African Region News Archive:
Where Has All the Compassion Gone? The Reporter (BOTSWANA) - Aug 31, 2004: Disability comes with the heavy baggage of stigma that has weighed over souls and broken dreams of the afflicted if at all they were afforded the privilege to breathe. Mapeke asks parents to advise children with disability Daily News (BOTSWANA) - Aug 24, 2004: Botswana Council for the Disabled chairperson Paulus Mapeke has appealed to parents of disabled children to talk to them and give them advice the same way would their other children. Disability: the Figures The Namibian (NAMIBIA) - Aug 13, 2004: More women than men in Namibia have disabilities, the Ministry of Lands's Chief Rehabilitation Officer Libertine Aipinge said this week. Flying High in Spite of Disability New Vision (Uganda) - Aug 13, 2004: "This is my God-given talent. There is no magic or juju involved," he insists in Luganda. He charges sh5000 for each session. On a good day, Bazale will make up to sh30,000. Two young men whom he shares the money with assist him. New Campaign to Raise Awareness On Disability New Era (NAMIBIA) - July 23, 2004: To change the status quo, the National Association for People with Disabilities (NFPDN) has embarked on a three-year awareness raising campaign, whose target is politicians, community and traditional leaders, local authority and regional council-lors as well as disabled persons themselves. Disability Sports: Paralympics Preparing for Athens Angola Press Agency (ANGOLA) - July 13, 2004: The national paralympic team will begin on Friday, in the southern Huíla province, a 15-day physical and tactical preparation training, the last stage of the cycle ahead of the Olympic Games of Athnes (Greece) in August. Tinubu's Wife Charges Nigerians On Disability This Day (NIGERIA) - June 4, 2004: Lagos State First Lady and wife of the Governor of the state, Chief (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to see disability as a great challenge to bring out the best in their lives and to look up to God in every situation, adding that time has come for them to take the lead in assisting the physically challenged in their midst to develop their talents towards a better society. Botswana: Disabled Cry Foul Over Voter Registration UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (BOTSWANA) - April 29, 2004: The Botswana Council for the Disabled (BCD) has expressed concern that thousands of disabled people will not be able to vote in general elections, due later this year, because they were unable to register. Disabled Community Voices Concern The Herald (ZIMBABWE) - April 28, 2004: GOVERNMENT policies and services came under spotlight recently at a meeting organised by the National Disability Board with people living with disability urging the Government to realign its operations to meet their changing needs. $4,8 Billion Allocated to the Disabled The Herald (ZIMBABWE) - April 27, 2004: THE Government has allocated $4,8 billion this year from the national budget to the disabled who make up at least 1,3 million of the country's population. Students to Participate in Special Athletics (New Era (NAMIBIA) - April 23, 2004): TEN students from the National Institute for Special Education (NISE), a school for visually impaired pupils, left Namibia on Tuesday to participate in the Zone Six under-20 athletics in Mozambique. Zimbabwe: Disabled Groups Call for More Assistance (UN News (ZIMBABWE) - April 21, 2004): The Zimbabwe government has been urged to release Zim $4 billion (about US $866,000) in funding pledged for grants and projects aimed at benefiting the increasingly vulnerable disabled population. ...the 'Disabled' Need Education Too (This Day (NIGERIA) - April 14, 2004): As attention is focused on the millions of out-of-school children, how many are thinking about the disabled? According to estimates, more than 90 per cent of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school, says UNESCO. Citizens with disabilities have called on political parties Zimbabwe: Govt Boosts Spending On Disabled The World Unites Against the Pain of Polio KALEIDOSCOPE:‘Disability issue is about human right, not charity’ Uganda Launches Campaign Against Pregnancy-Related Disability, UN Reports MOE Asked to Build Senior School for Special Needs Blind men threaten polls Trauma of Women With Disability Beauty Breaking the Silence On HIV War Crippled Association to Implement Training Disabled People 'at Significantly Increased Risk' of HIV Infection Polio drive relaunch in Nigeria Zimbabwe's Paraplegics Cry Foul Over Land Programme Namibe: Association Announces Disabled People Assistance Programme UPE Takes Up 2,000 Disabled Children Disabled to Enjoy Tax Relief And State's Help Consider the Disabled, Kibaki Tells Review Team Ministers Communion With The Handicapped User-Friendly Transport for People with Disabilities World Bank Appoints Disabled Woman to World Bank Post Talking computers boost Ghana's blind Disabled Enters Classic Rally to Raise Funds 12m Nigerians Are Disabled - NGO Groups Is Africa taking good care of its eyes? German NGO to Assist Physically Challenged Silvermine Nature Reserve Launches Boardwalk for the Disabled New Play Tackles Perceptions of Disability Gov't urged to establish National Council on Disability My Disability Will Not Affect Enyimba - Ikhana "Creating Awareness About Disability in the Community" "Disabled Lament Over Lack of AID Literature in Braille" "Disabled Children Denied Education" "Free Health Services for People Living With Disabilities" "Conference On the Physically Handicapped This Year" "Joy As New Centre Opens for People With Disabilities" "Botswana should have laws to protect people with disability" "Persons with Disabilities Want Slots On Commissions" Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) should be appointed on public commissions, the MP for PWDs (Eastern) James Mwandha has said. "Committee for All Africa Games Team Appointed" "Public Needs to Change Attitude Toward the Disabled" "Disabled Girls, Science Students to Enjoy Free Education" "Disabled Rookies Brave Bujagali" "Lions Task Members On Disabled" "Envoy Commends Society for Blind" "Girls' Guide Builds Workshop for Disabled" "Africa Needs Watchdog for Disability Rights, Says Mbeki" "Ssekandi Counsels People With Disabilties" "Conquest of Disability" "Bid to See Kibaki Ends in Tears" ..disabled hawkers resisted attempts to remove them from the gates. "Akello Wants Disabled Helped" "Disabled Still Get a Raw Deal" "Outrage After Police Attack On Disabled" "Coast lift title for the handicapped" "Disability is Not Inability" "Oil Company Assists Handicapped Pupils" "Maternal Death And Disability" RETURN TO AFRICA NEWS |