Help 800 Kenyan Children with Disabilities

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Summary

This project aims to improve the quality of life of 800 children with disabilities living in the slums of Nairobi by improving their physical activity level and by promoting an inclusive society. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Nairobi (Kenya), Mathare Valley is the oldest and worst slum in Africa. In these areas, the rights of people with disabilities are not respected. Daily, they face discrimination and lack of access to services and facilities. Many children with disabilities are treated as outcast, kept hidden in the houses. The project aims to use sport as a tool to improve the quality of people with disabilities.

Activities

“Weekly Recreation Days” will be organized where a number of adapted sports will be proposed to the children with disabilities. Besides, monthly information meetings will be held within the communities to raise awareness on disability issues.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $701
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $49,299
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project aims to improve the quality of life of 800 children with disabilities, to build capacity and raise awareness on disability issues among 40 volunteers and 1500 community members (on a yearly-basis).

Project Message

I joined MYSA by chance and before long I started a new chapter in my life. Football and music gave me a new lease on life
- George Nderitu (29), "Image-in the slum-, Beneficiary/Project staff

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ismail Hussein,
MYSA special events department
Kangundo Road
Box 69038
Nairobi, 00622
Kenya
254722966200
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA)
Kangundo Road
MYSA Headquarters
Nairobi, nairobi 69038
Kenya
+254 -20-780517
http://www.mysakenya.org

Learn more about Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) and the project team.


Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Kenya and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 06, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 27, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Project Development

By Ismail Hussein - Kids With Disability Project Manager, August 06, 2008 06:14 PM

Since the inception of the Project, MYSA Kids With diasbility have been able to have an impact in 16 MYSA operation areas.

With a diverse nuumber of trained members from all over the Mathare slums and neighbouring areas, the project have so far within six months of operation reached 129 female participants and 214 male and other members which brings the number to 314 participants. In addition, 15 special school teachers, 276 school children and 38 out-of school children participated.

A total number of 27 trained coaches 2 instructors and 96 care takers participated in recreation and outreach programmes.

One of the major benefits was that the participating children with disabilities realized that they have the right to enjoy equal opportunities/rights (in sport) as their able bodied peers. Also community members who often stopped while passing the place of activities got to see that these children also have different abilities, rather than only disabilities and many of them were interested (and some even wanted to be part of the project as volunteer).

In the volunteers workshop 12 out of 27 participants were women who tirelessly work to develop the project during weekly recreation and outreach activities. In addition, out of the 12, four are women with physical disabilities. In the Kids with disabilities council 4 out of 8 members are women. 6 female teachers and 129 female athletes have participated in the KWD activities.
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