We could not do the work without the support of our donors and partners.

CBR Africa Network (CAN) is an independent Non-Governmental Organisation that facilitates information sharing on disability, CBR and inclusive development within Africa and across the World. It is the African regional affiliate of the CBR Global Network. CAN’s niche is information sharing to facilitate learning and improvement in service delivery for PWDs; and it is a key tool for inclusive development. This is important in the bid to realise equalization of opportunities, social integration and rehabilitation of PWDs in Africa. CAN was established in 2001 following resolutions made at the 1^st CBR Africa Regional Conference: ‘CBR as a participatory strategy in Africa’. CAN aims to facilitate the sharing of information about community-based services for PWDs and their families in African countries. Prior to CAN’s establishment there was very little information readily available about CBR to facilitate policy and decision-making processes by stakeholders. Due to the oral tradition that dominates the communication process in Africa, there was minimal evidence of documentation and sharing of CBR experiences. This undermined the progress of CBR in the rehabilitation of PWDs, as good practices were not shared and programmes remained unevaluated. It was a threat, especially in African countries, which had embraced the CBR approach and yet lacked the documented evidence to expressively defend the strategy.

Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. ​The historical oak-lined university town amongst the Boland Mountains in the winelands of the Western Cape creates a unique campus atmosphere, which attracts local and foreign students alike. On the main campus, paved walkways wind between campus buildings – some dating from previous centuries; others just a few years old. Architecture from various eras attests to the sound academic foundation and establishment of an institution of excellence. This, together with the scenic beauty of the area; state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly facilities and technology, as well as visionary thinking about the creation of a sustainable 21st-century institution, makes for the unique character of Stellenbosch University.

Hogeschool Leiden is an open and accessible college where students have the space to make their own choices. At our university we stand for quality and we offer good and inspiring education. Central to our approach is the binding and fascinating students, to ensure that students learn and continue to learn. In our training courses we pay attention to personal development, the promotion of social responsibility and sustainability and the development of intercultural and international and multicultural competences.

Brovisuals is a leading application design and development agency in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Brovisuals translates requirements and wishes into user-friendly and sustainable applications for mobile and online platforms. Brovisuals has also provided this website.

MetaMeta provides research and consultancy services in water governance, and offers specialised communication products geared to the international resource management & development sectors. MetaMeta has also developed innovative new models for managing and monitoring complex programmes.

Caritas International is the worldwide emergency and disaster relief organization of the German Caritas Association. President of the German Caritas Association: Prelate Peter Neher Head of Caritas international: Dr. Oliver Müller Caritas International is divided into six units and one job. The four country offices and local partners plan and organize disaster relief and social work projects and implement them. In total, Caritas International realized 681 projects in 82 countries in 2017. Department Africa Head: Volker Gerdesmeier Asia Department Head: Julia Gietmann Division Europe / Latin America Head: Claudio Moser Department Middle East and North Africa Head: Christoph Klitsch-Ott Unit disaster relief - coordination organized emergency assistance in case of disasters and methods developed management: Dr. Oliver Müller Public Relations Unit Creates awareness, motivates to help, makes positive as well as negative public Director: Michael Brücker Job Quality Management and Controlling Develops the foundations of sustainable aid and reviews it Management: Philippe Balsam

DAHW is a non-profit association based in Würzburg, an office in Münster and four regional offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

As a knowledge centre and public service provider we contribute to strengthening the Dutch education sector and knowledge economy. We do so together with our national and international partners. With commissioning parties such as the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Commission, we can carry out our tasks across the entire education sector.

Missie

We streven met liefde, expertise en kracht naar ons doel: lepra overwinnen. Als toegewijde volgelingen van Jezus Christus ondersteunen we mensen die getroffen zijn door lepra in hun strijd voor een gezond, hersteld en volwaardig leven.

Visie

Lepra overwonnen, levens hersteld!

Ons Doel

Het uitroeien van de oorzaken en de gevolgen van lepra

Onze Waarden

Als navolgers van Jezus Christus laten we ons leiden door de kernwaarden barmhartigheid, rechtvaardigheid, eerlijkheid, betrokkenheid en dienstbaarheid.

DCDD is the Dutch platform that promotes disability inclusion in international cooperation. We believe in the power of inclusion. When people with disabilities are included in all social, economic and political spheres of life, everybody gains. Right now, people with disabilities around the world face many physical obstacles, communication barriers, inadequate laws, policies and negative stereotypes. Change is needed. We are here for everyone who wants to make inclusion happen! Inclusion works!

CREATE is a non-government organisation based in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa.  CREATE focuses on advocacy for disability rights and community based rehabilitation in its broadest sense. Their expertise is in training and advocacy work. They are skilled at developing participatory training courses supported with interactive materials for participants at a variety of literacy levels in both English and isiZulu.  Their advocacy and lobbying activities take place at local, provincial, national and even international levels. CREATE spearheaded the writing of the first shadow report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from South Africa in 2010. Together with CREATE we designed a 2-year Diploma Course in CBR at the University of Jos in Nigeria.

The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is an international Christian organisation which helps people affected by leprosy. Founded in 1874, The Leprosy Mission is the oldest and largest leprosy-focused organisation in the world today. Leprosy affects people’s lives in many different ways, so we care for their physical, social, spiritual and psychological needs. In our projects we concentrate on healthcare, community-based rehabilitation, prevention of disability, advocacy, capacity building, education, stigma reduction and occasionally on disaster response and preparedness. Leprosy is not understood by most communities and as a result people are fearful of it, which means those affected by leprosy are often stigmatised.
We want to see a leprosy-free world. Our vision is for ‘leprosy defeated, lives transformed’. This is why our main focus is on leprosy, however, our work often includes other people with disabilities, other neglected tropical diseases, other marginalised people in society, and those living in extreme poverty.
Around the world we have about 2,000 staff and implement or support projects in 18 countries. The largest number of projects is in India, but there are also a significant number in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nigeria and Nepal. Increasingly the Mission seeks to work with partners as well as implementing projects directly. The gross annual income of the Mission is around £23 million, of which 65% comes through private donations and bequests, 15% comes from government and institutional funders, and 20% from fees and other sources.

UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 42,000 students from 150 different countries. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was founded to open up education to those who had previously been excluded from it.

In 2014 Enablement has become the knowledge centre in the field of Community Based Rehabilitation en Disability-Inclusive Development for the Liliane Foundation.

NLR is an international Non-Governmental Organisation that has been one of the major change-makers in the fight against leprosy in the past 50 years.