in the field of education and mental health care, the Congregation has developed a genuine expertise in the field of care for persons with disabilities. You will find a brief overview below.

1. The Brothers of Charity Services in the field of care for persons with disabilities

The Brothers of Charity were founded as a Catholic religious congregation by Rev. Canon P.J. Triest in Belgium in 1807. It was the first congregation of religious brothers to be founded after the French

Revolution. The basic philosophy or charism of the Congregation is to be found in the name: Brothers of Charity.Brother: the members are invited to become brothers of those who have no brother, who are abandoned by society: the poor, the elderly, people with all sorts of disabilities, with mental retardation, with mental diseases, and always in the current time and culture.Charity: the members are invited to develop charity towards these people, i.e. to translate the love of God into concrete love for the neighbour. Charity is a dynamic process that finds its origin in love and that becomes concrete through compassion and is rendered into works of mercy. And these works of mercy have to be carried out in a professional way. Professional care and education is the result of love and is an expression of the love that God has for all his children.

Starting from this vision, the Brothers of Charity have developed their mission. In 1807, they started the care for elderly people who were completely abandoned, and in 1815 already, they released the imprisoned psychiatric patients and started developing an adapted care for them in collaboration with Dr. J. Guislain, who became the first Belgian psychiatrist. Today, there are more than 35 initiatives and institutes in the field of mental health care, run by the Brothers of Charity. In the same year, the work of education also commenced, for street children and children of poor families in particular. Today, we have about 100 schools for both “normal” children and children with

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disabilities: primary schools, secondary schools, technical and vocational schools and institutes for higher education. Special attention goes out to youth who cannot join the normal education programmes due to special circumstances such as war situations, living in refugee camps and extreme poverty.Ten year later, in 1825, the first school for the deaf was founded in Belgium, again a completely new initiative, unique at that time. Later, schools for blind children and institutes for mentally and physically challenged children were set up. Today, there are services for persons with disabilities in all countries where the Brothers of Charity are present, and in many countries of Africa and Asia, we really are the pioneers in the development of an adapted education and care for these people.In Africa, we are present in Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Ivory Coast. In Asia, we are actively working in India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam, Japan, and in China and Mongolia, we are supporting a number of initiatives.In South America, we have initiatives in Peru and Brazil and we are supporting initiatives in Nicaragua in Central America.

In most of these countries, the political, financial and logistical support of local authorities is very poor, so that funds and new ways of solidarity have to be found on a more international level in order to organize and develop these initiatives.

2. Strategies of the Brothers of Charity in the development of care for persons with disabilities in Asia, Africa and South America.

2.1. Improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities

Our basic principle is an unconditional respect for any form of life, even for those who cannot dispose of all of their abilities. We do not want to let respect for their life depend on whether or not they have the abilities to become accomplished as a human being or useful to the world. Regardless of the level of disablilty, the have the same rights to health, education, work opportunities and reintegration into society, as does any other individual.We constantly want to work on the amelioration of the quality of their life starting from their reality, on a physical, psychological, social, existential level, in which we aim to increase their well-being on a physical, a material, a social and an emotional level.

A few examples:

A few years ago, we started the support of mentally challenged children in Rwanda. Initially, when we informed on the existence of mental disabilities, the authorities and health workers stated that Rwanda had very few mentally challenged children. Further investigation revealed that these children were hidden, sometimes even locked up at home because many parents thought that it was some sort of punishment to have such a child. Today, day centre “Humura” in Ndera takes care of a large group of mentally challenged youngsters, and they are taught basic skills and given a simple education. Parents are no longer afraid of bringing their child outside.

In Papua, a mother of a severely mentally challenged child was locked in a hut and they tried to burn her because the family believed that she had the child through an evil spirit. The woman was rescued and temporarily protected until the family was convinced that there was no evil spirit involved. The mother now receives support and takes care of her child.

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In Nioki, a centre for the physically challenged in Congo, there was a child that was crawling on all fours. Thanks to corrective surgery and a special prosthesis this child can now walk in a normal way. “I used to walk like an animal in the jungle, and I was considered an animal, but now I am like all other people.”

