About STC: Supporting Children with Disabilities in Rwanda

KWITONDA Fabrice

KWITONDA Fabrice, the only child in his family, was born in 2022 without legs, and his hands also have limited function. Coming from a financially struggling family, accessing both education and medical care has been extremely difficult. He requires a specialized school and continuous medical support, but his parents live far from the nearest primary school—a two-hour journey away.

INEZAYIMANA Key Blessing Arme

He was born with congenital genuine deformity

DUSHIMIMANA Sylvie

Sylvie was born with physical disability with epileptic seizure

UWIMANIMPAYE Gianna

She was born with disability and she died on 15th of march 2021, Rest in peace to this young soul

UWIHIRWE NICKTA

This young girl was born with cerebral palsy, and she died in may 2022. Rest In Peace to this young soul.

TUYISHIMIRE Jean Damour

He was born with cerebral palsy, he developed mobility difficulties, he can not stand or walk inn addition to speech difficulties

UWIDUHAYE Elysee

He was born with cerebral palsy with communication difficulties and mobility

UWAMAHORO Denise

She was born with with mental disability with epileptic seizures.

IGIRANEZA Jean Baptiste

Baptiste born without any disability but developed knocked kneeat his early child development

UWONKUNDA Mercy Kessy

Kessy felt down during her birth at health center, she felt from nurse's hands and she didn't cry on time.

ISHIMWE Libere

This child was born without disability but he developed Genu Valgum

MASENGESHO NIYONKURU Joshua

He was born with a special disability that made her mother abandon him at his early child development stage

MUGISHA Steven

This boy has cerebral palsy associated with epileptic seizure.

NIYONIZEYE Elysee

Elyse was born on 7 months and raised in incubator, he was vaccinated all vaccines at his milestone, he did not respond to the verbal and hearing, he didn't speak or hear.

Nezerwa INEZAYIMANA Naome

Naome was born with congenital genu valgum

UWAMBAJIMANA Clemance

UWAMBAJIMANA Clemance is a young girl with Right hip bone degeneration due to unknown cause till now from 7 years

Nickta IHIRWERYANGE

Nickta was born with cerebral plays with difficulties of sitting, standing and walking.

Simeon IRAKOZE

IRAKOZE SIMEO Was born with hydrocephalus accompanied by spinal bifida

IRASUBIZA AKALIZA Hornella

IRASUBIZA AKALIZA Hornella is suffering from cerebral palsy from Jaundice after birth.

Olivier NSHIMIYIMANA

NSHIMIYIMANA Olivier is suffering from congenital genu vulgum (Knocked knees)

SIBOMANA Pierre

He was born with cerebral palsy which affected his one side upper and low limb

NIKUZE Claudine

She was born with normal delivery but after after 6 years she developed epileptic seizures with more scares from burn.

TUYIZERE Silas

He was born with cerebral palsy which affected his left side low and upper limb.

IRAKOZE Vanesa

ISHIMWE Vanesa was born with both ears closed without external part of the ear, she has hearing and speech impairment

IGISUBIZO Daniella

She was born with bilateral club feet and was treated , her feet need continuous rehabilitation

NIYIGENA Maurice

NIYIGENA Maurice was born with dawn syndrome

KWIZERA Dany

He was with cerebral palsy a with one eye impairment

UMUTESI Jacqueline

She was born with eyes closed which led her to the total blindness ,she was left by her mother to the grandmother till now.

IRAKOZE Simeon

IRAKOZE Simeon was born with hydrocephalus condition and was operated and treated with drainage shunt.

Bruno TUYUBAHE

TUTUBAYE Bruno is 3 years with a severe knocked which can lead to the physical disability if he doesn’t get early medical attention.

Benoit GANZA KIZA

KIZA GANZA Benoit is the first-born of the family, he was born with prolonged labor and led him to the damage of the brain (cerebral palsy),

Ange TUMUKUNDE

Ange was born to unmarried mother while she was at secondary school, she was after prolonged labor and was not crying after birth and led to her brain damage.

Elizabeth UWINEZA

UWINEZA Elizabeth is 8 years old born with cerebral palsy due to a prolonged labor, Elizabeth can now sit and turn around but she can’t stand and walk,

Damien ISHIMWE

ISHIWE Damien was born with no disability but at his 4 months he got cerebral malaria which was affecting his brain and led to the physical and mental disability with epileptic seizures,

Sylvie UJENEZA

UJENEZA Sylvie is the 3rd born with 4 siblings, her family is poor and was born with cerebral palsy which affected her movement and mental wellbeing.

UWASE Kevine

Uwase Izere Kevine is a young girl born into a family of six children. She was born with dyskinetic cerebral palsy, a movement disorder caused by brain damage during development. Her mother lived with her partner without a formal marriage, but he eventually abandoned her, leaving her with all the children without any financial support.

KWIZERA Fiston

Kwizera fiston is 10 years first born with one siblings, is family poor with low income, he was born without any disability, at his 7 years when he was playing with other kids,

RUKUNDO Elia

RUKUNDO Elia was born in Uganda in 2015, where his parents lived at the time. He was born with dyskinetic cerebralc, Elia's condition needs regular rehabilitation sessions, working with some exercises and other rehab interventions to help him ease the condition so he keep on with his studies. palsy, a movement disorder caused by brain damage during development. His mother struggled to provide him with medical care because his father abandoned the family after his birth. Facing her own severe health issues, she decided to return to Rwanda to live with her elderly mother for support.

BYIRINGIRO Aimme Janvier

BYIRINGIRO Janvier was born in 2008 with severe birth complications, which led to cerebral palsy and epilepsy. His parents are financially struggling, and his father is currently imprisoned. Attending school and accessing medical care are significant challenges for him, as he needs to see a doctor at least once a month. He is currently in the 5th grade of primary school, but his disability and family struggles make learning very difficult.

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