Outreach program

home therapy and registration of new children

Our teams visit children at home to provide therapy, deliver assistive devices, and reach new families. This way, assistance is also provided in remote villages. We do this in collaboration with schools and village elders.

Information about the program

The Outreach Team, consisting of a social worker, physiotherapist, and driver, visits children weekly for home therapy. They also provide advice on optimal living conditions and supply children with assistive devices such as adapted chairs and wheelchairs. The team often focuses on single mothers living in modest circumstances. The children’s progress is monitored by the team. Additionally, the team seeks to identify new children in need of assistance by visiting schools and village elders. In Tanzania, there is no child health clinic like in the Netherlands, so the team informs parents about the support Sibusiso offers. They play a crucial role in breaking down taboos and ensuring that children with disabilities are accepted by the community.

The most rewarding part of my work is the interaction with parents. Every week, our Outreach team visits the children at their homes. It is very special to hear their personal stories when I am in their homes. I can usually help them with the dilemmas they face. I still find it difficult that there is a taboo, that children with disabilities are seen as a punishment from God and therefore cannot participate in community life. However, I see improvements every day, that the children are truly making progress through our help.

Josia Patrick

social worker

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Day treatment

Child comes to the center once a month. Tailored therapy: physiotherapy, nutrition. Personal plan. Then continue at home via outreach.

Events

Sibusiso shares knowledge through theme days, sports, play and celebrations. Families, care providers and governments learn and celebrate together with the children.

6-month program

Children and young adults with disabilities learn practical, social, and academic skills within 6 months for an independent future.

Training

Sibusiso shares 25 years of knowledge through a new knowledge center with training and education to increase understanding and acceptance of children with disabilities.

Custom-made assistive devices

In the center, carpenters and physiotherapists custom-make assistive devices such as wheelchairs and chairs, improving children’s therapy and mobility.

7-week program

Seven weeks full of development. Young children learn to eat, move and communicate. Mothers learn too. This is followed by home guidance via outreach.