TCI has now opened the call for applications for its Fellowship Program 2023
TCI has now opened the call for applications for its Fellowship Program 2023. The core objective of this program is to build and capacity cadres worldwide with national level program engagements, and continued regional and global engagements. This will strengthen the TCI movement. The Fellowship will reframe the global ‘mental health’ momentum to a global […]
TRANSITION FROM CBR TO CBID ; A SITUATION ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) AND COMMUNITY BASED INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT (CBID) IN AFRICA
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been implemented in many parts of Africa for over four decades. Since the declaration of the sustainable development goals, Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) has been popularized for disability inclusion. Although each stakeholder is aware of contribution of CBR and CBID in empowering and enabling persons with disabilities, there seems […]
Invitation to Register for our next Global Webinar
Towards Rehab on your Doorstep 3rd in the series “Poverty, Hunger and Disability: The Missing Link” Dear Friends, Greetings from IDF and IFRA! To achieve Rehab on your Doorstep, IDF and IFRA Will organize the third webinar Via Zoom Link in our series on “Poverty, Hunger and Disability: The Missing Link” on 20th September 2022 from 14:00 – […]
Employment Opportunity – ZLA Executive Director
Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) is a network of non-governmental organizations advocating for policies, laws and administrative systems that take into consideration the interests of rural and urban poor and marginalized communities. The alliance was founded in 1997 as a committee to coordinate the work of its members on land as a response to the land […]
U N Flagship Report Disability and Development 2018
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas: (i) it compiles, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on […]
Remarks to the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council
As he said, the Human Rights Council is “the epicentre for international dialogue and cooperation on the protection of all human rights — civil, political, economic, social and cultural. Every door you open helps promote opportunity. Every right you secure is another brick in the building of a better world.” Download a full Speech
Feedback tool for the Assessment of the Impact of the WHO Guidelines
CBR Africa Network (CAN) is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation that facilitates information sharing on disability, Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and inclusive development within Africa and across the World. CAN believes in information sharing as critical to the promotion of CBR strategy for sustainable development and building the capacity of its members to be able to share […]
Livelihood Project for Persons with Disabilities; lessons from Asia
In the absence of any programme to develop PWDs’ residual skills and day to day functional abilities, PWDs tend to grow up being dependent on others and deprived of gainful livelihood opportunities in most cases. We take lessons from an initiative from Asia. Click here for details
Rolling Inspiration: Changing lives
CBR Africa Network wishes to celebrate the life of one outstanding woman with disability who worked tirelessly to promote the lives of persons with disability. Thuli Matlala, you did well. You can find details of Thuli’s life and more interesting reading on Rolling Inspiration publication shared here.