Bahir Dar Cheshire Project

           a).Direct beneficiaries are 2,700 children and youths with disabilities and the indirect beneficiaries are                population of over 90,000.
           b). Main Activities of the project

                  1). Prevention of Disability through sensitization programs
                        - Organizing sensitization workshop
                        - Establishing CBR committee in each kebeles/sub-cities
                        -Assigning contact persons in health institutions, religion centers... etc

                 2). Rehabilitation of PWDs
                       - provision loan to individuals
                       - Screening and surveillance provision of medical support and low cost appliances
                       - Teaching sign language
                       - provision of counseling and Follow up services.. etc

                3). Advocacy and Awareness Education
                       - conduct assessment on policies gap
                       - organizing workshops for decision makers and others
                       - provision of awareness education to project community

                4). Capacity Building
                      - organizing local experience sharing tour
                      - CBR training in abroad
                      - PR training... etc

 

 
 

 

Delegate from Leonard
Cheshire International
visited Endalamaw
Yenesew, 7 years old
boy with physical
disability at his
residence and
rehabilitating center.
Cheshire Foundation Ethiopia(CFE) is a national, non-profit, non- governmenta
l indigenous organization working for the betterment of persons with disabilities
(PWDs) and the needy in Ethiopia .
P.O.Box 31938
Tel: 251-011-618-5164
Fax: 251- 011-6 63-0571
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
E-mail Chesirefoundation@ethionet.et
Bezuayehu Kassa, one
of underweight child and
beneficiary of a new
supplementary food
program for
malnourished children
by Addis Ababa
Cheshire Project.
 
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