CBR AS PART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Source
CBR AS PART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Source
CBR AS PART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Source
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International Classification of Functioning, Disability<br />
and Health (ICF), and <strong>CBR</strong><br />
Margie Schneider, Sally Hartley<br />
<strong>CBR</strong> Research as Part of Community Development<br />
Harry Finkenflugel, Servious Dube, Alister Munthali,<br />
Mitchell Loeb<br />
Information Sharing and Community-based<br />
Rehabilitation<br />
Stefan Lorenzkowski<br />
The Malawi Directory of Disability Organisations<br />
Marko Kerac<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Appendix 1<br />
Group Discussion Questions<br />
Appendix 2<br />
List of Participants<br />
Appendix 3<br />
12 Key Messages<br />
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116<br />
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162<br />
168<br />
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187<br />
FOREWORD<br />
FROM THE GOVERNMENT <strong>OF</strong> MALAWI<br />
Malawi was honoured and privileged to host the 2nd Africa Regional<br />
Conference on <strong>CBR</strong> on behalf of the <strong>CBR</strong> Africa Network that was<br />
held at Kalikuti Hotel in Lilongwe from the 31st August to the 3rd<br />
September 2004. It was a delight to host so many participants from<br />
across Africa and Europe whom I trust enjoyed the unique warmth and<br />
hospitality of Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa. I would, therefore,<br />
like to thank the organisers for choosing Malawi as the venue for this<br />
international conference. To us, this was a reflection of the trust and<br />
goodwill that the country has earned in the international community.<br />
It was gratifying to note the response and attendance of the Conference<br />
which brought together so many players working with or for people with<br />
disabilities and <strong>CBR</strong> from a number of countries in Africa and beyond.<br />
Delegates came together in the spirit of cooperation and partnership to<br />
share ideas and experiences on how to promote Community-Based<br />
Rehabilitation; and to examine the evidence that <strong>CBR</strong> is an integral part<br />
of community development in Africa.<br />
There is no doubt in my mind that the conference participants believe<br />
and support the vital role of people with disabilities in community<br />
development. In Malawi, as indeed in any African country, we cannot<br />
expect to reduce poverty or achieve our socio-economic development<br />
goals without the inclusion or participation of persons with disabilities.<br />
Our major challenge, therefore, as a disability sector is to ensure that all<br />
other sectors share a similar view and are so aware of disability issues<br />
that the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development forums,<br />
policies and programmes becomes second nature and lobbying<br />
government, international partners and policy makers becomes a thing<br />
of the past.
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