Back in school: comm. link up project for disabled seeks assistance

Pilot Inclusive Vocational School based in Bamenda, North West region of Cameroon is seeking support from well wishers to enable it carry out one of its most cherished projects. Upon Completion, the school is expected to create a more inclusive environment for disabled people through equipping them with life skills and facilitating their social reinsertion.

PILOT INCLUSIVE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

The school is the brain child of the above non governmental and non profit service organization founded in 1995 by Richard Tambe himself, who is a mobility impaired since 1986. He lost his job with a government civil engineering company due to mobility impairment and found it difficult to attend a regular school to further his education: this was due to inaccessibility issues.

The main objective is to promote inclusive education and an inclusive society!

HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL: In 2003 construction work commenced for a school project with the intention that on completion will run an inclusive vocational school. An inclusive vocational school is intended to provide a standard education to all kinds of learners without discrimination of any sort and the learners will have the opportunity also to acquire basic technical skills in trades of their choice.

PROBLEM: School Campus The school has not been able to take off with activities since 2008. The school building, the yard, access road, and others has been abandoned to grass and bush, vandals and thieves.

In 2008 school activities attempted a take off but could not continue due to the fact that the funding provided by a registered British Charity was discontinued due to the passing on of the lady in charge. Management of the charity changed hands and are unfortunately are focusing their activity to another continent.