Community Based Rehabilitation as a vehicle of empowerment for people with disabilities in accessing equitable Health Care By Mncedisi Christian Lodwyk MdunyelwaThe point of departure of this document is two fold: Firstly, it explains why CBR can be used as tool to facilitate equitable and quality health care for PWDs and Secondly, it proposes the development […]
BRAILLE LITERACY: AN ESSENTIAL TOOL TO DEVELOPMENT By Ulemu Kawale Malawi government is implementing adult literacy programs. It is however sad to note that blind women who score very low on the literacy profile in the country are not included. . …………. Click Here to download Disability and Parenthood – The right of a person with […]
Improving Reproductive Health Services for Women with Disabilities By Alice Nganwa Uganda’s maternal mortality rate of 500/100,000 is the highest in East Africa. Steps have been taken to improve reproductive health (RH) services to make them more responsive to the needs of women in Uganda ……………click here to download full article Taking Affirmative Action to […]
CBR PROGRAMME IN IRINGA REGION: HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN OWN AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROGRAMMES By Bilali B. SaidCommunity Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme started in Iringa region in 1998 where people saw it as a government project. …………. Click Here to download Creating Awareness of Rehabilitation for People who Cannot See in Mufindi District , Tanzania By […]
The education an effective way for preventing child Labor The child labor in one of the most critical issues now in Egypt because the number of the working children increase every time specially in the randomized areas , also the side effects of that Issues reflects negatively on those children they lost their childhood lost […]
Community Based Vocational Rehabilitation services available to persons with disabilities in Kwara State Article by Olarewaju AjaniIntroduction The CBVR programme in Kwara State has a pilot scheme which was set off to meet the need of PWDs. Unfortunately, many PWDs of this state are not aware of the services provided…………. Click Here to download Community Participation […]
This publication was developed from conference presentations and discussions that took place in South Africa in 2007. This book seeks to address such questions as : What are the relevant international guidelines and policies? How can they be implemented? How do they (or even, ‘do they?’) relate to CBR? How can they be used to […]
This book was developed from presentations and discussions that took place in Malawi at a conference “CBR as part of Community Development”. The choice of “CBR as part of Community Development” originates from the observation that the WHO/ILO/UNESCO (1994) definition of CBR states that “CBR is part of Community Development”. Download Now
This publication is based on ideas shared at a conference held in Uganda, in September 2001. It aims to reflect the power of participation and provide information on various experiences of a participatory approach, problems encountered and people who have worked with these problems to produce positive outcomes. Download Here
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is an evolving concept. Its effectiveness depends on continuous reflection, debate and learning. This book aims to facilitate this process through the stories of five CBR programmes in Africa, told by those involved with the programmes and reflected on with honesty………….. Download Here