In South Africa, severely mentally challenged adults are locked in old army barracks. This is truly a harrowing picture. With the founding of the Triest Training Centre in Klerksdorp, several of these people could be transferred to more humane surroundings where they live together in a sheltered living environment and where they work in sheltered workshops during the day. The quality of their lives has thoroughly improved.

In China, children with disabilities are abandoned. Because of the one-child policy, parents want a healthy child. Local sisters take care of these children. Because it was disabled, a newly born child was pushed under a staircase in the hope that it would die. At night, it got bitten by rats. A cleaning lady found the child and took it to the sisters. It is now looked after with a great deal of love. It is one of many examples. The Brothers of Charity support several of these relief centres in China.

2.2. Developing adapted rehabilitation programmes

For different forms of disabilities there are adapted treatment and rehabilitation programmes. As Brothers of Charity, we try to develop and apply the most optimum treatment and rehabilitation programmes for every disability. The aim is to bring back as much children and young adults to society as possible, and let them lead a life that is as normal as possible with the necessary social support. Normalization (seeing a life with disabilities as a life

of equal value and not taking the so-called “normality” as a standard) and integration in the most appropriate way of cohabitation are pursuable objectives. Collectively tackle stigma, discrimination and inequality, and empower and support persons with disabilities and their families to be actively engaged in this process of reintegration is one of the main tasks of the programs of the Brothers of Charity.

A few examples:

In Kananga (Congo), at the Jukayi Institute, an operating room and an adapted physiotherapy room are being built so that children with limb malformation due to poliomyelitis can undergo surgery and rehabilitate. From now on, physically challenged children from the Kasai in Congo can have surgery at an early stage and start rehabilitation sooner so that, afterwards, they can go and lead a normal life in society, instead of begging as they used to do.

In Purworejo (Indonesia), mentally challenged children are taught simple skills so that they can work on the farm at home or in small workshops. The parents’ appreciation for their children grows when they see that they also have skills, which makes integration easier.

In Hanoi (Vietnam), we are building a day centre in cooperation with the local sisters for the relief of severely mentally challenged children who now stay at home without adapted care. Parents cannot look after their children themselves because they both have to work. And therefore, many of these children are simply left behind during the day, locked up in a small room. With the day centre, these children will receive adapted day care and will be taught a number of basic skills. Parents also learn some pedagogical skills so that they can support their children and take better care of them.

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In Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), we are constructing a small school with the local sisters for children with multiple disabilities due to the feared Agent Orange (a product used by American troops to defoliate trees which is now causing severe genetic defects via drinking water). These children and their parents need to be offered new perspectives, as well.

2.3. Training local staff is always a priority

When starting a new initiative, it is our greatest priority to professionally train local staff so that they can give adapted care and support from a clear view on the person with a disability. However, we find that there are only few training programmes for specialized educators and caregivers in Africa and Asia. That is why we try to train staff ourselves.Through exchange programmes with countries where well-trained staff is already present, services are professionally extended.

A few examples:The International Institute Canon Triest in Belgium, in association with the Catholic University of America in Washington DC, organizes a two-year training course for special education, particularly focusing on the formation of specialized educators and future policy officials for the care of persons with disabilities. At the moment, about 20 students from Africa and Asia are taking this graduate course.

In Goma (Congo), physiotherapists are trained in order for them to manage our rehabilitation programmes in our facilities for physically challenged persons. In Rwamagana (Rwanda), visually impaired persons are trained as physiotherapists: they will be working in our facilities for physically challenged persons and, at the same time, they learn an adapted profession so that they can take up their

place in society.

In Kigoma (Tanzania), social workers are trained so as to extend their broad range of services to society, in the field of health care and the care for persons with disabilities, as well. This training course was started through the system of distance learning for young people in refugee camps, and it soon became an officially recognized training course in Tanzania. Later on, a course in psychiatric nursing as well as a course in special education will be added.

