A Guide to Pupil Sponsorship 2013

There are two schools in the Eastern Province
that specialise in teaching children who are
either deaf or blind; Magwero School for the
Deaf and their sister school, Magwero for the
Blind. Both schools teach from pre-school to
Grade 12 and are boarding schools. Classes are
small; around six to eight pupils and once a
child learns to lip read, sign or read braille they
follow the Zambian curriculum.
Both schools achieve good results and we
are currently sponsoring a blind ex-Magwero
student to attend a university in the Copperbelt.
He is training to become a teacher.
Attending Magwero is probably the only
chance a deaf or blind child has of learning to
communicate - their alternative is isolation and
frustration.
If you would like to help a deaf or blind child
attend a special school costs are in the region of
$670 per year.
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Can I sponsor a
disabled child?
We are occasionally approached by
the parents or guardians of disabled
children who are looking for help
to send their deaf or blind child to
school. Disabled children are the
exception to the rule when it comes
to sponsoring young primary level
children - we offer support from preschool
upwards.
There is a disproportionately large
number of deaf children some rural
areas; their deafness is usually
caused by a reaction to large doses
of quinine when they were treated for
malaria.