The utensils were a stove, fridge, microwave, plates, forks, spoons and other kitchen utensils..

Speaking at the donation event, the deputy school head of the school Mr Oteng Makole thanked Chobe Safari Lodge for seeing the need to continue supporting the special care unit. She said special education grew from an initial awareness that some children required intensify education in order to reach their potential.

The main challenge, Mr Dikole said was that some parents seemed to think that their children were going to be healed from their conditions instead of helping them to become responsible adults who could make independent and informed choices.

“This lack of acceptance of the situation or condition by some parents is not helping in any way to see this children grow to be who they are,” he said.

Mr Bahedile Kakoma, who is also living with disability, encouraged students to learn wood carving because that was what he learnt to make a living out of. He urged the teachers at the school to teach students artistic work such as drawing and painting.

The operational manager at Chobe Fish Eagle, Mr Duncan Britton said they had established a Leanne Britton Foundation in memory of her late wife, who had adopted the special care unit in Kachikau under Chobe Safari lodge.

“This was done to honor her commendable work in assisting the students at the school through donations, spending time with the students and helping them generally in their daily well-being,” Mr Britton said.

Mr Britton announced that the foundation has organised a boat cruise for the Kachikau special unit children due this month and a Christmas party for orphans.

He emphasised that it would not be the last time and noted that the foundation would come up with more ideas to see how they could continue assisting the special care unit.  

Ms Ratanang Sarefu, the village development committee secretary who also is living with disability thanked the donors to continue to do the good work. She said when she was growing there was stigma attached to people living with disability because the support given to them was not enough.

She also pleaded with parents to visit the special care unit to see for themselves how the pupils were treated.

Chobe Safari Lodge has adopted the Kachikau special care unit comprising of 12 boys and 8 girls in an effort to provide support and care to these mentally and physically challenged children by improving their quality of life. ENDS