{"id":669,"date":"2020-04-28T20:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poliochildren.org\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2021-01-15T12:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T12:30:42","slug":"salama-school-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poliochildren.org\/salama-school-for-the-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Salama School for the blind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salaama School for the Blind, Mu<\/span>kono.<\/h2>\n

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\"Students<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Students proudly displaying their certificates they won in a local contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour support with purchase of food and braille paper and installation of walkways has changed the accessibility and comfort of the school community, children and their teachers alike. Happy are those who share what they have, be it little, with those who are in need.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Kinubi Francis, Headteacher<\/em><\/p>\n

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A child learning braillie.<\/p>\n

The Salama School for the Blind <\/span>was built<\/span> in April 1999 <\/span>by the <\/span>local <\/span>government <\/span>in <\/span>M<\/span>u<\/span>kono<\/span>,<\/span> about <\/span>2<\/span>5<\/span> <\/span>kilometers<\/span> from <\/span>the <\/span>country\u2019s <\/span>capital<\/span> city<\/span>, <\/span>Kampala.<\/span>  <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

This residential <\/span>school has <\/span>a current enrollment of <\/span>9<\/span>2<\/span> <\/span>children and young adults<\/span> – <\/span>44<\/span> <\/span>boys and <\/span>48<\/span> <\/span>girls<\/span> – <\/span>ranging <\/span>in age from <\/span>six <\/span>to <\/span>25<\/span> years<\/span>.<\/span> For the most part, t<\/span>he school<\/span>\u2019s physical structure has been well maintained.<\/span>However, it is located in an area that receives high rainfall result<\/span>ing in the campus being regularly <\/span>flooded<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>which makes<\/span> movement <\/span>for the <\/span>students with impaired vision even more difficult<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2018, Polio and Children in Need provided funds to lay down concrete pavement<\/span>s<\/span> throughout the campus so the students could move around with ease. An effective drainage system was also installed further enhancing the mobility of the residents. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Future projects <\/span>needing <\/span>funding include:  <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n