2.4. Working together to achieve a change in mentality of the greater population

In many places, the fact of having a disability is considered as very negative and linked to the work of an evil spirit or a punishment for certain actions. Persons with disabilities are often cast aside by their families and are marginalized by society. Their life is considered inferior and disabilities are often taboo.With our care and support, we want show the local community that these people are certainly worth while, worth every effort, to improve the quality of their life through adapted methods of treatment and support. Our dedication alone can already be a great indicator for the greater society and for the authorities involved, and it can be an exhortation to change or adapt their views on persons with disabilities. In addition, we take specific action to foster integration into society for persons with disabilities through the distribution of information in schools and to certain factions, through organizing opportunities for people to start working as a volunteer in the care and support of persons with disabilities, through creating a sheltered living environment and sheltered workshops in local communities.

A few examples:During a visit to facilities for physically

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challenged persons in China, it was striking to see that these facilities were excellent. However, during a visit to those same facilities for mentally challenged children, we saw something completely different. All children were put up in a big room, all of them were in bed and without good care. This was a truly sad picture. A few months later, when there was an influenza epidemic, these children were left untreated and most of them died. It was the natural elimination of children who were useless to society. An adapted setting was developed, though, for those who were able to recuperate by means of a prosthesis.

2.5. A strong international structure and organization, focused on quality, continuity and solidarity

The Brothers of Charity combine a strong international central structure, creating true solidarity between different partners, with a participative management system involving the local partners in the decision-making and the sharing of the responsibility. With this combination, the Brothers of Charity guarantee the continuity of the engagements. In all projects, the focus is oriented on the quality of life. Recently, the Brothers of Charity have set up an agency for International Development in order to bring those people from several continents together who wish to help and support the Congregation in their efforts for the improvement of the quality of life of persons with disabilities. These persons are the best examples of finding new ways of solidarity in our times. For this purpose, several International Friends Committees have been created in Europe, America and Asia. The International Development Agency will also develop international fundraising both in Europe, the United States and in Asia.

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WonosoboDON BOSCO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

indonesiaJl. Sambek 33 . Wonosobo 56311 . Indonesiacontact: Bro. Marcellinus Putrosumarto e-mail: Lpatrodonbosco2006@yahoo.co.id

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Date of foundation : 1955target group : deaf children and aurally challenged children.160 children in primary and secondary school and boarding

A small-scale school with boarding where deaf children are professionally guided towards full integration into society.

PurworejoIndonesiaKARyA BHAKTI IN BORO

Borowetan, Banyuurip, Purworejo 54111 Contact: Bro. Leonardus PaiminE-mail: leobruderan@yahoo.com

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Date of foundation : 1981

target group : children with a mental retardation

120 children in primary and secundary school and boarding.

With great energy, the late Bro. Laurentius started taking care of a few children with mental retardation in the school of the Brothers of Charity in Purworejo in 1981, because there was nothing for these children. With the support of many friends, he was able to build a new institute that is very unique in the region. He gave new perspectives to these children and their parents.

Ja-Ela

Sri lanka

Nisansala Tudella - Ja-Ela, 11350Contact: Lucian Ranasinghee-mail: lucianboc@gmail.com

Date of foundation : 1989Target group : 150 children and young adults with learning disabilities, with Montesorri-school, workshops and residential unit

NISANSALA

Services for children and young adults with learning disabilities, with facilities in Ja-Ela, Negombo and Tudella (all near Colombo). Set up with the support of the Brothers of Charity Services of Ireland, the new service in Ja-Ela had a clear purpose of bringing something completely new in Sri Lanka: a community-based service for children and young adults with mental retardation and, at the same time, several training programmes for workers in the field.

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TottoriMATSu NO SEIBO GAKuEN

JAPAN

B.P. 144 . Kikwit - R.D. Congo Contact: Bro. Floribert Kabindu

e-mail: floribertkabindu@yahoo.fr

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Fushino, 1656, 689-0201 Tottori-Shi Contact: Bro. Ludo Henderickx

e-mail: brsjapan@crux.ocn.ne.jp

In 1968, the Brothers of Charity started a completely new concept as an alternative to the big institutes in Japan: small houses where children lived as though they were living with a family. Today, the same system is being developed for adults.

