Obiettivi

DISABILITY IS NOT INABILITY

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 …

Caregivers’ economic empowerment

Watoto Ciao recognises that the strategies and intervention to improve the wellbeing of children with disabilities cannot work and will not be sustainable without providing alternative or supplemental sources of income to their caregivers. Most children with disabilities are found among the poorest families and communities due to such interlocking factors as inadequacy of household income, lack of marketable skills …

THE CONTEXT

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 …

SPECIAL PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION

THE WORK DONE LOCALLY HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ACT AT A GREATER DIMENSION. THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF A DREAM TO IMPROVE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES’ LIFE WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE FOUND Project Title:-“Improving the Kenya Juvenile Justice System”Project date: 2014-2016Donor(s):-European Union EU.Partners:-Kenya Government Juvenile Justice Agencies JJAs:The Department of Children Services ministry of labor DCS, Probation …

EFFECTS OF DISABILITY IN HOUSEHOLDS

Disability causes a series of linked negative effects that affect the family system, worsening its often precarious situation due to the difficult environmental and social conditions present. These effects can be listed in the following: a) Marriage separations. Due to the cultural conceptions described, many family unions break up at the birth of a disabled child. This is because the …

HOME-BASED CARE VERSUS INSTITUTIONALISATION

The renewed interest in children’s rights can be directly linked to the desire to infuse social reforms with a child-rights approach. In particular, derived from the need to ensure the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the domestic level, the starting point is a community system able to include and promote the life of children …

Living Conditions of Disabled Children

In Kenya, disabled children are affected by the following factors: Myths and false beliefs: In many traditional African cultures, disability is considered a curse. People with disabilities are rejected by their families of origin and regarded as pariahs. Affected families are also highly stigmatized in communities. These myths and beliefs are still very present and disabled children are still considered …