Sibusiso chooses inclusion and strong communities

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We are proud of the Strategic Plan 2026-2030, which the management team developed in close consultation with the board of the Sibusiso Foundation in Arusha.

The Sibusiso Foundation Strategic Plan (2026–2030) marks an important new phase in Sibusiso’s work. The organization is shifting from a primarily center-based approach to a hybrid model in which high-quality rehabilitation care is combined with Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) to strengthen and secure the long-term position of children and young people with developmental disabilities within the (local) community. This gives children and young people with developmental disabilities, along with their families and communities, a more active role.

In the next five years, Sibusiso will strengthen the center as a knowledge and training hub and a place that refers children to the appropriate form of care or support, while expanding inclusive rehabilitation services within the community. The focus of the Strategic Plan lies on ensuring equal rights, local collaboration, strengthening families, and breaking down stigma and exclusion. With this plan, Sibusiso aims to contribute to an inclusive society in which every child and young person can participate fully. You can find a summary of the Strategic Plan here.

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Investing in our organization

Sometimes it is necessary to evaluate our own organization as well. For instance, the organization of automation and IT requires attention. For this reason, Gabry Vlot visited Arusha to advise us in this area.

A mobile clinic truck for Sibusiso

Many children with disabilities do not receive the care they need because the center is too far away, there is no transport, or there are no funds. That is why Sibusiso visits villages with a mobile clinic. Join the fundraising campaign for a mobile clinic truck for Sibusiso. By doing so, you help set this essential care in motion!

Sharing knowledge about treatment methods

Rehabilitation physician in training, Elian König, spent two months working alongside the therapists in Arusha. She is researching how the quality of care at the center can be further improved.

The programs

Would you like to know more about the programs we organize for the development of children with disabilities?

Child comes to the center once a month. Tailored therapy: physiotherapy, nutrition. Personal plan. Then continue at home via outreach.
Four weeks full of development. Young children learn to eat, move and communicate. Mothers learn too. This is followed by home guidance via outreach.
Children and young adults with disabilities learn practical, social, and academic skills within 6 months for an independent future.
The Outreach Team provides home therapy, advice, assistive devices, and breaks down taboos, ensuring children with disabilities receive more opportunities and acceptance.
In the center, carpenters and physiotherapists custom-make assistive devices such as wheelchairs and chairs, improving children’s therapy and mobility.
Sibusiso shares knowledge through theme days, sports, play and celebrations. Families, care providers and governments learn and celebrate together with the children.
Sibusiso shares 25 years of knowledge through a new knowledge center with training and education to increase understanding and acceptance of children with disabilities.

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