Focus

To improve the independence, health and wellbeing of disabled children and young people. 

Summary

Parent Support Groups (PSGs) were/will be initiated to equip parents and caregivers with a thorough understanding of their child’s disability, how to best care for their child and advocate for their education (the project also introduces fathers to the training, to better involve them in care and understanding).

As part of this, we develop a pool of PSG Facilitators, sustainably embedding our PSG programme into the local community, ultimately reaching and impacting the lives of more disabled children and their families.

We identify and train Community Facilitators/volunteers to run Village Savings and Loan Savings Groups (VSLA), sharing income-generating strategies with parents and caregivers to support household resilience.

Children and young people are assessed for assistive technology (AT) and referred to rehabilitation services; and healthcare professionals and volunteer facilitators trained to understand the importance of referral and appropriate care.