Date of foundation : 1968target group : 100 adults with severe mental retardation

Ho Chi MinhSPECIAL SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AuTISM

vietnam

In 2014, the Brothers of Charity started in Vietnam their first apostolate with a special school and day centre for children with autism. Several brothers are involved in other centres for children with a disability.

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Date of foundation : 2014target group : children with autism

50/5 Ha Huy Giap Street - 1st quarterThanh Loc Ward District 12Ho Chi Minh CityContact: Bro. Dominico Nguyen Minhe-mail: minhde2004@yahoo.com

ManilaCENTRE IN PANDACAN

Philippines

Situated near the slums of Manila, the Brothers of Charity saw that the children with mental retardation were completely abandoned. Therefore, they started a small day centre and also developed training programmes so as to change the mentality of the local population.

Contact: Bro. Jerson Garlan Gentoliae-mail: garlan_jerson@yahoo.com

Date of foundation : 1988

target group : Day centre and school for 50 children and young adults with a mental retardation.

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2002 Jesus StreetPandacan1011 ManilaPhilippines

RenquiORPHANAGE

CHINA

182, Kanke Road - Ranchi 834008IndiaContact: Bro. George Tirkeye-mail: rch_boc55@sancharnet.in

Totaal nieuw concept in de zorg voor

chronisch psychiatrische patiënten in India.

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Home for abandoned children, due to their multiple disabilities. 70 children at the home and 50 children placed in families.

Due to the one-child policy in China, parents want to have a healthy child, and that is why they easily abandon their child when it is born with a disability. The sisters started a house to take these children in. The Brothers of Charity support this ini-tiative as well as a few other houses in the Hebei Province.

Date of foundation: 1958, taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 1968

target group : Physically challenged children and adults, with consultation and rehabilitation of about 300 clients a day.

Kinshasa

This well-known centre in Kinshasa is serving the whole population of the capital of Congo. Particularly children and adults suffering from poliomyelitis are treated and rehabilitated. Posttraumatic diseases are rehabilitated, as well, with workshops for orthopaedic prostheses and wheelchairs.

Contact: Bro. Fréderic Djobo MbayoE-mail: freddymbayo@yahoo.fr

DR congo

REHABILITATION CENTRE

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Date of foundation : 1979

target group : Physically challenged children and adults: treated and rehabilitated. Capacity of 30 beds and a day centre.

KanangaJuKAyI CENTER FOR PHySICAL REHABILITATION

B.P. 70 KangangaDR Congo Contact: Bro. Alphonse Tshianda Mbanda

The only centre in the Kasai Province for the rehabilitation of physically challenged children and adults.

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NiokiCENTRE FOR PHySICAL REHABILITATION

Contact: Bro. Jani Elias Firduse-mail: nggilat_isthebest@yahoo.com

In a very remote place, this new house – developed the Brothers of Charity – is a true sign of hope. In the near future, they will have their own operating room with a professionally trained staff.

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Contact: Diocèse d’Inongo, CongoBro. Augustin KabaseleE-mail: kabaseleaugustin@yahoo.fr

Date of foundation: 2000Target group: Physically challenged children and adults; capacity of 30 beds.

GomaSHIRIKA LA uMOJAORTHOPEDAGOGICAL CENTRE

DR CONGO

Contact:Bro. Floribert Kabindu NgoyiB.P. 546 • Goma

E-mail: floribertkabindu@yahoo.fr

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Target group : physically challenged children and adults

This centre, founded by Louis Martin, was taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 2006. This is only centre in the Kivu Region where physically challenged persons can be treated and rehabilitated. The workshop for orthopaedic prostheses is completely new.

GomaECOLE DE vIE

DR Congo

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Target group : Children with mental retardation

Contact:Bro. Floribert Kabindu NgoyiB.P. 546 • Goma

E-mail: floribertkabindu@yahoo.fr

This newly built school is a favourite place where children with a mental retardation can follow different programs where they can learn new skills for their life. It is an open door towards society.

