Disability caretakers plead for training

Dalene Kooper LÜDERITZ – Mothers of children living with disabilities in Lüderitz have joined hands to establish a disability centre to care for their children. The centre was created in response to a shortage of facilities catering to children living with disabilities, and to assist caretakers in improving their ability to care for these children. This was highlighted by Anschua Martin, a mother of a child with a disability and the manager of the Lüderitz disability centre, during Vice President Lucia Witbooi’s visit to the centre last week.

“We created this establishment for our kids. We hope to receive some form of professional training to better take care of the kids, because if we, as mothers, cannot stand up, who will stand up for our kids? Any support, including allowance for us and a suitable building, will be helpful,”