Charity Workaid Reports

Kabras Disabled Centre
Malava, Kenya

Kabras Disabled Centre is based in Malava, near the northern shore of Lake Victoria. It was set up in 1983 as a self-help group to provide vocational training for disabled adults and teenagers in Kakamega District.

The stated aims of the group are: "to enable persons with disabilities to overcome their physical limitations through rehabilitation services, provision of appropriate appliances and training which empowers them to become self reliant and fully integrated members of the community".
A staff of volunteers runs courses in tailoring, knitting, secretarial services, carpentry, leatherwork, welding and small-scale farming and the centre currently has 70 trainees aged 15 to 30. The group's management committee has a very positive ethos, encouraging trainees to believe that "disability is not inability".
The group applied for Workaid's help in August 2003 and, after an enthusiastic assessment report from our representative, we agreed to send 13 sewing machines, four typewriters, five knitting machines, three leatherwork kits, two carpentry kits, two horticultural kits, a duplicator and two battery chargers (the centre does not have mains electricity).
With this equipment, received in June 2004, the centre has been able to expand its training programme and produce better goods for sale, thus generating income for members as well as contributing to the local economy.
In August 2004, chairman Martin Liyayi wrote: "On behalf of our association of people with disabilities, I acknowledge with full pleasure your kind consideration of tools you sent us. They have strengthened our capacity and in turn that of the community."
Workaid's support of the Kabras Disabled Centre is a good example of how our work tackles poverty at a grassroots level, helping not just groups and individuals but whole communities.

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Tailoring students at Kabras Disabled Centre

The carpentry workshop at Kabras Disabled Centre

Kabras Disabled Centre Malava, Kenya
Kabras Disabled Centre is based in Malava, near the northern shore of Lake Victoria. It was set up in 1983 as a self-help group to provide vocational training for disabled adults and teenagers in Kakamega District.
The stated aims of the group are: "to enable persons with disabilities to overcome their physical limitations through rehabilitation services, provision of appropriate appliances and training which empowers them to become self reliant and fully integrated members of the community". A staff of volunteers runs courses in tailoring, knitting, secretarial services, carpentry, leatherwork, welding and small-scale farming and the centre currently has 70 trainees aged 15 to 30. The group's management committee has a very positive ethos, encouraging trainees to believe that "disability is not inability". The group applied for Workaid's help in August 2003 and, after an enthusiastic assessment report from our representative, we agreed to send 13 sewing machines, four typewriters, five knitting machines, three leatherwork kits, two carpentry kits, two horticultural kits, a duplicator and two battery chargers (the centre does not have mains electricity). With this equipment, received in June 2004, the centre has been able to expand its training programme and produce better goods for sale, thus generating income for members as well as contributing to the local economy. In August 2004, chairman Martin Liyayi wrote: "On behalf of our association of people with disabilities, I acknowledge with full pleasure your kind consideration of tools you sent us. They have strengthened our capacity and in turn that of the community." Workaid's support of the Kabras Disabled Centre is a good example of how our work tackles poverty at a grassroots level, helping not just groups and individuals but whole communities.	Tailoring students at Kabras Disabled Centre The carpentry workshop at Kabras Disabled Centre