Afghanistan has one of the largest disabled populations in the world, with nearly 20% of Afghan children living with a disability. The Enabled Children Initiative supports over 1,000 Afghan children with disabilities and their families, providing education, training, humanitarian and emergency relief services. This project will allow us to enroll 15 additional children/families with disability living in poverty into our Community-based Disability Awareness & Support program.
Afghanistan is facing a major humanitarian crisis. It also has one of the largest populations of persons with disabilities in the world. The Asia Foundation Model Disability Survey for Afghanistan showed that 17.3% of children, and 80% of adults, have some form of a disability, with prevalence higher in women and girls. Most persons with disabilities face discrimination, exclusion and abuse, and there are very few services and supports to access education, healthcare or emergency relief.
The Community-based Disability Awareness & Support program has enrolled over 1,000 families living in poverty who have children with disabilities across 6 provinces. The program initiates community and family-based dialogues about disability that lead to positive behavior change toward children with disabilities. The program also provides practical support, including trainings, cash stipends, healthcare referrals, physiotherapy & psychosocial support and access to education and other services.
Long-term change happens within families who have access to information, services and support for their child, and within communities who are supportive. This program provides tailored support to individual families and their children, as well as awareness-raising sessions for their communities, to create the knowledge foundation and support networks for long-term positive change.
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