WATOTO CIAO TRUST

Our real disabilities come from inside us, don’t tell yourself you can’t do something, keep on trying and if one way doesn’t work try another. (Rashida Rowe) In Kenya, most caregivers of disable children give up at the very beginning because they think of the curse God imposed on them. They feel ashamed, while they are stigmatized and isolated by …

In Kenya, the need to protect the rights of children with disabilities becomes extreme due to the following risk factors: The proportion of doctors in the population is one doctor per 100,000 inhabitants (Kenya Demographic and Health Survey – 2004) and health services are low-level and expensive. This forces many to cure themselves by traditional methods using medicinal herbs or …

We value being a part of families, neighborhoods, a group of peers at school, a group of colleagues at work, clubs and sports teams, and having friends and neighbors who care and look out for us. Unfortunately all too often people with disabilities are left out, hidden, excluded or kept separated from the rest of their communities. That’s why we …

A recent study by the Kenya Ministry of Education, Science and Technology found that in the country there were more children with disabilities (CWDs) out of school than those without disabilities. Besides, resources and structures in many schools are not adequate and relevant for learners with disabilities. In regard to this, the ratios of special needs teachers to learners were …