Ilboru School Project, Tanzania
With a lack of special needs facilities, deaf and disabled children in Tanzania have limited opportunities to attend school. Sanctuary Retreats Philanthropy sponsors Ilboru Primary School (two kilometres from the centre of Arusha) and through this assistance, the school's Special Needs Unit has gone from educating just two special needs children, to now having three classrooms and educating 29 deaf and 39 disabled children.
The project has donated desks, sewing machines, books and computers and also covers the cost of living expenses for ten special needs students who could not otherwise attend school.
Ongoing support of the project by Sanctuary Retreats Philanthropy and our guests on a Tanzania safari will contribute to the following key developments:
- A sound proof room to accurately test deaf children and fit hearing aids.
- A craft room where special needs students can participate in income generating projects once they graduate, giving them a means of independence.
Download more information here. To find out how you can help this project during your Tanzania safari, contact us.
