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SUMMARY OF CBR PROJECT 2002-2004
This project addresses the needs of disabled
people and the families in poorest areas in Faisalabad,
Pakistan. Disabled people are among the most
economically poor and marginalized sectors of the
community. Negative attitudes lead to social exclusion
and lack of access to education, medical services and
employment opportunities. Global figures show that less
than 2% of disabled children attend school and less than
2% of disabled people have access to rehabilitation
services. In Pakistan, where over twice as many boys
attend schools than girls, the number of disabled girls
not receiving any education will be ever lower.
This projects aims o address this by raising
awareness and creating more positive attitudes towards
disability and by increasing access to education and
rehabilitation services for disabled people. The project
will focus on a target area with a population of 12,500
and will work directly with 500 disabled people over the
course of the project.
The beneficiaries have been involved in the
planning of the project, and surveys have shown that
there are more disabled families than males. Women, as
the primary careers of disabled family members, will
also be the beneficiaries of increased support for and
acceptance of the disabled family member.
Through this programme the disabled people,
through raised awareness and more positive attitudes,
through greater access to education and rehabilitation
services will be able to play a greater role in the
running of the community and take more control over the
running of their own lives.
This project would therefore make a significant
improvement to the lives of the disabled people, their
families and indirectly to the whole community.
2002-2004
Current Services of TAMIR CHESHIRE CBR PROJECT:
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Community Health Clinic
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Mobile Health Camps.
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Physiotherapy Day Care Centre
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Home Based Care Programme for disabled children
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Lyallpur Orthopedic Workshop (For repair and maintenance only)
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Non-formal school in rural area called Yasir-town
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26 Adult Literacy centres opened in Urban Slum areas of Faisalabad
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Vocational Sewing Centre
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Awareness and Advocacy Programme about Health, Education and
Disability
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Economic Rehabilitation for poor community
Details of the Services:
1)
Health Clinic:
We are running Community Health Clinic in the poorest
areas of Faisalabad Slums called Warispura Ward, where
qualified doctor checked TB, Hepatitis B & C and general
patients and provide quality medicine by charging very
nominal fee (Rs.10). Populated water and unhygienic
environment of these slums are the main reason of
sickness. Due to malnutrition, the mortality ratio in
the area is very high.
2)
Assessment Camps:
We organized Assessment Camps weekly on each Wednesday
for the disabled people. The qualified Physiotherapist
along with field staff assesses and examines disabled
children and made rehabilitation plan for each client.
Intervention is taken by the organization along with
disabled persons and their family members. Through Home
Based Intervention these people are looked after to
overcome on the economic, social, educational and
physical problem. Through local and abroad partners we
provide wheelchairs, braces, canes, crutches and other
Aid and appliances. The society also supports children
with disability who need corrective surgery and
operations.
3)
Mobile Health Camps:
Medical and Free Eye Camps are organized in different
urban slums and rural areas of the Faisalabad, where
medical facilities are not available. Team of
volunteers’ doctors from Civil and Allied Hospitals
donates their time in order to provide medical
facilities at their doorsteps. The serious patients are
then referred to Civil Hospitals for surgery and full
treatment. The society also arrange one Free Eye Camps
each year in which free cataract eye operations are done
in the camps and vision glasses there given to needy
people.
4)
Reproductive Health Care:
A lady nurse and CBR staff are available to help
pregnant women at the clinic to solve health problems of
women who faced reproductive health problems and other
women diseases.
5)
Treatment of Tuberculosis: TB is a contagious disease widely spread in the urban slum and
rural areas of the Faisalabad. Unfortunately, there are
only three hospitals for the treatment of this disease
for the population of 5.4 million populations. World
Health Organization recommended ‘Direct Observed
Treatment Short course (DOTS) for this disease, but till
to-date there is no such programme in the District
Faisalabad. Tamir is committed to expand DOTS programme
in Faisalabad. Tamir is partner of W.H.O Stop-TB
Programme since 2003 in Faisalabad. We are striving to
collaborate with ‘Stop TB Pakistan’ Programme for
medical support.
6)
Physiotherapy OPD Service: In the Physiotherapy Center, a trained physiotherapist attends the
children with physical challenges. Daily clients/patient
visited the center for physiotherapy and assistance.
7)
Orthopedic Workshop:
On 21st October 2003, British High
Commissioner of Pakistan ‘H.E Mark Lyall Grant’ visited
‘Tamir Welfare Organization’ and inaugurated orthopedic
workshop at the center. This is small service where
braces and other Aid and Appliances are made and
repaired.
