Community Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR)

Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) program is a community development strategy in which Persons With Disabilities, parents and rehabilitation workers are involved in the rehabilitation process to improve the life of children with cross disabilities such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, developmental delay and multiple disabilities. The rehabilitation workers transfer Activity of Daily Living for the parents of children under the program. Skills such as proper positioning, simple exercise therapy, feeding, bathing, dressing and mobility orientation for visually impaired children and sign language for hearing impaired children are provided.

 
 

Cheshire CBR mainly focuses on rehabilitation of children with developmental disorder, physical and sensor of problems. It also provides socio-economic empowerment and livelihood support. CBR program is being implemented in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Harar and Awassa.