Previously a highly active front line, the area is one of the most devastated parts of Sarajevo. All of the school s teaching material, including essential specialist Braille books and supplies, were lost or destroyed during the war. The few teaching staff who were still able to work visited the local blind children in their homes, continuing their education as best they could. Inevitably, however, the children s education suffered, especially those living outside the Sarajevo area. It is now hoped that rebuilding can take place as a step towards rehabilitating the community.
Education is a high priority.
The reconstruction and refurbishment of the school will allow it to re-open to up to 350 blind and partially sighted children and young people. Some students will be residential as the school plans to serve the whole of Bosnia-Herzegovina. There are also plans for rehabilitation and training projects to help people blinded by war injuries adapt to their disability. The staff of the school are devoted and optimistic about the its future. War Child have liased with the staff, discussing how best to approach the school s reconstruction, and, together with Children on the Edge, have provided funding for essential building work.,The construction work has now been successfully completed, and the school has been refurbishes.