Patmos Children’s Village
The Patmos village is home to 180 children who are either orphans or abandoned. Civil unrest has led to the disruption of families and as a result over 1 million have lost their lives. As PROLASA International we have brought together children from the Far North in BENI, very close to the BENI MAVIVI airport. Those from the territory of RUTSHURU in the city of GOMA, as well as children from the territory of FIZI, UVIRA, MWENGA, SHABUNDA, KABARE, WALUNGU, and KALEHE. We have also managed to house some of the children at the Adventist School Centre of NYAMITABA in MASISI. With the help of ICC we have managed to bring hope, life , and opportunity to these to these children.
Life on Patmos
Education
The children have an opportunity to receive an education up to tertiary level. To date we have managed to support 100 children up to tertiary level. Some of the skilled graduates are now helping within the organisation as healthcare workers, administrators, and technicians.
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Health Care
Most of the abandoned children are malnourished and sickly. The University Clinic in conjunction with the Malnutrition Centre provide free and quality medical care.
Psycho-Social Assistance
The Patmos village is comprised of children from different tribes and different corners of the country and most of them have suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) because of the civil unrest, and the loss of family members. There are qualified psychologists and social workers who are available to children and they assist in rehabilitating them.
In this same area they are organized sport and leisure (entertainment): The PATMOS village organizes games and sports in different areas including swimming, football, basketball, marathon, athletics; we also organize different traditional dances, biblical games, etc …
Accommodation
The PATMOS Children’s Village is currently made up of 12 homes, and house accommodates an average of 15 children. Each home supervised by a Dad, a Mum, and an Aunt. Children participate in different household chores such as cooking, washing up, hygiene, and sanitation, field work, finding firewood, and reforestation.
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