National AIDS Programme Zambia Expand view PO Box 30205 Ministry of Health Ndeke House, Lusaka The Ministry of Health aims to provide equity of access to cost effective quality health care, as close to the family as possible. We coordinate and liaise with Ministries of Education, and Community Development and Social Services (CDSS), and also work with NGOs and international organisations involved in the delivery health services
Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu (SPASTN) India Expand view Opp. T.T.T.I., Taramani Road Chennai 600 113 Tamil Nadu SPASTN has disabled members of staff and management. SPASTN's technical support consists of a multidisciplinary team of a special educator, physiotherapist and a speech therapist who extend their services to other NGOs and screening camps for assessment and intervention. One year postgraduate and undergrad uate courses, as well as short courses are offered to government workers. Tailor made courses are offered to other NGOs. SPASTN activities include the production of paper-based special furnitur e; the distribution of prosthetic and orthotic devices, special seating, jams, jellies, sauces, candles, shirts, leather goods; hospital based newborn screening. The organisation has a resource centre and an enquiry service which is accessible by letter or telephone. The resource centre is not open to the public
Primary Health Care / Community Based Rehabilitation (PHC/CBR) Kenya Expand view District Hospital Nandi Box 5 Kapsabet PHC/CBR aim to transfer technology to the community and offer rehabilitative services to people in their own environment using locally available resources at a cost they can afford in order to promote project sustainability
Promhandicam Association Cameroon Expand view BP 4018 Yaounde The organisation has disabled members of staff and committee. For further details of Promhandicam's activities see the website which is in English, French and Italian. http://www.promhandicam.org
African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI) Zimbabwe Expand view P O Box 4056 Harare ARI is a pan-African Network programme for manpower development and research, in the field of rehabilitation and disability prevention. ARI collaborates with African Governments, African and International NGOs, International organisations and UN specialised agencies to assist member states to enchance disability prevention and rehabilitation services and to ensure the inclusion of disabled persons in all aspects of life. The ARI resource centre is open to the public http://www.ari.org
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
Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) Uganda Expand view P O Box 16346 Kampala The principal aim of USOC is to provide the necessary resources and opportunities for children with disabilities to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. Its objectives are community education about disability, transfer of knowlesge and skills, direct assistance to individual children and support to provision of essential services. The USOC resource centre is open to the public http://www.charitynet.org/~usdc
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
Surabaya Prosthetic and Orthopaedic (SPO) Indonesia Expand view Jalan Karang Menur II/8 Surabaya SPO asks itself 'how can we help amputees as human beings to attain an easier life'. It aims to secure equal opportunities for amputees in both social and work environments without dicrimination from those who cannot empathise with amputees
Association for Welfare of the Handicapped (AWH) India Expand view P O Box 59, M'Square Complex Pavamani Road Calicut 673 001 Kerala The mission of AWH is facilitating rebabilitation of people with all kinds of disabilities, the welfare of women in distress and children. The AWH resource centre is open to the public http://www.awhonline.org
Pusat Rehabilitasi Yakkum Indonesia Expand view P O Box 6310/YKGD Gondolayu, Yogyakarta 55233 A Pusat Rehabilitasi YAKKUM is a social, non governmental, Christian Foundation which provides assistance in the rehabilitation of the physically disabled children and young adults of poor families in any way which will eventually help them to be self-standing and become economically useful members of the family and community http://www.yakkumcraft.com
Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE) India Expand view V/357-A Appa Rao Gardens Madanapalle, Chittor District Andhra Pradesh 517 325 Aims to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities (PWD), empower them and ensure their integration into mainstream society. Its specific goals are to carry out and develop CBR; to lobby for and ensure that the rights of PWDs are met; to take up training programmes and pilot research in CBR; and to network with other groups/agencies with a view to enhance CBR
Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) Pakistan Expand view 111 Ferozepur Road Lahore-54600 The aims and objectives of PSRD are to undertake activities for the welfare of physically handicapped persons in order to give them self-respect and to enable them to be self-supporting citizens and, also, to adopt preventative measures against physical disabilities. The PSRD run a 105 bed orthopaedic hospital
APSIDES France Expand view Maison des Sociétés Square Grimma Bron 69500 APSIDES focuses on the rehabilitation of physically disabled people in the community.