Overview of our projects
Inclusivity and sustainable economic activity are core goals in the work of Utho Ngathi – goals that are achieved by learning, working and living in partnership.
INTEGRATION THROUGH EDUCATION
The Simunzele residential school in Zambia
- A safe home for 12 children in the southern province of Zambia
- Support from our staff
- Access to therapy and training
- Lessons at the Simunzele Basic School
- Integration into garden project
Work placements with partner companies
- Education and promotion of talent and independence
- Preparation for the workplace
HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES
The greenhouses
- Regular income through the cultivation and sale of spinach, peppers and chilli
- Specially trained staff overseeing an inclusivity project, among them several disabled persons
- Variety of tasks: planting seedlings, watering plants using a computer-based system, controlling weeds and grass, pruning and much more
The chicken farm
- Help in making a livelihood, including nutrition programme
- Chicken and eggs are important constituents of a balanced diet for the population
- Tasks performed by staff of small farmhouses: breeding, feeding, poultry sales
- Contribute to a personal livelihood
THERAPY AND TRAINING
Home visit programmes
- Active integration, awareness raising and training for families
- Through regular home visits, family members and others in the community are trained to be aware of the needs of disabled people
- Contact with families, promotion and evaluation of therapeutic progress and further assistance through trained and voluntary helpers
Community-based rehabilitation
- Project work in village communities aimed at integrating people with disabilities
- Mitigating the physical, psychological and social consequences of disability or restricted activity
To offer disabled people long-term and sustainable support, the Utho Ngathi team runs regular awareness campaigns and collects data.