The workshop was facilitated by a disabled woman resource person. The word of welcome was delivered by the represent of PITR / CBR, who focused on the 1978 Alma Ata declaration that resulted in the first CBR / WHO strategy. Followed by the Vice-President of CAN. She said that CAN was created in 2001 in […]
‘Building an empathetic, conscious and sensitive society that embraces difference’ – a speech by Ms Thembelihle Ngcai at the Eastern Cape Inclusive Education Indaba, 14 March 2019. With all protocol observed, good afternoon everyone. My name is Thembelihle Ngcai. Nearly twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA […]
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 […]
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
Abstract Objectives The objective of this study was to identify which environmental factors are the most responsible for the disability experienced by persons with mental disorders and whether they differ (1) from those in cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes, and cancer, and (2) depending on the capacity level-a proxy for the impact of health […]
Summary Report of the 6th CBR Africa Conference .Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka, Zambia 7-11 May 2018 Theme: CBR for resilience building and sustainable development: Leave no one behind Download the report here
The Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists (TATCOT) located in Moshi (Tanzania) offers five distinct courses of study, which all are accredited by the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO): Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology (3 years training programme) Certificate in Lower Limb Prosthetic Technology (18 months training programme) Certificate in Lower Limb Orthotic Technology (18 […]
2018 has been a year of both successes and challenges. Successes because CBR Africa Network (CAN) has seen more individuals registering as its members; and it held a successful and well attended conference in May in Lusaka, Zambia. On the challenge side, 2018 has been the fourth year of our strategic plan, and we must […]
Restoring Hope: the benefit of effective CBR initiatives in Zambia Bruce Mubuyayeta Nasilele, 37, is a resident of Dambwa North in Livingstone, Zambia. He is a member of Zambia Psychosocial Disability Association and Zambia Association for Hydrocephalus and Spinal Bifida.…………… Click Here to download Dreaming big: Zambian Person with Disability aspires to become president This may sound to you like a day […]
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 […]
