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Educating and Mobilizing Disable Children
DR Congo

They can now walk or run, and live at a
StandProud school.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been embroiled in civil war for more than fifteen years. There is no free public education system and few opportunities exist for the victims of violence and diseases such as polio which has run rampant through the population. Some Congolese actually still believe that the disabling condition is a result of witchcraft. Not being able to walk keeps children with polio from access to any kind of education.

STANDPROUD (formerly the InternatIonal polIo VIctIms Fund) is an organization that offers disabled children treatment for polio and also fits them with orthopedic devices—usually leg braces. Each year this organization can also ensure them an opportunity to attend a “regular” school where they will not be segregated from peers because of their disability. In such school settings, they will gain skills which better prepares them to succeed as adults. Scholarships provided cover costs of not only leg braces, but also books, uniforms and additional fees. More than 275 children already receive full annual scholarships of $250 each, but many more are waiting.

$110 - Treatment and four months of schooling for a child
$22 - One child's required school uniform

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