Our mission is to support the Lusito School in equipping each learner as best possible for their passage through life.
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About us
Lusito Portuguese Association for the Challenged.
The Lusito Association was established in 1979 by a group of Portuguese parents who found a need for a school for the differently abled within the Portuguese community. The Lusito Association started the first Lusito School under the auspices of the Mental Health Society of the Witwatersrand and has subsequently grown with the school.
The Lusito Association is a non-profit organisation whose function is to manage and fundraise, to build and maintain, the Lusito School. The best known fundraising event is the Lusito Land Festival, winning Leisure Options Reader’s Choice Award for Johannesburg’s best festival. 100% of all funds raised from these fundraising events go directly to the school.
The Association is comprised of an Executive Committee and an Administrative Committee who are committed to improving the lives of the differently abled.
Mission: To support the Lusito School in equipping each learner as best possible for their passage through life.
The Lusito School
The Lusito School, located in the south of Johannesburg, started of as a small day care centre and has developed into a fully-fledged school for the differently abled. Today, the school has more than 80 learners who come from South Africa and other parts of Africa. This school no longer offers a vital service solely to the Portuguese community but support differently abled people from all cultures and backgrounds.
The parents of the learners are offered invaluable support. They are kept up-to-date with their children’s progress and the educators are available for consultation and guidance. Presently the school cares for individuals with Cerebral Palsy, learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, Down’s Syndrome and other syndromes.
The school has now been divided into two sections, the stimulation centre and the workshop.
Executive Committee
2018/2019
Administrative Council
2018/2019
Sergio Aquino
Chairman
Gilberto Martins
1st Vice Chairman
Jose da Silva
2nd Vice Chairman
Isabel Cadilhe
Treasurer
Noemia Contente
Public Relations
Koos van der Schyff
Secretary
Angelique da Silva
Sonia Mbende
Jose Miranda
Vera Nazareth
Ricardo Rebelo
Daniel Malan
Antonia Castanheira
Edwin Mungadzi
Kayla Malan
Luis Coutinho
Please feel free to contact the Executive Committee via email - executive@lusitoassociation.org.za
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