Target group : physically challenged children and adults

RWANDA

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NderaHuMuRA, DAyCENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Date of foundation : 1992

target group : Children with mental retardation

30 places

B.P. 423 Kigali

Contact:Mr. Pascal Cidorho e-mail:pascalcidorho@yahoo.fr

This day centre was started at the request of parents having a child with mental retardation. In order to stimulate the pedagogical abilities of the parents, we opted to start a day centre. In the past, children with mental retardation were unknown and abandoned. Now, the people’s mentality changed completely. We are looking to develop more initiatives in Rwanda.

GatagaraHOME DE LA vIERGE DES PAuvRES

rwanda

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Date of foundation: 1960 by Abbé Fraipont, taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 1983

target group : Physically challenged children and adults, with full accommodation for surgery and rehabilitation.

B.P. 1134 • KigaliContact: Bro. Kizito MisagoE-mail: kmisago@yahoo.fr

This institute is the best equipped institute for physically challenged persons and has a capacity of 200 people. The workshops for orthopaedic prostheses are serving the whole country.

ButareSCHOOL FOR PHySICALLyCHALLENGED CHILDREN

RWANDA

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RWANDA

Date of foundation : Transferred from Gatagara in 2005 so as to have a clear separation from the institute.

target group : 500 children are attending the integrated secondary school: children with and without disabilities are studying together. Higher education is now added. Also a boarding school.

B.P. 51 • ButareRwanda

Contact: Bro. Simon BizimanaE-mail: sibizima@yahoo.fr

SCHOOL FOR vISuALLy CHALLENGED CHILDREN

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Rwamagana

Date of foundation : transferred from Gatagara in 2005.

target group : A primary school as well as a secondary school for visually challenged children. With boarding school.

The only school for blind children in Rwanda. Thanks to their special education, they receive the opportunity to find a job in society.

RWANDA

HvP-RwamaganaB.P. 87 RwamaganaRwanda

Contact: Bro. Grégoire Mubale RushobozaE-mail: gregomubali@yahoo.com

B.P. 51 • ButareRwanda

Contact: Bro. Simon BizimanaE-mail: sibizima@yahoo.fr

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CENTRE FOR PHySICAL REHABILITATONGikondo (Kigali)

Date of foundation : 2010

Target group : children and youth with a physical disability

Contact: Jean Pierre NteziryayoE-mail: ntezyet2000@yahoo.fr

B P 1134 KigaliContact: Jean Pierre Nteziryayo

E-mail: ntezyet2000@yahoo.fr

This centre is a branch of the Home de la Vierge des Pauvres. Initial work focused upon orthopaedic care for individuals with physical disabilities. However, in 2010, new activities were introduced, these include: identification and early guidance, and intervention strategies. The activities are available for young children with a variety of developmental disabilities. Additionally, individual counselling is currently being made available. Young adults are supported in their search for a job (career counselling).

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ECOLE DE vIEGikondo (Kigali)

Date of foundation : 2015

Target group : children with mental retardation and early guidance

B P 1134 KigaliContact: Jean Pierre Nteziryayo

E-mail: ntezyet2000@yahoo.fr

With this new school, the Brothers of Charity give an answer on a real need in the capital of Kigali.They have chosen for the concept “Ecole de vie” or “The school of Life” where these children can receive the necessary skills to be integrated in the society.

CENTRE FOR PHySICAL REHABILITATON

Contact: Jean Pierre NteziryayoE-mail: ntezyet2000@yahoo.fr

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TaboraSCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN

RWANDA

TANZANIA

Date of foundation : Taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 1994target group : 120 children in primary and secondary education.

P.O. Boc 58 • TaboraTanzania

Contact: George RiceE-mail: georgerice@yahoo.com

A nice school with boarding in the heart of Tanzania. There are plans to develop professional training even further, and also to start the care of children with mental retardation.

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BANGWE

Kigoma

Date of foundation : 2005

Target group : Children with mental retardation, with a capacity of 20 children.

