Project Justification:
Belhar is located on the outskirts of Cape Town. Originally established as a dormitory suburb for people who had been forcibly removed from Cape Town (under the group areas act), Belhar has no social infrastructures or community facilities. The poverty level requires both parents to work, making day care for disabled children a necessity. Since the demand for day care outweighs the availability, many parents are forced to leave their children in precarious and unsafe conditions. To address this fundamental need, the community has responded by creating a home day care. A disabled children center director operates from her one-bedroom house, a day care center caring for 40 disabled children. Adequate day care centers for disabled children are needed to respond to the overwhelming demand. The Belhar Disabled Children's Center will consult to health professionals who will monitor and treat the children.
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