Supporting Independent Living for Ninsiima

K4C has been supporting Ninsiima for several years; she lost both of her arms and suffered severe injuries to her head during a brutal attack by her husband in 2017. She was pregnant at the time, and K4C's midwifery volunteers helped to deliver her baby. Since then, K4C has supported Ninsiima's rehabilitation by providing prosthetic arms and physio and occupational therapy. This story was reported on BBC news in 2017: bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-41684139 We are now considering how Ninsiima can be re-integrated into her hometown so she can see her son (who was taken from her at birth and put in a baby home) and start to re-build her life. Occupational therapy would be a great help, but following long discussions with her we would like to build her a small house next to her sister so she has some support and can also support her sister (a peasant farmer with 10 children and her 103 year old dad). We have spoken to our builder colleague and he estimates a cost of £2000 to build this house. She will also need support with things like furniture and household items (tables, chairs, pans) and we are trying to source items that she can use with her stumps or prosthetic hands. This isn’t just about Ninsiima – there are many other women facing limb loss as a result of domestic violence and K4C is currently trying to raise funds to support them and to raise public awareness of this problem more generally.