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Boardingschool playground - KG VI - Zimbabwe

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Boarding school playground, Zimbabwe

KGVI Center and school is the only secondary school for disabled and deaf children in Zimbabwe. For those that come from far it offers boarding facilities.  The playground needs a serious update.
At the moment the playground has a few pieces of play equipment set among untidy rough grass. The area is difficult for children in wheelchairs to move and does not look attractive.
KG VI would like to put a paved path around the outside of the area, clear the grass, put in a sand volley ball court in the centre of the area and paint the play equipment.

Hostel playground in rough state


About KG VI  Centre and school:
KG VI  provides education, rehabilitation and boarding facilities to children from age 5 to 18 with physical disabilities and hearing impairments. It is the only secondary education facility in Zimbabwe for children with disabilities and the only primary school in the southern part of the country. The children come from all over the country. Those that board only go home for holidays, at least ..if they still have a home. (For the growing number of orphans the Center organizes  permanent housing.) All children stay in small units with an accompanying house parent, to create a family situation. They develop their self-reliance by sharing household chores, managing a budget for groceries and preparing nutritious meals.

Education and training
KG VI offers tailor made education to its pupils and focuses especially on the capabilities and talents of the pupil. The school prepares them for further education or – if they do not have the necessary academic skills - a job, by organizing job training.
KGVI has 360 pupils, 92 children are orphaned, but the others are all vulnerable children as well whose parents rarely able to pay school fees. KGVI is strongly dependent on donations.