GasiCare

It's hard to imagine having a baby with Down's syndrome in Zanzibar. There are no support groups, no specialists, no therapies and, due to poor medical knowledge, you might not even have a diagnosis. Add to this, huge social stigma. Sadly, Down's syndrome is often linked with witchcraft or is considered to be a punishment from God. Children with Down's syndrome may be locked away by their family as they're so ashamed. Babies may be abandoned or even killed, and some nurses refusing to touch new-borns from fear. Gasica always wants to help all children reach their full potential. When he set up Heroes Community Academy (HCA) 3 years ago, he wanted to include children who others discarded. So, once HCA was running efficiently, he was able to set up GasiCare. The mission is to provide "heart-centred education for children with Special Needs. Our mission is to ensure our children live meaningful, educated and respected lives filled with love and trust supported by everyone at the GasiCare Family'". Gasica has a special team of teachers who work as part of GasiCare. At the end of 2022 they visited families in need of help and had the difficult task of choosing 7 children for the first intake. They are mostly from single parent families and aren't able to contribute to HCA. We are grateful for all donations, big or small, to help us educate these children.