Consult any person of authority in your community about what is being done
to help the physically challenged people in your community? Provide details
of the consultant
Disabilities are human too, it’s interesting how we can see a person in one
dimension and forget that he/she is a human being, intricate with multiple
angles .When we see a person outside of their element, we tend to forget that their
life is a culmination of different sides and not just how we see them in an isolated
environment. Sometimes people can forget that a person with disability is first and
foremost a human being with desires, talents, skills heartache and loss just
everyone else. This write up shall point out things that are done by Counselor John Banda of
ward 10 Marondera to help the physically challenged people.
Defination of key terms
Physically challenged is a disability that impacts a person’s ability to perform physical tasks or
function in a physical way. The people with disability are limited activates due to the disability
examples of these people are handicapped, blind and deaf. Person in authority is person who has
administrative power to control who has right to give direction or person who is in charge of the
place or community.
John Banda is a managed 49...He reside at 2323lower paradise park marondera. According to
counselor he said he saw the need for integrating history in school curriculums. How can a
person with disability acknowledge and identify with his /her history if it’s not widely taught in
the area where he is in charge. This was new in the community normally disabled people were
left behind .he said it was necessary to start with those in school. He has managed to build and
construct pavements in schools that will accommodate those with disabilities .They have bought
furniture that makes learning enjoyable for them .they also have donated wheelchairs ,prosthetic
device ,glasses, hearing ,canes ,special walking boot ,special eating utensils to mention just a few
He said he has raise funds with some of his peopleand have managed to create rehabilitation care
centres .they have organisedfundrising events and mobilize many people .he has created support
group and are getting any form of [Link] said rehibilititioncentres are very instrumental in
helping persons with disabilities .many times they face negationfromtheir own familiestheir
families members tend to feel ashamed and hide them from society and that is acceptable .he said
many were being locked indoors under very harshconditions, especially those who camefrom
humble [Link] rehabilitation and health centres started it became like safe
[Link] care and therapy became accessible
He stated that they was a group of individuals with different professions who started teaching
them to do something according to the abilities ,agriculture,baking,detergence making,
sewing .there were 6months coaes and they graduated and given certificates .this helped to boost
there confidence and self dependency .
He said we wanted to promote social inclusions in schools .overall culture consciousness on how
people are treating and interacting with disabilities will change,beginning in elementary
schools .people are celebrating peers for their differences . he said if its taughtatyoung age ,less
discrimination and more social inclusion will occur .having kids with or without disabilities
learning side by side helps everybody appreciate the talents and gifts all kids bring with them .he
said as a counselor it is his responsibility to promote the inclusion of our differences
The community is appreciating the effort that is done by the councelor because these people
were left behind in many programmes for example food for wok programmes because of their
disability.
Rounds were established as a way to help the disabled people .it is where the money is placed
in a common pool and everyone is supposed to borrow that money to start a project of their own
choice .After a period of6 months of establishment, all the members had their projects
la the programmes which were established are helping the physically challenged people in M
Marondera to sustain themselves .the works of the councelor in did brought a change in day to
day lives of people with disability for their sustenance.
