Administration

The school is managed by a school board of directors , the executive committee is the over all boss for all the activities of the Emmanuel Community churches.

The office holders are the general secretary and treasurer and the board meets meet once a term and extraordinarily if needed. The school is just one project of the Community of Emmanuel Churches in Burundi which oversees over 100 churches throughout the country. The organisation’s structure was slimmed down in 2000 when foreign missionaries withdrew and churches and projects developed their own local, independent structures and are almost autonomous. One of the main objectives of the Church apart from its religious duties is to undertake social projects such as the Ephphatha School for Deaf Children. They have opened a school for blind children in Bubanza and the Discovery school in the Bujumbura compound (partnered with the government) and various other projects including health centres.

The Board takes responsibility for the financial management of the school and does not intervene in other areas of its running. All pedagogic matters and children’s welfare are the responsibility of the head teacher.

The church belongs to the national network of people living with disability and was active in fighting for the reinstatement of entitlement to free water and electricity for organisations doing disability related projects, from which Ephphatha School benefits. This network has also ensured that goods imported or donated for disabled people benefit are tax free.