8)
Inclusive Education Programme: Tamir has been running one Non-formal school for last three year,
where 92 children were enrolled. Mr. Asif Tarar
Executive Office, Literacy Department, Faisalabad
visited the school twice a time and was very impressed
to see the efforts of teachers and interest of the
community. In June, 2004 with the support of Literacy
Deptt. 25 Adult Literacy centers were opened where 670
female and 60 male are learning reading and writing
skill. New 50 Literacy center has been approved by the
department in six villages of Samundri Tehsil/Taluk in
order to make these village completely literate.
9)
Community Awareness Programme: Throughout the course of project in three year a strong emphasis
was placed on Community based meetings, training,
workshops, school teachers and student meetings and
meeting with Government officials, NGO ‘s and Community
Leaders. The progress, outcomes, attendance and minutes
are recorded in the ‘Awareness Programme Register’.
10)
Sewing Centre:
There are 25 girls’ are completed there sewing diploma
in 2003 and 6 disabled girls have been trained in
tailoring skill.
11)
Medical Camps:
Each year Community Clinic & Camps gave treatment 6500
patients including PWDs and their family members where
as the 3856 female patients received health services.
12)
Economical rehabilitation programme: Disabled people as well as poor women and widow
each year sent to application for financial support to
(Government Funding Agencies) Pakistan Bait Ul Mal and
Punjab Bait Ul Mal with the heal of the project. In
three years time 2600 families received financial
support with the help of Tamir Cheshire Project.
13)
Capacity building:
staff, beneficiaries, local agencies and community
groups has been a key component of this project for
example:
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Mr. Stephen Anjum President of TCCP is also mediator/Representative
of Liliane Foundation from Netherlands in the district
Faisalabad. Liliane Foundation has agreed to support
CWDs from the year 2004. Executive Committee has
management skills ability to raise funds from other
sources.
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At a community level, different programmes and community based
training was arranged to empower the beneficiaries and
increase their personal capacity and ability to access
services. Beneficiaries are now accessing local
services from the Hospital, Rehabilitation Centre, Zakat
& Usher (Tithe & Offering of Muslim), Bait-ul-mal and
union councils.
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Seminar, workshop, community meetings are organized in order to
increase the capacity and understanding of local issue
like Environmental issue, Child Labour, Democracy,
Social Problem of the society, Polio Vaccination
Campaign and Reproductive health problems.
Metal
Retardation M/F = 31/16
Cerebral
Palsy M/F = 66/11
Multiple
Disability M/F = 37/17
Mental
Illness M/F = 2/0
Visually
Impairment M/F = 8/9
Leprosy M/F = 2/0
17)
What are the facilities provided to the service users?
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Community Health Clinic
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Mobile Health Camps.
·
Physiotherapy Day Care Centre
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Aid & Appliances
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Home Based Care Programme for disabled children
·
Lyallpur Orthopedic Workshop (For repair and maintenance only)
·
Non-formal school in rural area called Yasir-town
·
26 Adult Literacy centres opened in Urban Slum areas of Faisalabad
·
Vocational Sewing Centre
·
Awareness and Advocacy Programme about Health, Education and
Disability
·
Economic Rehabilitation for poor community
8- Do you have any other projects like
vocational training units, income generation programme,
community outreach programme etc?
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25 Inclusive Literacy Centres has been opened in the target areas
where 670 women and 60 boys, are getting reading and
writing skill.
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In sewing center for able and disabled girls have been opened for
the last three years where 18 girls are learning
tailoring skills
9- If yes, please give a short description
of the project and the activities.
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With the support of Literacy Department, Government of Pakistan, 25
Adult literacy centers are running successfully in rural
and urban slums of Faisalabad. New 50 non-formal and
adult literacy schools have been approved by Literacy
Deptt. in the month of November 2004, survey of the six
villages of Sumandri taluk are completed. 50 new
teachers have been identified from the same villages,
who will start work in the first quarter of 2005.
9a. How many persons with disabilities are
benefited?
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Ten disabled girls are getting education in the Adult Literacy
Centers
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Eight disabled girls have been trained in sewing center
9b. How many staffs are employed for the project?
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Three teachers with locomotors disability are running Adult
Literacy Center.
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Sewing teacher belongs to a family having four mentally retarded
brother and sisters.
10- Number of staffs?
Field and Operational Staff: 14
Literacy Teacher: 27
Total Current Staff: 41
Prospective New Teachers: 50
11-
Please mention any further future plans?
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We would like to convert 25 Adult Literacy Center into 25 Sewing
vocational Training center once the Adult Literacy
course will be completed.
· We would like to promote Inclusive Education (Education for all) in
rural areas of Faisalabad.
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Neonatal and Child health Project
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Stop TB project (DOTS)
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Community Based Rehabilitation Project
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Expand Orthotic & Prosthetic Unit
12- How many members are there in the Board?
13
Board Members
13-
How many persons with disabilities or their family members are
there in the board?
2 PWDs Board Member
1 Board Member belongs to disabled family.
Total 3 Board Members |
