KAIH - Kenya Association of the Intellectually Handicapped

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National Office

KAIH national Office is located in Umoja Appartments off Moi drive. In Mutindwa flats there are two offices A5 and A11.KAIH national Office was established  and registered under the NGO Coordination Act of 1990.KAIH National is the Headquarters of all KAIH branches.

KEY ROLES OF KAIH NATIONAL

  • Finance and adminsitration
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • General management and oversight
  • Expansion to new areas
  • Institutional strengthening
  • Governance
  • Coordination

OVERALL ONGOING PROGRAMS

  • Promotion of education for PWIDs

  • Promotion of health as it relates to intellectual Disability

  • Vocational rehabilitation and sustainable livelihoods

  • Social rehabilitation

  • Self Advocacy

  • Resource mobilization

  • Advocacy on policy change

  • Information Technology and communication

  • Institutional strengthening

  • Network and Linkages

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 2010- 2014

  • To enhance governance through review of KAIH structure, policies, systems and values by 2014.

  • To economically empower PWIDs and their families through sustainable livelihood programs and access to credit by December 2014.

  • To strengthen and sustain KAIH through a diversified network of local,regional and global partnerships by December 2014.

  • To promote the social and polictical partcipation of PWIDs and their families through Information, Education and Technology by December 2014.

  • To promote the health rights of PWIDs and their families by December 2014

  • To enhance KAIHs image and resource base through publicity and fundraising strategies by December 2014.

NETWORK AND LINKAGES

KIAH national works with partners locally,nationally and internationally in order to avoid replication of activities.

Some of the partners include

  • DPOs such as UDPK,NFSS,BLINK, ANDY, DEK, WCC, ASK, KUB,KAND, DSSK, Autism Society of Kenya, CPSK, BRC

  • HERAF

  • FUB

  • FDUV

  • VSO JITOLEE

  • Handicap International

  • OSIEA

  • EU

  • Government Ministries such as;  Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, NACC, Ministry of Gender Children and Social Development, MOJNC, MOYAs

  • National Council for Persons with Disabilities

  • Kenya Human rights commission

  • National Council for persons with Disabilities

  • Faith Based organizations (FBOs)
  • Legal Aid Clinic
  • Inclusion international
  • Inclusion Africa
  • NFU
  • TAMH (Tanzania Association for the Mentally Handicapped)
  • ZAPDD (Zanzibar Association for People wtih Developmental Disabilities)

CHALLENGES

  • Overwhelming requests from the regions that we are not there such as Machakos, Turkana and Mombasa.

  • Funding and sustainability of projects

  • Poverty and High levels of illeteracy among parents and persons with intellectual disabilities

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Recognition by the Government and other DPOs

  • Parents driven

  • Positive responses by parents and PWIDs

  • Increase in membership and opening of new branches

  • Increase in funding

  • Strong and visionary leadership

  • Formation of Self Advocacy groups

For more information contact;

Administrator, Fatma Wangare

Tel: (020) 2398993 Mobile: 0722 926918

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KAIH NATIONAL OFFICE, NAIROBI