Linked to the Mandeleo Youth Centre, where volunteers are living together with children with mental retardation, with hearing impairment, this house is a residential unit for 20 children who are completely abandoned by their families. The implantation of the house is very important for developing a new mentality of the local society.

TANZANIA

B.P. 612KigomaTanzania

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KigomaRuMONGE DEAF COOPERATIvE

RWANDA

TANZANIA

Date of foundation : 2006target group : 30 adolescents with an auditory disability

In this small-scaled project, about 30 adolescents with an auditory disability are taught a profession with a view on enhancing their independence. Boys are trained as carpenters and girls as seamstresses.

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KlerksdorpTRIEST TRAINING CENTRE

south africa

Contact: Mrs Janis Reichardte-mail: ttc@gds.co.za

Date of foundation : 1988

Target group : day centre, workshops and residential units for 60 adults with mental retardation.

P.O. Box 14174Flamwoord Walk 2535KlerksdorpSouth Africa

With this initiative, the Brothers of Charity wanted to bring something new to South Africa’s society and created an alternative to the big institutes where people with mental retardation are placed. Training programmes are also being developed in the townships so as to change the mentality of the local society towards persons with disabilities.

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LimaDAy CENTRE PEDRO JOSé TRIEST

Peru

182, Kanke Road - Ranchi 834008IndiaContact: Bro. George Tirkeye-mail: rch_boc55@sancharnet.in

Date of foundation: 1998Target group: children with mental retardation, with a capacity of 126 people.

Av. Heroes del Cenepa, Lote 131 Comas, Lima 7Contact: Bro. Jimi Antonio Huayta-RiveraE-mail: jimi.huayta.fc@hermanosdelacaridad.org

In the very poor neighbourhood of Comas, the Brothers of Charity started this day centre and school in order to give children with a mental retardation of poor families the opportunity to receive adapted education. A highly qualified staff is developing an equally high-quality education.

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AmoreiraALDEIA INFANTIL ESTRèLA DE MANHA

Brazil

This small village where street children can find a new home and a new family is unique in the way that caregivers are actually sharing their life with these children. Founded by the Belgian Father Margot.

Contact: Bro. Eric verdegem e-mail: edamanha@shima-net.com.br Rua Papa Joao XXIII 540, 86240 Sao Sebastiao da Amoreira, Brasil

Date of foundation : Taken over by the Brothers of Charity in 1996.

target group : Street children and children suffering from psychological problems.

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GranadaHOGAR DE NINOS - CRISTO SANA

Nicaragua

Date of foundation: 2005Target group: children with a social handi-cap

Home for children from broken homes or malfunctioning families. The children are placed there by social services and are give new opportunities and education in a highly structured environment.

Carretera Granada - Nandaime, Km 51 - GranadaContact: Bro. Richard BardierE-mail: richard.bardier.fc@hermanosdelacaridad.org

Date of foundation: 2005

target group : Streetchildren

Granada

This project is a day-care centre for street children from broken homes or underpriviliged families in the tourist destination of Granada. Supporting services are provided to children who are identified as “huele pega”, the local name for children and adolescents addicted to glue sniffing.

NICARAGUACENTRO JESuS AMIGO CASA SANTA TERESITA DEL NIñO JESuS

Carretera Granada - Nandaime, Km 51 - GranadaContact: Bro. Emmanuel Adama yeoE-mail: kadiodehoua@yahoo.fr

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Brothers of Charityvia Giambattista Pagano 3500167 Roma - ItalyTel. *39-06-660.49.01 E-mail: rene.stockman.fc@fracarita.orgwww.brothersofcharity.org

The Brothers of Charity have an official international NGO for development cooperation called “Fracarita International”. It provides support to the mental health care services, schools and centres for persons with a disability in Latin America, Af-rica and Asia. For more information on this NGO (including its regional offices) and how to support, please visit the website: www.fracarita-international.org.

DONATIONS TO FRACARITA INTERNATIONAL:IBAN: BE59 7370 2766 2726BIC: KREDBEBBBoeveriestraat 14, 8000 Brugge, Belgium