Changing attitudes to disability in East and North Africa
Leonard Cheshire Disability campaigns to change attitudes to disability and supports disabled people all over the world.
The East and North Africa office works with 33 services in eight countries, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan, Morocco, Rwanda and the Seychelles. Poverty is a major contributing factor to the lack of opportunities available to disabled people in the region.
We help build enabling communities where disabled people are recognised as valuable members of society.
Featured programmes
Inclusive education in Kenya
The Nyanza Inclusive Education Programme (NIEP) is designed to meet the educational and developmental needs of disabled children by facilitating their inclusion within mainstream schools and the wider community.
Economic empowerment in Tanzania
Economic empowerment in Tanzania takes the form of microfinance loans and training for disabled people and their families with the aim of enabling them to set up businesses.
Vocational training in Sudan
The programme provides vocational training for young adults with disabilities. Participants are trained in useful vocational skills such as computer skills, handicraft making and tinsmithery.
