Waja Ka Meno " Eat with TEETH "

Dental Care For Mentally Challenged

Aims & Objectives

- To enhance the oral health status of differently enabled people, orphans & destitute children.

- To enhance the awareness of the plight differently enabled people.

- To enhance social developement, intergration & life experiences of differently enabled people.

- To educate differently enabled people on the importance, relevance & system of good oral care.

- To empower by the continuous & systematic provision of oral care products (toothbrushes, toothpaste & floss)

- To entertain with the purpose of enhancing their oral care knowledge & providing them with the joy & happiness.

- To do Yearly oral Screening & treatment programs for the people on the program.

- To provide dental treatment in our & extended dental practices.

- To provide dental treatment under general anaesthetic in theatre facilities.

- To provide access to specialized care such as maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, ophthalmology and plastic surgery.

- To provide educational assistance via yearly stationery supplies & enhancement of infrastructure & transport systems.

- To enhance their life experiences by enabling fun food & ice creams at our and other school events.

- To enhance their life experiences by enabling exposure to animal farms, circuses etc.

- To improve differently enable peoples social skills, confidence & self-esteem by their participation in plays & life performances.

- To contribute via associations with other charitable organizations like Infaq Education & Charitable Transit, Food for the Soul & Children’s Hospital Trust.

- To create special moments by giving of our undivided time, love & affection.

Trust Profile

Registration Number TT 021 016/2014

WAJA KA MENO

Dental Health Day

Jiswa School is a school for the mentally & physically challenged, Waja Ka Meno is the trust that Dr Waja founded solely for the benefit of these children.

Every year, for the last 23 years Dr Waja & his Team of dedicated staff, family & friends, amuse, entertain & educate the staff & pupils of the Jiswa School about Dental Health. For his effort in this regard, Dr Waja was awarded the 702 LEAD SA HERO award & the work of the Trust and even appeared on TV several times. WAJA KA MENO and Dr Waja treat challenge children as his practice on a Bi-Week basis, and any specialized treatment or theatre work is sponsored by Trust. The Trust also incorporates sponsoring an additional specialties the children may require (ophthalmologists etc.)

Entertainment, food, laughter, dancing, singing, plays & much more is the order of the day. In order to make the day a success, the WAJA KA MENO Trust relies on the generosity of Donors. We have donors who provide snacks, ice creams. Tooth brushes & toothpaste, prozes, stationery, and anything exciting to fill these kids goodies bags.

With each new year. The annual Dental Health Day continues to grow in numbers, as more schools are involved.

The WAJA KA MENO needs you to help us make the day PHENOMENAL.

For Further information contact : 011 942 1132 / 2039 / 1181