Educate, Mobilize and Empower Tanzania's Disabled
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Summary
This project will facilitate the provision of appropriate wheelchairs and provide training programs and a facility to enable Tanzanian's disabled to become productive, valuable members of society.
This project is no longer accepting donations. |
Received $10,086 from 119 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
People with spinal cord injuries are marginalized and are often overlooked by mainstream development interventions. This makes them some of the most deprived and vulnerable people in low-income countries. KASI works in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to educate people with spinal cord injuries about health issues, to address poverty through skills training and income generating activities, and to advocate for basic rights and equal opportunities.
Activities
By providing training, education, mobility aids and a supportive community, the quality of life for the disabled population of Kilimanjaro is greatly improved. With your support we can grow to serve the greater disabled population of Tanzania.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
KASI’s current programs benefit over 1000 people. Creating a dedicated center will allow KASI to expand its outreach across the country, while continuing to provide essential training and support to the neglected disabled population of Tanzania.
Project Message
"I have learnt to be independent again. I live alone and make my own decisions. I am a useful person in the village because I repair umbrellas, clocks, and other things."
- Peter, KASI Member, wheelchair user since 2000
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Tish Scolnik
Project Coordinator
479 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
United States
9143196169
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Kilimanjaro Association of the Spinally Injured
YWCA Center, Boma Road
P.O. Box 10034
Moshi,
Kilimanjaro
NA
Tanzania
+255 27 2754217
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Tanzania
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Tanzania, read the Human Development Report on Tanzania or the Wikipedia entry for Tanzania.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on May 19, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 23, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
GlobalGiving kickoff helps wheelchair users become entrepreneurs
By Tish Scolnik - Project Coordinator, September 10, 2008 05:00 PM
June, July, and August were busy months at KASI as we prepared to spend the funds that you have helped us raise. After somebody in Tanzania receives a spinal injury his/her life expectancy drops to two years. Because of that, one of our top priorities is making sure that disabled people are educated on how to care for their health and wellness. With your help we are currently translating a WHO book on how to care for a spinally injured person into Swahili and making it accessible to disabled people and their caretakers.
Additionally, we teamed up with the MIT Mobility Lab to provide five of our members with specially outfitted small-business wheelchairs, business skills training, and access to microfinance loans. Through this project, we are helping disabled people who used to depend completely on others for support into successful entrepreneurs.
Thanks to your help, we have already received over $9,000 in funding, but additional funds are needed to help us reach our long-term goal of bringing our quality training programs and services across Tanzania. Our current programs benefit over 1000 people, and additional funding means we can expand our outreach across the country. As part of this goal we are planning a central facility that will house our major programs, and we really need your support to make it a reality.
We also wanted to let you know about GlobalGiving’s new recurring donation feature which makes supporting this project even easier. With just one click of your mouse, you can give every month until our goals are reached, helping to improve the lives of so many disabled people in Tanzania.
Be sure to check out the project website to see the progress you have already helped to make and to see some photos of our recent work.
From everybody here at the Kilimanjaro Association of the Spinally Injured, we say “asante sana.” [Asante sana means thank you very much in Swahili].
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