Organisations

Terre des Hommes (TDH) Rehabilitation Centre|King Edward Memorial Hospital

India

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Rasta Peth
Pune 411011

This is a day-care centre based in a hospital. Its main aims are the medical diagnosis and management of physical, mental and emotional problems using a multi-disciplinary approach. Networking and advocacy is done for all types of disability through collaboration with various service providers looking after the promotion of education and skills. Nearly 15 000 children attend the centre each year. The resource centre is not open to the public

Challenged Network of Kenya (CNK)

Kenya

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64513
Nairobi
00620

The organisation aims "to build the capacity of communities comprising of persons with dsabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, youth, women, children, the old and other persons by empowering them through initiatives that enhance better functioning and participation in opportunities for them to have better lives; to empower persons with disabilities in all aspects of life and nation development; to enlighten the community on issues dealing with disabilities and allowing the persons with disability to participate fully; to train the youth and women on income generating activities.

Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD)

Kenya

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PO Box 33445
Nairobi

KNAD's objectives are to promote economic and civil rights of deaf people; provide information research and dissemination; to provide deaf awareness training and adult literacy; to support people with additional handicaps through rehabilitation; to advocate for deaf policy and representation; to cooperate with the World Federation of the Deaf, disability organisations and other NGOs locally and internationally; to devleop and research a Kenyan sign language; and to provide career guidance, counselling and family life education for its deaf members