Disability Seminar Number Two

Our second seminar with disability team is at Buziko church community. About 80 people are waiting for us when we arrive, including community members and families affected by disability.

All four members of the disability team share their stories, their challenges and perseverance. One is a mom, with 7 children who says “An illness as a child left me with missing parts of my limbs, but I have a good brain and my eyes work and I hear well. So I planned what to do and how to care for my children when my husband left, and now I have a hair salon.”  The other three share their stories and they each reflect a very positive, hopeful attitude. The main focusing is on strengths and gifts, and encouraging parents to help their children grow up to be friends with those people with disabilities.

The afternoon is learning about Persons With Disabilities Act, 2010. At the end of the day, the message is on the power of community and on finding your gifts.