University of Toronto (Canada)
Through the office of the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation in conjunction with the Centre for International Health at the University of Toronto, the Kenya Working Group has taken shape. The ICDR and CIH make available to the KWG human resources and academic partnerships.McMaster University (Canada)
The faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences at McMaster University requires students to complete a minimum number of clinical placements in order for students to be considered proficient in their area of study and chosen profession. An opportunity for international placement exists in the final unit of study. It is here that McMaster University is involved with the Kenya working group. Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students (who fit within the University requirements to undertake an international placement) will be offered the opportunity to finish their final clinical placement within the KWG exchange programme. The KWG works with faculty and students at McMaster University as well as our partners in Kenya to foster a safe environment in which both the student’s learning objectives as well as community needs of the host programme are met.
The Disability Service Programme (Kenya)
The Disability Service Programme is a non-profit community based organization initiated to offer services to disabled people in the Southern Nyanza region of Kenya. The organization was established in 1979 with the purpose of promoting education and empowerment of people with disability. Small groups were established within the community to involve people with disability in the management of their disabilities.
The Disability Service Programme (DSP) seeks to provide care for 120 000 disabled people living in Nyanza Province Kenya. With the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the number of disabled individuals is expected to rise. The DSP is a community-based organization that faces many challenges as human and financial resources that were once available are now receding.
