He said persons with disabilities are mostly left out during the implementation of some of the goals among the SDGs By Arthur Sikopo African governments have been blamed for the current slow inclusion of persons with disability in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While presenting a paper on “SDGs and Community Based Rehabilitation Country Progress”, […]
Global Young Academy<https://globalyoungacademy.net> (GYA) recently launched the Global State of Young Scientists (GloSYS) Africa survey. The GloSYS project investigates the context in which early-career researchers today work, and the challenges and motivations that shape their career trajectories. For easy access, the study is linked here in English<https://glosys.typeform.com/to/Cup20s> and in French<https://glosys.typeform.com/to/OU68Eg>. Any person who has completed a […]
“there is no information to us to make sound policies that respond to the needs of the people in general and persons with disabilities because we have not invested in research.” By Lillian Banda Lack of quality data on disability issues has hindered progress with regard to developing policies that adequately respond to the needs […]
Children with disabilities in Cameroon as in other Low and Medium Income Countries (LMIC) experience stigma from birth and are more prone to exclusion, concealment, abandonment, institutionalization and abuse. By Mercy Nyangu Chelsea (Five) was diagnosed with profound hearing impairment and enrolled in Pre-school at home. Her elder brother aged seven also learned Child Sign […]
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By Mr Twebaze the Registrar General, Uganda Registration Services Bureau. Uganda Registration Services Bureau has been spearheading a process for Uganda to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Uganda ratified the treaty on April 23, 2018 and it will enter […]
Conference Theme: CBR For Resilience Building and sustainable Development : Leave No One Behind Date : 7th May – 11th May 2018 Venue : Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka, Zambia List of Participants: CLICK HERE to download list of participants Conference Resolution: CLICK HERE to download The 6th CBR Africa Conference Resolution The 6th CBR Africa Conference was […]
CBR Africa Network (CAN) has registered a steady growth in her membership. According to the recent statistics, the number of new members joining the organisation has more than doubled from 600 members in 2017 to 1000 members in 2018, implying a 67% increment. The percentage growth does not only mean that many implementers of CBR […]
Did you ever bother to know how much networks can play in addressing community needs especially for persons with disabilities? Over time, practice has shown that when development partners join hands in putting together resources rather than duplicate interventions, there is usually a great impact created in the community. CAN is pleased to share with […]
The Government of Uganda still has a long way to go in ensuring that her interventions towards inclusiveness meet both the national and international legal regimes, a study titled Disability Demands conducted by the Country’s National Umbrella Organization for Persons with Disabilities reveals. According to the study, there are still glaring gaps in the government’s […]
