1000 Physically Disabled to be Mobile in Kenya

ReJenga continues to be firm on the project to make rehabilitation accessible to the people in rural Kisumu and the surrounding areas. Due to the unprecedented times and COVID 19, and stay home orders we have not been able to progress towards our goals. However, we continue to work on fundraising through corporate matching to have the funds towards our goals.

While health outcomes for people with disabilities continues to be a challenge, and there is difficulty around access to and quality of care, as well as low job satisfaction among community health workers. ReJenga will need to be focusing on strengthening community health worker performance by investing in their education, training, and management capacity. 

Poverty, and Disability

67% of the disabled population lives in poverty 2.97 million people

52% of the total population lives in poverty 23.06 million people

We continue to support the families with food and face masks to decrease the spread of COVID 19. 

However, since ReJenga has a partnership with rehab certer  in rural Kolkata, India, we are putting resources towards helping 250 families and children with disabilities. 

Links:

• The rehab setting in Panskura, Kolkota (India)

The medical model and the social model are often presented as dichotomous, but disability should be viewed neither as purely medical nor as purely social: persons with disabilities can often experience problems arising from their health condition. A balanced approach is needed, giving appropriate weight to the different aspects of disability.

This program continues to work towards building the rehabilitation program and pay the community rehab workers while they have the stay at home orders in Siaya. Kenya. However, we are going through an unprecedented time around teh world, and countries like Kenya, India and the US needs food, and protective gear to fight the COVID 19 pandemic. We need to be able to help the communities to sustain and maintain good health. The Kenyan Rehab plan to build a site and construct a rehab setting will be limited. However, we want to be able to build the communities and their leaders to keep them together to support the disabled children. 

At this time ReJenga needs emergency funds towards food, shelter and pretective gear during the lock down and help people in local communities in USA, India and Kenya. ReJenga wants that children with disabilities and families need to have food while they are at stay home orders. At the same time ReJenga will be needing funds to have protective gear for employees, families and children as they return to rehabilitation settings in rural areas. Every $ amount counts. 

Specific Aims for ReJenga –
-Rehabilitation including Early Intervention for person with disabilities focusing children in rural area where there is no rehabilitation service available.
-Promote early detection of infants at high risk of disability in rural community by having community health care workers going to homes
-Support to the family by strengthening their capacity and involvement of local community resources.
To promote opportunity, participation and ensuring the rights of the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Thank you so much for your generous gift to help families and children with disabilities through GlobalGiving. We are grateful for your kind and thoughtful support! Continue to follow us on Facebook and www.rejenga.org

We are so grateful you chose to support our work. Thank you for being a part of our team of supporters that are making our project a reality.

We want to make sure you see the impact of your donation, so we’ll be sending you updates three or four times per year to share stories of what we’ve been able to accomplish with your support, along with photos we think you’ll love.

Please consider telling your friends and family about our project—www.Rejenga.org and continue to contribute. Sharing with your community why you chose to support our organization will help us increase the work we can do in our community. ReJenga- has to work to rebuild communities at this time and put its resources towards the well being of children with disabilities. 

All the best,
Sukanya Pyne