Kakunyu School was established in 2005 in a house of two small rooms at the home of Kawunyu Association founder. There were six children, most with multiple disabilities and some orphaned.
Since then, the Parents’ Association has undertaken numerous programs to ensure the development of the school by providing an exemplary model educational program.
In an effort to expand the school to accommodate the increasing need, the Association received support from Canadian well wishers (who were students volunteering at the school). Other contributions were collected from members themselves, and 2 acres of land were bought in October 2008.
In November 2008, the Association received funding from Ms. Janet Lowe, a well wisher from the United Kingdom (UK), through an international non-governmental organization (Send a Cow) to facilitate the construction of a specialized school for nursery children and children with special educational needs.
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In an effort to expand the school to accommodate the increasing need, the Association received support from Canadian well wishers (who were students volunteering at the school). Other contributions were collected from members themselves, and 2 acres of land were bought in October 2008.
In November 2008, the Association received funding from Ms. Janet Lowe, a well wisher from the United Kingdom (UK), through an international non-governmental organization (Send a Cow) to facilitate the construction of a specialized school for nursery children and children with special educational needs.
Kakunyu School is one of the few inclusive schools in Uganda, offering education for improving the cognitive skills of children with intellectual disability and other related learning difficulties. The school is one of the projects owned by Kakunyu Parents, and supported by the Friends of Kakunyu School in the UK.
Kakunyu Parents’ Support Group
The Parents Support Group is a group that was formed to implement different projects like;
- Identification and referral for children with disabilities.
- Organizing sensitisation and development meetings.
- Practising modern agriculture at household level.
- Raising awareness on disability, HIV/AIDS and other Health-related issues.
- Promoting the rights of children with disabilities.
- Organising exchange visits for knowledge and experience sharing
The School occupies two sites: “Up” and “Down”. There are eight classrooms, the office, toilets and a playground at Up. Down houses the dormitories for boarders, kitchen, hen houses, physiotherapy block and Mary’s home. There is a steep hill to Up!
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