Success Stories

The World Health Organization (WHO) is delighted to announce its collaboration with Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) for an upcoming webinar titled Rehabilitation and dementia: global, national and personal perspectives, scheduled for 21 January 2025 at 1:00 pm GMT. Rehabilitation services following a dementia diagnosis are a valuable strategy for helping individuals maintain their autonomy. This approach ensures […]

Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are conditions affecting bones and joints such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain and neck pain. They are some of the most common health conditions within populations and cause difficulties in functioning for those who experience them. Addressing musculoskeletal conditions is an important challenge for health systems in all countries around […]

The WID Global Heumann Fellowship Program honors WID co-founder Judy Heumann’s enduring legacy by empowering disability leaders and advocates worldwide to advance disability rights and justice within their regional communities. Through this program, fellows will work on impactful projects aimed at fostering equity, inclusion, and justice globally. Their responsibilities include conducting research, drafting a white […]

1st Class Honors, Bachelor of Community Development and Social Justice, 2024 Kyambogo University, Uganda After high school Steven was initially admitted to study Bachelor of Medicine in one of the Public Universities in Uganda. However, he had a problem with his eyesight and in an attempt to operate it, he totally lost sight and became […]

We are recruiting regional members for the  International Advisory Board (IAB). If you are a passionate supporter  of Community Based Rehabilitation/Community Based Inclusive Development and would like to support the work of CAN to promote the strategy of CBR/CBID this may be for you. Please note that this advert will run from today, 3rd/12/2024 up […]

1. Development and Review of CBID Strategic Plans Governments that do not yet have CBID strategic plans and accompanying guidelines should prioritize their development and implementation without delay. For governments that already have such plans, regular reviews should be conducted to ensure they are continuously improved and updated to address emerging issues. 2. Support for […]

Driving change: ix principles for disability inclusive development Learning from Inclusive Futures September 2024. People with disabilities are being left behind in development. Inclusion is affirmed in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities but we know that many development projects are still failing to include people with disabilities. As UK aid’s […]

THE 7TH CBR/CBID HYBRID AFRICA CONFERENCE 9th-12th/SEPTEMBER 2024: IMPERIAL RESORT BEACH HOTEL ENTEBBE UGANDA: EVALUATION FORM Dear participants, warm regards from the CAN Conference organizers and our appreciation for your active participation during the conference which contributed towards its success. We request that you provide feedback to the following questions to inform future planning and decision […]

The United Nations System Mental Health and Well-being Strategy for 2024 and beyond is designed to assist the United Nations in creating a working environment that is conducive to good mental health and that ensures that support is available when it is needed. The Strategy provides a road map for creating an inclusive, sustainable work […]