Inclusivity for disabled children in South Africa A disability awareness training for staff With custom wheelchairs, children can get out! The Ndinogona kit with over 100 games

Uhambo

Org #14304
Vetted since 2013 Staff Favorite Project of the Month Site Visit Verified
2011
year founded
$46,344
raised on GlobalGiving
10
years fundraising
4
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Uhambo is dedicated to alleviating poverty for persons with disabilities in Africa by promoting human rights, increasing economic empowerment and advancing quality of life. Uhambo's holistic model includes promoting social inclusion, increasing economic development and advancing quality of life for persons with disabilities by removing barriers of access in rural areas, townships and settlements of Africa. Uhambo provides smart appropriate designs of wheelchairs, delivers support services and/or products and advocates for policy change for persons with disabilities.

Project Leaders
Lucinda Kerschensteiner
Lucinda Kerschensteiner
Team
Lucinda Kerschensteiner
Organization Information
305 W. Magnolia Street #177
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
United States
9702264792
Organization Information
305 W. Magnolia Street #177
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
United States
9702264792

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Reaching new communities

By Lucinda Kerschensteiner | Director

The Uhambo South Africa team reached a new community this week with its Ndinogona I Can stimulation program training. It provided training to parents of children with disabilities at a center in a... Read the full report ›

Ndinogona Program Comes to the US

By Lucinda Kerschensteiner | Founding Director

Thanks to a grant from the Rotary Foundation, the Shonaquip / Uhambo Foundation team from Cape Town, South Africa came to Colorado to conduct training with the Uhambo USA team for two weeks. The... Read the full report ›

Zero Project Awardees 2023

By Lucinda Kerschensteiner | Director

The Zero Project Conference – an annual disability inclusion gathering at the United Nations Office at Vienna in February – brings together innovators and key decision makers from all... Read the full report ›
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