Abisae Maeda, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Arusha, Tanzania
The Arusha based but Dutch-funded Sibosiso Foundation has set out not only to identify but also to morally and medically assist mentally disabled children in the north of Tanzania. Mentally disabled children have limited possibilities to develop their capacities.
Many of these children also suffer from epilepsy which, in Tanzanian culture, are both taboos and reflected upon as punishment by God. Children with a handicap are kept out of sight and their family members are considered to be inferior and are treated as exiles.
In this report, Sibusiso director Josje explains the Foundation’s activities and the challenges it comes across.
