LOCATION: JUBA, Republic of South Sudan
START OF ACTIVITY: 2007
OBJECTIVE: to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities by promoting social inclusion
ORIGIN OF THE COMMITMENT: thanks to the peace treaty signed with Khartoum (Sudan), OVCI was able to start the Inclusive Development program on a Community-Based-SIBC basis, starting a widespread work- starting from the district of Kator, followed by Munuki and the city of Juba to identify people with disabilities present, guide and train their families, raise awareness of the communities they belong to and local institutions, looking for answers to identified needs within the same community of life.
COMMITMENT DESCRIPTION: started in August 2007, with the first door-to-door census on disability, in the district of Kator. Once the data relating to the services present in the area and the incidence of disability in the area were collected, some SIBC promoters were trained, people from the community who come into close contact with families where people with disabilities are present. SIBC promoters regularly visit the person with disabilities in their home, assess their needs and of their family. Depending on the situation encountered, they follow the person to foster autonomy, participation in family life and the community to which they belong. The SIBC promoters are also involved in prevention, awareness raising, as well as facilitating accessibility to the various institutions (school, dispensaries, specialized centers) for people with disabilities. Over the years, some microcredit programs have been launched to promote the economic self-sufficiency of the person with disabilities or their family unit.
OVCI works closely with the Ministry of Social Services to promote the inclusion of the person with disabilities in social life, in all its areas - at the health, educational, economic and political levels. Fundamental is the collaboration network created with international and local Institutions / NGOs, Associations of People with Disabilities to carry out interventions in synergy in favor of people with disabilities.
ACTIVE PROJECTS
SOUTH SUDAN: PROMOTION OF ACCESS AND INCLUSION FOR EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN JUBA SOUTH SUDAN
south sudan: project Concerted effort to enhance Inclusive Education and Rehabilitation Services for People with Disabilities and their communities in Juba