Khulani Special School

Located in KwaZulu-Natal, in the Mduku Community, between the north-western edge of False Bay in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park and Phinda Private Game Reserve. The school’s catchment area includes Mduku, Mnqobokazi and Nibela where, to date, over 300 special needs children have been identified – a number believed to be grossly underestimated.

Khulani Special School (KSS) began in 1998 as a daily gathering of special needs children from the community under a tree, watched over by two caring mothers, Elsie Nsukwini and Crazentia Ngobesie.

From these incredible humble beginnings, KSS has grown to provide 120 children, 60 of whom are borders, with basic medical care whilst meeting their educational needs through the guidance and support of qualified teachers. More than this though, KSS has become a place of refuge for children who are vulnerable to abuse and ridicule in a community already battling with an array of poverty and health challenges.