Kanguru Home for Disabled introduces its new centre

Känguru Foundation for the disabled children opened its doors at its new building, the GrohSomBosh Centre, on November 8. It has been a dream come true to the Känguru Institute for the Disabled non-profit organisatio (NPO) to open a centre for severely ill and disabled children in the Kliprivier area.

Present at the event were representatives of the Midvaal Municipality, Department of Mental Health, Department of Social Development and the Department of Education, among others.

New building

The building will not only be a home to the disabled children, but will also provide a therapy centre and an early intervention unit. It will also have a registered early childhood development centre for both disabled children and children from the community as part of the organisation’s inclusion project.

There will be a skills development centre for disabled children who are not able to attend normal schools as well as for disabled adults from the community. The training facility will cater for parents and other homes.

The foundation is supported in its work by Afrimat, Glen Douglas dolomite mine and Cosmopolitan Projects.

The new building will enable the foundation to accommodate 39 children, and to make a difference in their lives. When the centre is complete, it will provide residential facility to 60 children.

Adele Modoo, inclusion leader, said: “As South Africans it is our responsibility to give back to these children. With support and donations from companies and the private sector, we have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of disabled children.”

To find out more about the project or to get involved, contact Modoo on 011 903 8829.