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CBR AS PART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
language that can be understood." It was observed that using English
as a lingua franca and initiatives such as the ICF were only able to touch
a very small part of this considerable problem.
The final key message related once more to CBR support for people with
HIV and AIDS which was seen at the last conference as a key ingredient
of CBR activities in Africa. Chapter 7 gives an example of how CBR
must (and can) address HIV/AIDS issues in Namibia. In so doing it
provides a good example of how CBR activities relate to community
development and how disabled people can and should be included into
mainstream activities of community development.
IN CONCLUSION
This book has much to offer the reader in terms of information but also
as a catalyst for stimulating debate at national level and as an evaluation
tool for individual programmes. The next CBR conference in this series
will be held in South Africa towards the end of 2007. It will address
CBR and the Millennium Development Goals. Readers can check
the CAN website www.afri-can.org for up-to-date information. We look
forward to seeing you there!
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CHAPTER 1
Community-based
Rehabilitation Africa
Network (CAN)
Shaya Asindua
SUMMARY
This chapter outlines the development of the CBR Africa Network
(CAN). It describes its mission, aims, objectives and related activities
over the past three years.
BACKGROUND
The first African Regional Conference on CBR was held at the Uganda
National Institute of Special Education (UNISE), Kampala in 2001. This
conference was the final output of a linkage between UNISE and the
Centre for International Child Health, (CICH) University College of
London, which was designed to facilitate and support the development
of CBR training in Uganda. The theme of the Conference was "CBR,
A Participatory Strategy in Africa." Participants from 14 countries
attended the workshop, which was supported by the Norwegian
Development Agency (NAD) and the CP Charitable Trust, UK.
This highly successful conference enabled the participants to extensively
discuss CBR, ranging from its history and underlying concepts, to its
practical application in the various countries and communities. This helped
to generate a more mutual and holistic understanding of CBR and its
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