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AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH ALERT…

One of our ambassadors Lutaaya Micheal of , is
pursuing a Masters Degree in Art . With our support, he has
conducted outreaches at special needs
facilities in the past.
His research focus is a Qualitative exploration of painting therapy
as a tool for enhancing self-awareness
and emotional regulation in adolescents
with intellectual & physical disabilitoes in Entebbe.

His main goal is to Influence policymakers to integrate art therapy into special needs education.

We shall be assisting him in developing friendly art materials, linking him to research spaces for testing these art therapy tools.

We are proud to support our ambassadors in advancing inclusive knowledge.

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH
…..part 2…….

…it is only through linking parents with children with disability that they can easily be mobilized for such events easily as the database already will have them. Also listening to parents speak with a lot of love, encouragement and gratitude to their children and Rowans down syndrome awareness center Hoima for their great support. This encouraged me to continue increasing awareness in my community to stop hidden children with disability. Among what I learnt from the doctor on that day is that a lot of challenges are faced by these children e.g insomnia, heart issues, therefore need some Education on this. However, if services like physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, e.t.c, are embraced then this would help in the development of these children. Hence the call for improved support systems. Some of the challenges were heavy rains during our travel that made visibility a challenge but we managed to pull through and slight language barrier, which I overcame by constantly asking my colleagues to interpret for me. All in alĺ, it was a successful event for me I learnt a lot, I was able to network with different partners, parents and children on that day. Parents of the children with disability are a very vital component in ensuring that these support systems remain valid even when they have been improved.
- VIVIAN NZABANITA