About us

CBR Africa Network (CAN) is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation that facilitates information sharing on disability.

About CBR

CBR Africa Network (CAN) is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation that facilitates information sharing on disability, CBR and inclusive development within Africa and across the World. It is an African regional affiliate of the CBR Global Network. CAN’s Niche is information sharing hence the belief that information sharing can facilitate learning and improvement in service delivery for persons with disabilities; and it is a key tool for inclusive development. This is important in the bid to realise equalization of opportunities, social integration and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in Africa.

CAN was established in 2001 following resolutions made at the 1st CBR Africa Regional Conference: ‘CBR as a participatory strategy in Africa’.

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Partners

Current Membership

Our Core functions

Knowledge and information sharing website

CAN has established a website (www.afri-can.org) that profiles CBR organisations in Africa. It provides links to a variety of international disability information resources and events as well as information on CAN news, activities, conferences and workshops.

Writing Skills Workshops.

Having agreed that there was a very real need for increased documentation of practices by those involved in CBR, one of the initiatives undertaken by CAN is writing skills workshops in various countries of Africa. These workshops target practitioners with a lot of experience in CBR and facilitate taking of oral history from the community and other resource persons.

Conferences

To facilitate the development of strong local and international partnerships between and among stakeholders, CAN organises CBR conferences in Africa at an interval of 3 – 4 years.

Promotion and support of National CBR Associations and Networks

Formation of CBR associations was one of the initiatives identified during the first CBR Africa conference in Uganda in 2001 to further strengthen the sharing of experience among African countries.

Surveys

To facilitate sharing of experience among practitioners it is important to collect information on different CBR initiatives in Africa.

Electronic Discussion Groups

Because electronic discussion groups facilitate sharing of experiences, information and related issues across a wide audience, CAN has launched and continues to moderate two electronic discussions groups on Facebook and Twitter.