WHERE: JUBA, Central Equatoria State

PERIOD: since 1984

LOCAL COUNTERPART: Diocese of Juba

SOUTH SUDAN - EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT

SOUTH SUDAN - REHABILITATION COMMITMENT

SOUTH SUDAN - HEALTHCARE COMMITMENT

GOALS

Improve rehabilitation, health and educational services for children with disabilities who access the Usratuna Center.

BENEFICIARIES

children who access the preschool service

children accessing rehabilitation services

people who access the Usratuna Health Center

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Usratuna Preschool Management

Preschool organization and management

Permanent training for teachers to encourage inclusive teaching

Organization of sign language courses to help children with hearing problems, parents and teachers

School integration in local schools

Identification of schools and accompanying path for parents for the inclusion of children with disabilities in school

On-the-job training for teachers on inclusive education

Economic support for students enrolled in schools

Periodic monitoring of the learning path of inserted students

Organization and reception of children with disabilities and their families (Social Assistance Service)

Usratuna Rehabilitation Center Management

Coordination with two Ugandan hospitals for neurological, orthopedic and plastic surgery, currently not feasible in South Sudan

Coordination with local health structures for specialist interventions

Organization of information meetings for parents on specific disabilities for the daily management of their children

Organization of individualized rehabilitation plans (Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy)

Economic support to families for sending to Uganda

Organization of targeted post-intervention rehabilitation programs and periodic follow-ups to ensure the successful recovery of the operated children

Orthopedic Management

Training and constant updating of orthopedic technicians

Production and repair of customized aids and orthoses

Distribution of aids and orthoses to foreign and local Associations / NGOs, funded in part by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Usratuna Health Center Management

Medical visits, nursing services and laboratory analyzes

Vaccination service for children and pregnant mothers

Support to pregnant women and immediately after- childbirth for the early diagnosis of disability and to ensure the mother-child wellbeing

Epilepsy Service, unique throughout the country, for the diagnosis and treatment of people suffering from epilepsy, including cases of Nodding syndrome in the Nodding Syndrome Alliance project

Nutritional program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children, in a state of moderate malnutrition, included in the Juba Nutrition Program and in the Improving nutrition in Juba project.

Staff training

CO-FINANCERS