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Improving living conditions for children with special needs

Geographic Area: Districts of Omraniyya Gharbiyya and El Saff – Giza Governorate

Development Area: Social and Human Development

Sector: Social

Executive body: Movimondo/Seti-Caritas - NGO

Beneficiaries: Children with disabilities from 0 to 18 years old; their families and siblings; Community Development Associations (CDAs) of Omraniyya and El Saff.

Period of implementation: 2005–2008

Amount and nature of the funds: 266,406 € grant through the Debt for Development Swap programme

Type of intervention: Capacity building, technical assistance, training, public awareness

Objective: Improving living conditions for children with special needs in the districts of Omraniyya Gharbiyya and El Saff.

Description of the project: The project aims at improving living conditions for children with disabilities in order to enhance their psycho-physical and social development and moreover their social, economic and cultural integration in their community, through the enhancement of CDAs capabilities to implement support programs for children with special needs.

The project’s strategy follows a capacity building program known as Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) successfully experimented by SETI, based on the mobilization of locally available resources and organizations as well as on the empowerment and partnership of children families and local community members.