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Dissabilities in Rwanda

 

The GoR is currently (Aug. 2012) making a survey to map people with dissabilities, so that special programmes can be outlined. Survivors from the genocide can also access special medical treatmentocal health centres countrywide, according to Theophile Ruberangeyo, Director of FARG in the New Times.

Mentally challenged and handicapped people are still looked down upon, and they are often not getting the support or the respect they deserve.

 

 

Umbrella and GoR Organisations in Rwanda dealing with HIV/AIDS

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Dissabilities

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  • ABISUNGANYE COOPERATIVE

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  • ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY - ADRA

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  • ASSOCIATION GENERALE DES HANDICAPES DU RWANDA - AGHR (Kicukiro, Gikondo)

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  • ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES - ASFH

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  • DISABILITY FORUM OF RWANDA - DFR

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  • DISABILITY RIGHTS PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL - DRPI

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  • DISABLED PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION OF DENMARK - DPOD

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  • HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL Action Nord Sud (Several districts)

    • Works on serveral projects assisting handicapped, disabled, and vulnerable people. They also deal with PTS, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, awarenessraising etc.

    See more about Action Nord Sud Handicap International in Rwanda here

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  • GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN RWANDA -AGHR

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  • INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY ALLIANCE

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  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - FENAPH  (Kicukiro)

    Umbrella Organisation of People with disabilities, formed 2007. It brings five categories of disability, including Physical, Blind and Deaf persons, mentally impaired people and others. FENAPH’s mission is to build a society without barriers where persons with disabilities are able to exploit their full potential as human-beings and enjoy the maximum opportunity in all aspect of life. FENAPH aims to insure that inclusion is promoted ; that human rights and equal opportunities for PwD should be realised.

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  • NATIONAL UNION OF DISABILITY ORGANISATIONS IN RWANDA -NUDOR

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  • PEACEMAKERS RWANDA AND RWANDA DISABILITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, APROHA-Kamonyi, Hope Centre

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  • RWANDA NATIONAL DECADE STEERING COMMITTEE - RNDSC

    Established in 2005 following the adoption of the Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities, all member states were requested to set up a national steering committee in order to ensure good co-ordination, follow-up and evaluation of the Decade’s ideals.

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  • SWEDISH DISABLED PEOPLE’S ORGANISATION - SHIA

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  • TUBAKUNDE

    Tubakunde was formed on 20th December 2005 with mission to contribute to the eradication of all forms of discrimination against children with learning deficiencies and promotion of positive socio- economic, policy and judicial of children with mental deficiencies. It aims to build capacities of association members. Collectif Tubakunde has 34 member Organizations.

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Hearing/Deaf

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  • African Deaf Union

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  • CBM

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  • HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL Action Nord Sud (Several districts)

    • Works on serveral projects assisting handicapped, disabled, and vulnerable people. They also deal with PTS, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, awarenessraising etc.

    See more about Action Nord Sud Handicap International in Rwanda here

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  • RWANDA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEAF WOMEN - RNADW

    Formed in 2005. It is a platform that offers a common voice for Deaf women with a view to promote their social, economic and political emancipation.

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  • RWANDAN NATIONAL UNION OF DEAF - RNUD

    Advocates for the equalisation of opportunities and rights of deaf people

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  • STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION

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  • TEKI Deaf-Mute association

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  • VSO

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Blindness

"The latest figures show over 67,000 Rwandans are impaired visually" (NT).

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  • JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency (Sponsor)

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  • INTERNATIONAL DANISH ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND (Sponsor)

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  • MASAKA RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE BLIND

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  • RWANDA UNION OF THE BLIND - RUB

    RUB is an organization made up of Blind people, who get together to find a way of bringing out the problems they share, in order to find solutions for them. For more information : www.rwandablind.com

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  • THE SWEDISH FEDERATION FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (Sponsor)

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Mental Health

According to the National Coordinator of the Mental Health Programme, Yvonne Kayiteshonga: "Rwanda has five psychiatrists and around 500 psychologists" (New Times).

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  • ARCT-RUHUKA the Rwanda Association of Trauma Counsellors

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  • AVEGA-agahozo

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  • CENTER FOR ADDICTION AND PSCHOSOCIAL ORIENTATION (Gasabo/Remera)

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  • HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

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  • NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF USER AND SURVIVORS OF PSYCHAITRY

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  • NDERA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

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  • SCPS Service de Consultations Psycho-Socials

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  • TUBAKUNDE

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News

 

  • March 4, 2014 350 screened for hearing impairment (NT).
  • March 3, 2014 World vision donates wheelchairs to persons with disabilities(RF).
  • Feb. 16, 2014 Belgium minister tours mental health facility (NT).
  • Oct. 29, 2013 Visually impaired Semirindi can now face the future, brick by brick (NT).
  • Sep. 10, 2013 200 street beggars train in life skills (NT).
  • July 24, 2013 Visually-impaired persons demand inclusion in devt projects (NT).
  • June 6, 2013 Ministry moves to improve education for disabled students (NT).
  • June 6, 2013 Visually impaired students get support from telecom firm (NT).
  • May 19, 2013 Help on the way for disabled beggars (NT).
  • May 8, 2013 For Uwizeye, blindness was just a hiccup in life (NT).
  • Mar. 19, 2013 New project to protect children with disability (NT).
  • Jan. 17, 2013 Disability is not inability (NT).
  • Jan. 9, 2013 Disability: Rwandans share experiences (NT).
  • Dec. 31, 2012 Muhanga school evicted from stadium premises (NT).
  • Dec. 30, 2012 Six billion spent on housing for Veterans (NT).
  • Dec. 29, 2012 Children with disabilities seek comfort, care (NT).
  • Dec. 10, 2012 For disabled, finding employment is not easy (RF).
  • Dec. 7, 2012 Hundreds get free cleft lip surgery (NT).
  • Dec. 3, 2012 Disabled claim for equal chance (NT).
  • Dec. 2, 2012 Overcoming disability (NT).
  • Oct. 25 Only 10pc of visually impaired have access to White Cane (NT).
  • Sep, 19, 2012 Visually impaired decry stigma (NT).
  • Sep. 17, 2012 Mobile technologies help persons with disabilities (NT).
  • Sep. 16, 2012 Employers disregarding employment policy-PLWDs (NT).
  • Aug. 15, 2012 Gov`t to scale up support for people with disabilities (NT).
  • Aug. 15, 2012 American NGO donates eye care equipment (NT).
  • Aug 4, 2012 Herbalists want action against unlicensed practitioners (NT).
  • July 20, 2012 Challenges of raising children with disabilities (NT).
  • July 4, 2012 Lack of equipment hampers education of the blind (RF).
  • June 30, 2012 Schools for disabled appeal for qualified teachers (NT).
  • June 28, 2012 Blood centre eyes global recognition (NT).
  • Apr. 27, 2012 People with disabilities call for social inclusion (NT).
  • Apr. 10, 2012 Disabled ex-combatants to get Rwf60m facility (NT).
  • Mar. 27, 2012 ‘Army Week’ activities focus on the disabled (NT).
  • Mar. 8, 2012 Rwanda takes chair of regional body for the disabled (NT).
  • Nov. 6, 2011 NGO roots for education of the disabled (NT).
  • September 17, 2011 Visually impaired decry denial of inheritance rights (NT).
  • September 9, 2011Police urges support for mentally handicapped (NT)
  • Aug. 26, 2011 Over 400 visually impaired acquire life skills (NT).

 

 

 

 

 

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