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Disability Outreach Program

Enhance and improve the quality of lives of people with disabilities.

Objectives & Focus Area

Improved quality of lives of People With Disabilities (PWDs) irrespective of their age, gender and form of disability.

  • Improved physical and cognitive functionality of Children with Disabilities (CWDs)
  • Improved identification. assessment, retention and transitioning of learners with special needs at all levels of education 
  • Increased economic self –reliance for households of PWDs 
  • Increased commmunity appreciation and responsiveness to the needs of PWDs
  • Giving hope to caregivers through engagement of our core members in the outreach activities

Impact Stories and Testimonials

I thank God for the programme. I had not accepted my child, I did not believe that he will be able to do something for himself and now i also have small business to support us financially . 

Living The Mission

This month was exceptional for our two homes Effatha and Betania, where they planned together with a community engagement component to go visit the parents

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January 7, 2025 No Comments

Restoration of Hope

Peter Wachira was born in the year 2021 as the only child in the family in Ndindika dispensary, and when he reached seven months started

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January 7, 2025 No Comments

Achievements and Metrics

  • Offered therapy to 400 children with disabilities every year
  • Trained caregivers on disability on basic knowledge on disability rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities and offer psychosocial support
  • Collaborated with different hospitals for various specialized treatment of CWDs
  • Supported 140 learners in education (primary secondary, tertially and apprenticeship  annually
  • Supported 40 households with livelihood projects annually
  • Worked with 110 Disability Resource Persons who identifies and referred cases in need of intervention.
  • Networked with various stakeholders county government of Nyandarua /Laikipia,
  • Trained and sensitized children /youth with disabilities on various advocacy issues ( participation in governance processes, applicable laws and policies
  • Conducted awareness to churches,public and through media, on inclusion and right of PWDs.

Projects and Activities

  • Offer therapy to 400 CWDS in 2 main gyms and 12 sub centres
  • Offer psychosocial support to caregivers
  • Train caregivers on basic knowledge on disabilities rights, intellectual disabilities and inclusion of PWDs 
  • Engage core members in hospitality programme 
  • Hold advocacy meetings with county representatives 
  • Mark special disability day in the community to create awareness on education for learners 
  • Hold meetings with caregivers and guardians to stream education and progression of LSN 
  • Facilitate partial school fees to support 130 learners (100 primaries 16 secondary 14 tertiary
  • Train 60 households on sustainable livelihoods business literacy, entrepreneurship climate change and Saving. 
  • Issue household’s empowerment projects to 40 households of PWDs 
  • Link groups to micro-credit entities and government social services
  • Create 4 awareness to 200 PWDs & caregivers on existing social service programmes relevant to households PWDs.
  • Engage 3 duty bearers on social protection gaps for PWDs per quarter.
  • Training 110 Disability Inclusion Agents/Disability Resource Persons on lobbying and advocacy, rights and needs of PWDs.
  • Expose  employers to PWDs working in L’Arche and other workplaces annually.
  • Formation and accompaniment of 6 groups living the mission of L’Arche.
  • Invite  religious leaders to support the mission of L’Arche.
  • Conduct  awareness creation on the rights and needs of PWDs through mass media (4 radio session and 1 social media live campaign)
  • Mark 3 special disability days with involvement of stakeholders and collaborators annually. (Epilepsy, Down syndrome and International day for PWDs)
  • Hold meetings and maintain contact with solidarity groups (ambassadors and youth groups).
  • Organize guardians 3 meetings and annual Thanksgiving Day.
  • Induct 10 collaborators on the mission of L’Arche and disabilities. 
  • Organize symposiums and learning forums with collaborators and stakeholders. 

Get Involved Section

You can join in our mission in the following ways

  • To visit, volunteer or enquiries get in touch with us through our email; info@larchekenya.org or tel: +254 704 343 079
  • Donations cash or in kind at pay bill 646457- your name