About
Us
Nkazi Stimulation Centre was established in May 2015 by an occupational therapist as a response to a need for such a facility for children with especially multi- disabilities who were unable to be placed in schools or early childhood developmental centres. It was then registered as an NPO in July 2015. It is a facility dedicated to children with all types of disabilities & many of whom are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Our Mission
Our Vision
Organisation’s Values
Respect
Integrity
Commitment
Passion
Accomplishment
Inclusiveness
Goals
Provision of sensory friendly environment
Perceptual development facilitation & training
Motor skills facilitation and training
Foster independence
Facilitate play
Improvement of quality of life
Giving children opportunities to grow academically at their own pace
Social skills training
Integration of children with disabilities to society
Facilitation of motor skills
Objectives
Facilitate play
Facilitate visual motor integration
Concept training & Social skills training
Speech & language facilitation (Communication)
Facilitate body awareness
Facilitate sensory processing
Disability advocacy
Background of the Organisation
Nkazi Stimulation Centre is based in the South Service area of eThekwini district. The centre was established as a response to a cry of parents of disabled children who were unable to get children with severe disabilities enrolled in crèches, Day Care Centre’s or schools.
It is the only facility of its kind in the eThekwini district which render Rehabilitation & stimulation services of this type and that does not discriminate on the basis of the type or degree of disability and being run by an Occupational therapist.
Nkazi stimulation centre is run by an Occupational therapist with over 20 years of working with persons with disabilities as a therapist and also a former manager in Disability & Rehabilitation services of eThekwini health district.
The centre strives to foster, promote, encourage, advance and develop therapy & educational services for children with all types of disabilities. Our services are aimed at developing a firm foundation for disabled children by early stimulation, offering physical rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, psychosocial rehabilitation and teaching of life skills to enable disabled children to be integrated into the community and lead independent lives with their disabilities.
Nkazi Stimulation Centre takes pride in undertaking projects that are cost effective and that maximize the financial contributions of our funders. We provide a safe and supportive environment which is conducive for the type of learners we admit.
The Centre offers a curriculum that is adapted to meet the needs of learners, while taking into consideration the Department of Education’s CAPS, DCAPS, and SID curricula.
Our motor is that
“Every child can learn given an opportunity”
School Events
Annual Autism Awareness Walk
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