Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital Zimbabwe Expand view PO Box 17 Chinhoyi Provision of quality, affordable and accessible health services which are user friendly through a primary health care approach. The resource centre is not open to the public. There are 450 beds in the hospital
Community Based Rehabilitation Development and Training Centre (CBRDTC) Indonesia Expand view CBR Centre LU Adisucipto KM7, Colomadu Surakarta 57176 CBR is involved in efforts to change community behaviour (attitudes, knowledge and skills ), including that of people with disabilities, to enable the community to participate effectively in programmes concerning disability issues and the improvement of the quality of life of PWDs. The resource centre is open to the public
Tanzania Council for Social Development (TACOSODE) Tanzania Expand view P O Box 63196 Dar Es Salaam Its goals are networking and partnership, capacity building, advocacy and lobbying, fundraising, and project planning and management. Its resource centre is open to the public
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) Tanzania Expand view P O Box 23.310 Dar Es Salaam They have trained 120 CBR Managers for programmes in 25 African countries and 10 Asian countries. The CCBRT resource centre is open to the public http://www.ccbrt.co.tz
Dorothy Duncan Centre for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (DDC) Zimbabwe Expand view 4 Cecil Road Greendale POAmby Harare DDC to generally provide resources for, and to promote the welfare and interests of the blind and physically handicapped, and to do all such things as may be incidental or conducive to their attainment. Also work in neighbouring African countries when requested. The DDC resource centre is open to the public. The hospital contains 19 beds
Handicap International (HI) France Expand view 14 avenue Berthelot 69361 - Lyon Cedex 07 HI is concerned with treatment, prevention, integration via multi-disciplinary programmes designed to improve the living conditions of individuals living with disability. HI has a resource centre that is open to the public http://www.handicap-international.org
Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development (CORDAID) Netherlands Expand view Postbus 16440 2500 BK Den Haag Cordaid is a Catholoca NGO working in the field of development of development cooperation. Cordaid is commited to improve the living condition of the poor and vulnerable groups in society in a problem solving manner and with results which are measurable in outcome http://www.cordaid.nl
Motivation UK Expand view Brockley Academy, Brockley Lane Backwell Bristol BS48 4AQ Motivation aim to establish self sustaining wheelchair prduction and distribution services, mainly in developing countries, with the associated training in education and healthcare needed for wheelcharir users to live full and independent lives http://www.motivation.org.uk
CEDRO Peru Expand view Roca y Bologna 271 Miraflores Lima 18 CEDRO's objectives are to promote education and information on all aspects of the drugs problem, highlighting its causes and consequences, in order to contribute to the prevention of abuse. CEDRO believes that the problem of drugs is related, among other causes, to poverty and lack of alternatives. CEDRO has anresource centre that is open to the public http://www.cedro.org.pe
Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS) Bangladesh Expand view 273 Baitul Aman Housing Society Road No.1, Adabar Shyamoli, Dhaka 1207 VHSS aims to help advance health policies and priority issues in Bangladesh by promoting need orientated activities that are appropriate, realistic and equitable in partnership with NGOs and Government organisations to achieve optimum Health for All. The VHSS resource centre is open to the public
Nest Sri Lanka Expand view Kåie House 241 Beach Road Hendala Wattala Aims to see happiness, promote justice and freedom, lift the stigmatisation of labelling, promote understanding and promote coping mechanisms within the community
Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre India Expand view Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust Karkardooma Vikas Marg Delhi-110 092 Amar Jyoti provides rehabilitation services with the following objectives: creating opportunities for education, medical care, vocational training and employment of disabled people; organising integrated cultural and sports activities for all round development; mainstreaming disabled people for equality and dignity. Its activities include the organisation of mass contact programmes, awareness generation through health Melas (fairs), pilot study programmes resulting in early intervention, and the dissemination of health education through puppet shows, street theatres, handbills and posters. Its resource centre is not open to the public Amar Jyoti prints the Hindi edition of Disability Dialogue (Akshamata Samrad) and the newsletter Reaching Out Amar Jyoti documents lessons learned through its work by writing time bound reports and taking photographs. Key lessons that have been learned learned are the importance of community and family acceptance of disabled people and the importance of providing disabled people with information on health, medical and rehabilitation services. Knowledge and experience sharing is done with most NGOs working in operational area. Sharing lessons learned takes place through the placement of foreign experts in the organisation, workshops for staff development organised by foreign agencies and its through publications http://www.amarjyotirehab.org/
National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) Philippines Expand view PO Box 2943 Manila 2/F SRA Annex North Avenue Quezon City Povides policy leadership and coordination in disability issues and concerns; provides support to and creates opportunies for capability building programmes for people with disabilities (PWDs), their families and communities; advocates for a "rights based" approach in helping PWDs and informs the public about disability concerns; monitors and evaluates programmes/projects for PWDs; conducts research and studies on disability concerns maintains a data bank and referral system; provides technical assistance to heads of government departments on the concerns, views and needs of PWDs; and establishes international linkages for resource generation and exchange of information and expertise. Its resource centre is open to the public http://www.ncwdp.gov.ph
China Disabled Person's Social Service Advisory Center (CDPSSAC) China Expand view PO Box 2619 Beijing In charge of making and implementing the Work Programme for Disabled Persons During the Period of the 10th Five Year National Development Plan, 2001-2005. Disseminates rehabilitation information; offers all kinds of rehabilitation services; has set up a group of national experts to guide the functional training in families, communities and organisations all over China. Also runs various training workshops and conduct applied research projects and international cooperation projects
Agency for Social Development (ADS) Mali Expand view BPE 1497 Bamako Aims to alleviate poverty, educate, promote health, and provide safe water for PWDs