Tunaweza Fund, 2014 Basic information Partner organization: Date report completed:
KARAGWE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES (KCBRP) 30TH APRIL, 2014.
Person completing report:
Edgar Beturaniza
Job title:
Programme Facilitator.
Total funds received from One World since last report; 6,678,000/= (If not reported in dollars, please include the exchange rate) What is the time period in which you received these funds?
From: 18/7/2013 to 28/02/2014
Goals
Provide access to education Provide access to healthcare Provide a safe environment with adequate food, shelter and clothing Awareness creation and capacity building to the community. Advocacy for people with disabilities. Economic support to most vulnerable families with disabled persons through Income Generating Activities(IGAs) Establishment and formation of Disabled People’s Associations (DPAS) for sustainability of KCBRP programs. To influence policy on disability issues with Government authorities.
About your services INDIRECT SERVICES
Training staff Other…..
Describe services in detail
How many people received services? e.g. how many staff members were trained Gender 1 staff is continuing with higher education studies in Uganda. Basic knowledge on 31 volunteers were training with Disabilities the basics of disabilities
Describe results of service, e.g. improvements in staff skills or knowledge
They are able to identify, assess and put plans to the identified people with disabilities.
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DIRECT SERVICES Activity /Disability Outreach to clinics
Describe services in detail
How many children and/or caregivers received services? No. of Female Male Total clinics Clients Clients Clients 64 1012 908 1920
Describe results of services, e.g. exam results, health improvements
Eye clinics
Testing, counseling provide medicines and spectacles Assessing and plan for treatment and rehabilitation to the clients To send the clients to Hospital Send them to hospital for Shunting and expert management Sending to hospitals for testing and treatment
12
287
199
486
Reducing the ability of low vision and blind
3
49
24
73
Reducing or completely remove of Disability
1
6
7
Repaired
1
3
4
7
Heads stopped increasing
26
17
43
60
Club feet cases
Send to hospitals for P.O.P and surgery
9
8
17
25
Assistive devices
To provide assistive devices to PWD locally made and ready made
9
11
2 clients were treated and the remaining is waiting for next dose 21 corrected and 4 of them are still on treatment with different stages. Provided with Assistive devices including bucket seats, special seats, and five wheelchairs.
Education
Support CWD with transport fare, school fees, equipments and uniforms both inclusive and special schools and Vocational Training Centre Send to hospitals for treatment To send clients to health facilities for counseling and Management Awareness creation and clinics
14
28
42
2
5
7
12
8 were successful treated
155
143
289
432
1 client stopped seizures
296
Estimated 400 Children 1539 1934
Screening clinics
Cleft lip cases Hydrocephalus cases Elephantiasis cases
Osteomyelitis cases Epilepsy cases
World Disability Day event TOTAL
Assessing, Planning the intervention to clients
3073
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THE CASE STUDY FOR DAINESS DEZDEL Dainess (8) is a fourth born in the family of Mr. And Mrs. Dezdel Antony from Kibona, one of new program villages. Six months after her birth, the child suffered from high fever and skin disease all over the body; she was admitted at Nyakahanga Hospital for 7 months. The health status of the child continued to be worse and eventually the knock-knee disability was diagnosed. Photo of Daines when she was brought at KCBRP for the first time
Due to lack of knowledge on disability issues and bad believes, Daines’s parents felt having a disabled child is a burden in the family. They also believed that she could not attend school since she was not able to walk properly. Embarrassment, humiliation and denial started early on this little poor girl. KCBRP identified the girl in March 2013 during mobile clinic within the village. It was not easy for the parents and other community members to trust and believe on the intervention to be taken to rescue the problem of Dainess. It was KCBRP facilitators and village rehabilitation workers efforts of awareness creation and advocacy on disability issues to parents and community at large which resulted into cooperation within the family and hence parents agreed with the plans for the child to meet with physiotherapist at KCBRP’s offices to undergo screening process. Fortunately the girl met the physiotherapist and she was referred to meet with the surgeon at Kagondo Hospital in May 2013. Daines was operated and admitted for 14 days at Kagondo. She was later discharged and advised to attend monthly at the hospital for dressing and management follow-ups.
Photo of Dainess during Physical exercises around home while having P.O.P
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On March 2014 she was taken to meet with her surgeon again to observe the progress, thanks to God the surgeon said the child is doing very well and no need of extra operation. KCBRP supported all treatment and transport costs for Daines because the family could not cost- share due to the vulnerability state of the family. Now the child is healed and well accepted in the family. She is now attending pre primary class at Kibona regular primary school, participating in family activities and playing with other children. Dainess after operation her knee-knocking problem is no longer existing
All these efforts opened Daines’s door to ordinary life style and brought the hope and happiness in the family and community at large.
Plans for the coming year
To support medical rehabilitation of people with disabilities. To support regular and special education to children with disabilities. To support income generating activities (IGAs) to families of persons with disabilities in KCBRP program village. To continue with sensitization strategies to create awareness on issues regarding disability to communities Formation and establishments of Associations of People with Disability for the sustainability of the programs Establishment of rehabilitation center for long term rehabilitation therapies and income generation. Capacity development for staff and Village Rehabilitation workers To continue with outreach clinics in 16 new program villages
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