Lilongwe Neuro Care Center eases burden for families of disabled children

A new neuro care center has opened in Chinsapo, Lilongwe, providing vital support to children with cerebral palsy, autism, and other physical disabilities while easing the burden on their families.

The Lilongwe Neuro Care Center, established under the Citizen Impact Foundation, is currently supporting more than 45 children through physiotherapy, food assistance, clothing, and other basic needs. Parents are also being empowered with capital to start small-scale businesses, enabling them to better provide for their families.

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Coordinator Baulen Caiphus said the facility was created after observing that many children with disabilities were being left behind and living in poor conditions.

“Traveling to physiotherapy centers is costly for most parents who are poor, and we are here to ease that burden and be friends to these children who are often locked indoors,” he explained.

Caiphus added that the center has already brought significant change to families that previously struggled to care for their children.

However, he noted that the facility is facing serious challenges, including limited funding, transport problems for volunteer physiotherapists, and the lack of a permanent home. Currently, the children are cared for from morning to evening, but the center hopes to one day secure premises where both children and volunteers can stay permanently.

One of the beneficiaries, Daina Malikebu, who has two children with cerebral palsy, said the center has been a great relief for her family.

“I’m grateful because this has helped me to focus on my business while knowing my children, who cannot sit or walk, are being cared for and provided with basic needs,” she said.

The Lilongwe Neuro Care Center says it remains committed to improving the welfare of children with disabilities and supporting families to ensure that no child is left behind.