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Motivation: Making sure nobody is left behind during lockdown

Oct 5, 2020

Before COVID-19 reached their countries, disabled people and their families in India and countries in Africa already faced isolation and stigma. But everyday challenges – like discrimination, limited healthcare, lack of wheelchairs, few opportunities for work –now...

Continuing to ‘Let Hope Grow’ for children and their families in the Covid era: A Rwanda experience

Aug 18, 2020

The Early Intervention Programme Group B, subgroup 1 at PDC Rwinkwavu with adapted measures in place. The past few months of 2020 have pushed the world into unfamiliar and uncertain territory, with the Covid-19 global pandemic directly leading to illness,...

Running safe groups

Aug 18, 2020

Is the intervention essential? Will the children deteriorate without the input? Young children with developmental disabilities particularly severe disabilities are at risk of deterioration without ongoing input and support. Those particularly at risk would be those...

Updating ‘Getting to Know Cerebral Palsy’

Jul 22, 2020

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 – it was great to see so many of you online with us. We have recorded the session about how are are going to create version 2 of Getting to Know Cerebral Palsy (GTKCP) and update and edit...

Participatory video to understand the impact of the Juntos Project

Jul 9, 2020

We present an assessment of a parent group programme by using participatory video, where the communities shape and create their own films and include stories of most significant change. Watch presentation on participatory video

Togetherness and Belonging module launch

Dec 3, 2019

We are excited to share with you the ‘togetherness and belonging’ module!Developed together with families of children with disabilities, health and community workers, disabled persons organisations, researchers and educationalists – it has been a...