National Cheshire Services in Tanzania

There are two Cheshire Services in Tanzania which provide resources and information on disability, physical rehabilitation, training and community networking.

The Tanzania Cheshire Foundation in partnership with LCD is also participating in the Inclusive Tanzania Project implemented by the Information Centre on Disability (ICD). The aim of this project is to facilitate inclusion of people with disabilities in education and politics.

Projects

Education

The Miyuji Cheshire Home provides a range of services to 40 children with intellectual disabilities, including educational and physical development. It also incorporates a resource and information dissemination centre on early childhood development and disability issues for parents, care givers and other community members.

Economic empowerment

The Kibaha and Dodoma Microfinance Projects empowers disabled people and their families in order to reduce poverty. In total 352 people have been trained in business and management and recieved loans through the project. This work is carried out in direct partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability East and North Africa Regional Office.

Health and rehabilitation

Mlali Cheshire Home, or the Kituo Cha Watoto Walemavu as it is better known in Tanzania, provides rehabilitative services for about 100 children per year, accommodating 40 at a time as they go through a comprehensive rehabilitation process. The home includes a clinic, a state-of-the-art surgery, physiotherapy rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, a school, a workshop producing mobility aids, and boarding facilities for both residents and visitors.

Community-based support

Miyuji Cheshire Home runs a community based rehabilitation project focused on early childhood development. This includes the early identification of disabilities and intervention and training and linking opportunities for parents of children with disabilities. The Mlali Cheshire Home also offers many subsidised services to local communities, from HIV/AIDS tests to dentistry work and a dispensary service.

Contact

Ms Esther Kiondo
National Coordinator
The Tanzania Cheshire Foundation
P.O. Box 10269
Dar Es Salaam

Tel/Fax: +257222124273
Email: tanzaniacheshire@hotmail.com or emkiondo@yahoo.com

Stephen Masangia
Chair
Tanzania Cheshire Foundation
P.O. Box 3252,                  
Dodoma, Tanzania

Tel: +255 26 2322476
Fax: +255 22 2124273
Email: cheshirefoundation@yahoo.com or destefanoscoltd@yahoo.com