Adaptation Training a child without hands to use legs to write

Social The  EDID Program supports five key elements of the social component consisting of: personal assistance (relationships) marriage and family, culture and arts, recreation (leisure and sports) and access to justice which are crucial issues hindering social inclusion of children with disabilities. Awareness is raised to challenge the negative attitudes of family and community members […]

Research The EDID Program is actively involved in research to inform program interventions. It has concluded a research on “factors contributing to the abuse of children with disabilities: From awareness to action”.  We  have partnered with the African Study Centre, through the Liliane Foundation to receive groups of researchers who come to the CBC Health […]

Livelihood We support youngsters with disability  of working age to develop skills and acquire meaningful work as a means to escaping poverty. Some have been able to access waged employment opportunities, while others are self-employed. In collaboration with Partner Organizations, we undertake continuous advocacy actions to ensure that local and non-governmental enterprises and companies become […]

Health Through our POs, we support activities to improve the individual functionality of our target beneficiaries. This is achieved by providing corrective surgeries, medications, assistive devices such as mobility, positioning, daily living, vision, hearing and communication devices. To ensure an enabling environment, EDID provides capacity building programs for stakeholders to change their perceptions and negative […]

Using the child centered approach, we support over 25  Partner organizations (POS) to address the education needs of children with disabilities (CWD). In this light, we strive  to provide extra assistance, specialized equipment, audio and other relevant devices, subsidize  school fees, Braille and sign language to enable CWDs learn in inclusive schools. Also, we  remove […]