Djibouti, 01 January, 2022 / 8:00 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Church in Djibouti has recorded immense transformation in beneficiaries of its project dubbed “École pour tous”, which includes establishment of schools for the children living with disabilities in the country.
In a Wednesday, December 15 report, Sr. Anna Bacchion, a member of Consolata Missionaries who are behind ‘École pour tous’ spoke about the project, which she says began in 2013 and targets children living with disabilities in the country on the Horn of Africa.
“In 2013, an inclusive school for physically and mentally disabled children began. This project was conceived and implemented by the Church of Djibouti. Now, after years of intense work, several children have been admitted to both public and private primary schools,” Sr. Bacchion says in her interview with Agenzia Fides, the information service of Propaganda Fide.
She adds, in reference to the families of children with disabilities, “Their families have understood the importance of this school. Before, their children, because they were disabled, remained locked up, hidden in their huts, and now they are free and more sure of themselves, because, like other children, they know how to write and read.”
Sr. Bacchion who has been serving in Djibouti since 2004 says that the program, which started as a “small seed” is really benefiting the children because they leave the school being convinced that they can do a lot.
