Project Contact
- Linda Bell
- 700298420
- donors@iamafg.org
Global Ministries Contact
- David L. Wildman
- 212.870.3735
- DWildman@gbgm-umc.org
Global Ministries Program Area
- Mission Contexts & Relationships
Community-Based Rehabilitation in Faryab Province
Advance # 3020522Rehabilitating disabled individuals physically, mentally and socially within their own community 
Background / HistoryThere are a significant number of people with disabilities (PWD) in Afghanistan. According to Handicapped International's National Disability Survey in Afghanistan, 2005, "&even though the NDSA estimates the proportion of the Afghan population that urgently needs to be targeted by public policies and programs to be at 2.7%, the prevalence rate will increase according to the inclusion of persons having less severe difficulties& Analysis&shows that on average, 1 out of every 5 households has at least one person with disability." The chief causes of disability identified by the respondents interviewed in the survey were 1. Disability from birth and in the first year of life (26.4%), which includes birth injuries (cerebral palsy is very common) and congenital abnormalities (especially blindness, deafness and mental impairment due to inbreeding). 2. Diseases (17%) like polio, rheumatoid arthritis and the complications of measles. 3. War related disability, 16.8%: bullet, grenade, bomb etc (10%), land mines and unexploded ordinance (6.8%). There are now approximately 55 new casualties from mine and explosive remnants of war recorded by UNMACA each month, and according to the Mine Action Program for Afghanistan, 50% of those casualties are children. 4. Supernatural explanations like destiny and curse (15%). 5. Occupational, home and road accidents. 6. Mistreatment and tragic personal events, and 7. Mental illness in the form of retardation or as a result or cause of disability is a significant element. Seen in societal, spiritual and medical contexts, disability has a wide reaching impact on life in Afghanistan. Livelihoods have been affected or lost, opportunities for education, training and employment are reduced, social and religious acceptance is limited. General health care and rehabilitation services are often difficult to access and expensive. There are rehabilitation services run by government, national and international NGOs. Government assistance has been in the form of a monthly $6 pension to the disabled (initially only the war wounded) and to the families of martyrs. Other official objectives include advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities, developing new legislation to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, and facilitating access to vocational training courses. This particular project was strategically started in Faryab province because there were no rehabilitation services here. MissionTo partner with people with disabilities, their families and communities in Faryab Province, Afghanistan, to facilitate orthopedic and general rehabilitation, societal acceptance and action, and the prevention of disability. Goals & Objectives1. Networking & Relationships: To develop coordinated, contextualized rehabilitation services through networking, research & policy development. 2. Training and Capacity Building: To develop accessible sustainable orthopedic rehabilitation services through training and capacity building. 3. People with Disabilities (PWD) and Their Rehabilitation Needs: To assist PWD and their families in Maimana and Miandara valley to identify their particular rehabilitation needs and to access, or develop, appropriate sustainable services. Activities Plan1. Networking & Relationships: 1.1 To build relationships with PWD, their families and communities. 1.2 Communicate and implement government rehabilitation policies and developments in rehabilitation practices. 1.3 Represent and introduce PWD to this process. 1.4 Build a network of contacts and conversation on holistic rehabilitation with partner government ministries, NGOs, and mission partners. Project Outcomes1. An increase in the number of PWD who are mobile, confident and able to support their families. 2. A change in community attitude toward PWD (Ascertained by a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey in 2007). 3. Improved health practices for diseases and accidents that can cause disability such as birthing practice changes, immunization, first aid for emergencies (burns and fractures etc.), and improved nutrition. Project Indicators1. Attendance and treatment records at our workshop/center, school attendance records, vocational training and loan records. 2. Training records. 3. A repeated Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey will measure changed local attitudes, knowledge and practices. 4. The number of PWD employed and involved in disabled people's organizations. 5. A project evaluation in 2009. 6. Attendance at prenatal clinics. Budget & Financial Information
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