Central Africa
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Displaced persons with disabilities in skill training doing income-generating activities as part of "Programme de Réadaptation et Intégration de Base Communautaire" (Community-based programme for Readjustment and Integration), CBM partner programme Synergie Simama (SYSI Bunia).
CBM's Central African Regional Office, working together with a network of 35 Partner organisations, supports the delivery of health care, educational, rehabilitative and socio-economic services to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities living in the region.
Central Africa Regional Office
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Ingrid Mason
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Regional Director Ingrid Mason
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The Central Africa Region (Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Cameroon and São Tomé & Príncipe) is a region faced with political instability, continuous conflicts, cyclical droughts, floods, rapid population growth and limited government capacities to cater for the vulnerable population.
CBM's Central African Regional Office, working with 35 Partner organisations, supports the delivery of health care, educational, rehabilitative and socio-economic services to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the region.
The Regional Office adopts a participatory approach and is building capacities in the region as well as addressing the socio-economic empowerment of persons with disabilities in a more inclusive society.
Goals
- To develop comprehensive and integrated disability programmes in key areas to improve the quality of life of persons living with disabilities and to mainstream disability in the communities.
- To work with comprehensive disability clusters such as CBC, Synergie Simama, COPH and Action Vision (see key below for more info).
- To increase effectiveness and accountability by strengthening partner and project capacities, leadership skills, advocacy initiatives and sustainability strategy.
Key
- CBC - Cameroon Baptist Convention, a Partner for Socio-economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SEEPD).
- COPH - Conseil de Concertation des Oeuvres en Faveur des Personnes ayant un Handicap, the name of a CBM Partner and Project.
- Comprehensive Disability Cluster - A disability cluster is an umbrella organisation of local organisations offering care/services to persons with disabilities.
- Synergie Simama - Means 'Let's start again together' and is the name of a CBM Partner. The Project is called 'Projet de Readaptation et Integration a Base Communautaire'.
- Action Vision - This is the name of another CBM Partner (NGOD). The name of the Project is 'Clinique Ophtalmologique de Masina' (COM), and it is an eye hospital and surgical centre for training.
