What would you do if you could not provide your child with services because the services didn't exist? This is the life of the children in Uganda with Autism. Many of these children no longer have parents and are left to raise themselves and siblings. Autism Uganda works with community members and leaders to bring help to Uganda's autistic orphaned and desperate children.
Their mission is to bring a new hope to these children by helping to meet the increasingly high numbers of Ugandan children with Autism. In order for these children to have a chance to do more with their lives than simply cling to life, they need the basic materials for education. Think of the little boy, Kalumba Mustafa, in the picture, he is only four years old and lives in the Johnson Orphanage School. They don't have parents who give them the hope, love and challenges that they need to succeed.
Johnson Orphanage School has been successful in providing many of these tools for many children, but there are still many more that need help. In the village of Bbira, the Center has put up a school house that serves both as classroom and shelter to over 150 Autistic children. Items from pencils to toothbrushes have been donated by many generous individuals and are being used right now to improve the lives of many children.
Nevertheless, these children still need other important basic needs, such as clean drinking water and a blanket or a mat to sleep on. Recently, they had a water shortage and they do not have the funding to get piped water to the center. They need all the help they can get. If you cannot help financially then please tweet this. Maybe you could pick up an extra package of soap and ask friends to do the same. School supplies to mail to them. Every little bit counts and helps.
You can help provide these children with a place to sleep, a well from which to drink and a book to read. I hope that you can find it in your heart to spread this around and help these children in Uganda. Together, we can make a difference, one child at a time.
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