CBR or community based rehabilitation is an approach to community development that is applied for equalisation of the social integration & opportunities of people with disabilities in India. This programme is executed through the CBR members, PWDs and their families. CBR programme aims to provide support to people with disabilities within the community with proper education, vocational training, health care services & other sociological needs.
In this blog, we will
discuss the major objectives of the community based rehabilitation programme in
South Sudan.
Improvement of the life
of people with disabilities in South Sudan
One of the main
objectives of community based rehabilitation in India is to enhance the quality
of life of people with disabilities within the community.
Involvement of PWDs at
every level
People with disabilities
must be involved in the CBR programme at every level or every stage that
includes the initial part of the program & implementation. To provide value
to the participation, the people with disabilities within the community must
have basic decision making roles.
Making a positive
attitude towards PWDs
Making a positive
attitude towards people with disabilities is another major objective of
community based rehabilitation programmes in India. Community members should be
motivated to give support & encourage PWDs for involving the CBR
activities.
Providing support to the
PWDs who need special assistance
CBR members should provide support & guidance to the PWDs who need special assistance such as sensory, mental support, psychological assistance, physical support, etc. Moreover, old citizens, people with epilepsy & leprosy should be provided special care and support from the community members.
CBR programme must be
flexible
CBR programmes in India
must be flexible so that they can be operated within local conditions at any
level. Community-based rehabilitation doesn’t have only one model of the
community. This is because socio economic contexts & other requirements of
individual communities may need several solutions. Flexible CBR programmes
always ensure the participation of the community. So, flexibility is important
for community based rehabilitation.
Should be sensitive to
the women & girl child
All community based
rehabilitation activities must be very sensitive to the women & girl child.
This is because women & girls are not equally treated in some communities
across Asia.
CBR members should take
an initiative to take care of women & girls with disabilities.
The importance of
community based rehabilitation programmes in India is huge. The approach of CBR
programmes can be multi sectoral & it includes non-governmental &
governmental that provides assistance
Creating and Advocating
Awareness
A CBR programme focusses
on increasing awareness in the governments and private sectors, that disabled
people have the same right as everyone else to take part in economic projects
and they possess the ability for accessing services in business advice,
microfinance and promotion.
Pre-vocational Training
Suitable measures are implemented for
assisting schools that provide for the education of persons with disabilities
so that priority can be given to the development of their vocational skills,
besides improving the quality of academic education.
All government bodies and
NGOs for disabled persons in India work towards organizing training programmes to
improve the marketable skills of physically impaired people, to enhance their
employment and also self-employment opportunities.
Self-employment
A CBR programme also targets to provide scope
for self-employment by promoting initiatives such as provision for loans and
business advice for establishing micro enterprises.
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming of existing training programmes
is also among the primary goals of community based rehabilitation. This enables
the disabled people to integrate and access within the previously inaccessible
programmes for vocational training and employment.
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