Learners living with disabilities in Bomet County can now be identified and provided with the necessary resources required for their education by the county government following the county’s effort to identify and help learners living with disabilities.
The county government has assessed 256 learners in various homes within the county. Some of these learners are home-based, while others attend school but are under close supervision of their parents.
Led by Chepngetich Sarvine, the Curriculum Support Officer (CSO) in Bomet County, the county is connected with various special schools in the region and through the connection; CSOs can trace and visit learners in their homes to ensure they receive quality education similar to other learners in school.
“We have some children who are home-based, and the government is connected with the schools to ensure they also receive quality education,” Sarvine said.
The CSO was addressing the media during a Food Harvest session at Bomet Primary School, where donations to learners with disabilities were distributed.
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The Department in Bomet is facing challenges, including lack of teachers specialized in educating learners who need special care at home.
She urged TSC to employ at least one teacher to assist home-based learners.
Sarvine added that community members should embrace the merry-go-round system that aids in ensuring parents join hands in assisting disabled learners who need daily care.
“I thank some of the communities that have formed merry-go-rounds, which have helped them get assistance in raising their children,” Sarvine added.
The community members have given the CSO a platform to easily assess the learners before referring them to various special schools according to their disability category.
“The chamas have always assisted me in identifying the learners, allowing me to assess them before referring them to their appropriate schools within this region,” said Sarvine.
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She made clear that any parent having a child with disability should come out and provide the details for the child to enable them get necessary equipment including wheelchairs at Tenwek hospital.
The parents are given letters from the CSO office that will enable them get the equipment free from the hospital.
“I want to encourage all the parents having children with disabilities to open up and bring them to my office, I will assess them and refer to Tenwek to get necessary equipment for free,” Sarvine said.
According to Sister Emmy Chebet of St. Joseph Asumbi, who is in charge of learners living with disabilities in Bomet, these learners face many challenges compared to their peers without disabilities.
Therefore, she urges the government to step in and provide the necessary assistance, which is often costly for parents.
“The learners living with disabilities face many challenges compared to their peers. They require close assistance, which is very expensive for parents alone, “Sister Emmy said.
She added that parents of children with disabilities should understand that disability is not inability.
She encouraged them to come forward and address their children’s needs to enable them receive education like other learners.
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