Our Inclusion Projects
At Disability Africa, we harness the power of play to end the isolation and abuse of disabled children.
In 2022 Disability Africa and our Project Partners delivered more than 20,000 child visits at Inclusion Projects – that is nearly 80,000 hours of disabled children playing having fun and getting out and about in their communities. All of our Inclusion Projects are different but they are all delivering playschemes that are including lots of disabled children who were otherwise isolated and at risk of serious harm before.
That we deliver this model in 4 different African countries since 2011 shows the model works. Please do get in touch with one of the team to find out more.
We have a 2 step approach…
We work to RAISE AWARENESS with local people and organisations - in this way our Project Partners mobilise sustainable local support and enthusiasm for our Inclusion Projects. Community-based service delivery means we can make immediate, real and profound improvements to lives of disabled children and then build stronger, inclusive communities. This way everyone will benefit.
“[Disabled children] are humans, and I want them to feel belonging, to feel like they are equally part of the society. To be loved and cared for also. I also want the world to know that they are part of the human race and they are not what society thinks they are.”
We DELIVER SERVICES at our ‘Inclusion Projects’ – which are simple, affordable, locally-run Playschemes where disabled children can have fun, make friends and enjoy being a child. Playschemes immediately end a disabled child’s isolation and help to change negative attitudes. Our Playschemes are hubs for the delivery of vital educational, medical and parent support services, ensuring that disabled young people and their families are seen and supported.
We are currently in four countries:
GUNJUR, THE GAMBIA - The Gunjur Inclusion Project
KAWAMA, ZAMBIA – Kawama Inclusion Project
MAKENI, SIERRA LEONE – Sierra Leone Inclusion Project
MALANGA, KENYA – Malanga Inclusion Project