Tanzania - Karagwe Community Based Rehabilitation Program

Partner: Diocese of Kagera, Anglican Church of Tanzania. (2005 - 11)

The aim of the project is to enable the community to provide services with and for people living with disabilities in villages within the Karagwe district.

The emphasis of the work is on the prevention of disability and providing treatment for people living with disabilities. The project aims to equip the target group with knowledge and skills in order to raiser their ability to be self-supporting and to enhance their wellbeing within the community.

Advocacy with and on behalf of people living with disability is an integral part of the project. Networking with relevant Local Government Departments and other appropriate non-government organisation’s is also an important element of the work. The holistic approach places importance on the spiritual well being of the participants.

This project is an extension of the Community Based Social Care Program that ORAF has funded from 2005 to 2008.