Author: Edward Oduor, CBR worker Matibabu Foundation In a small town of Simenya, Ugunja subcounty in Siaya county, there lived a precious little girl named Eunice. Born with bilateral clubfoot, her parents faced an unexpected challenge from the moment she came into the world. However, what followed was a heartwarming journey of determination, resilience, and... Continue Reading →

CBR International is engaged to support rehabilitation programmes in the rural communities of Kenya and Rwanda for the benefit of many persons with disabilities who do not have access to an appropriate health care. The result of our collaboration with Matibabu Foundation in Kenya is for the first time being documented through a film which shows the real-time... Continue Reading →

[Version Française | Nederlandstalige versie] This is the personal story of Richard Osoro, a 67 year old man from Ngunya village within Ugunja Sub-County, one of the treatment areas covered by the Community Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR). Richard was enrolled into the CBR program in the year 2014 during a medical camp held at Ambira Primary... Continue Reading →

CBR International is sharing its vision and experiences with the international CBR community. Our founder dr. De Groote wrote a scientific paper about CBR that was published in the renowned magazine "Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America". This article tells about recent evolutions in CBR and methods for scaling up CBR. We are also... Continue Reading →

[Version Française | Nederlandstalige versie] John is a 13 year old boy who comes from Nyang’u area, Ukwala subcounty. He was enrolled into the programme during a medical camp conducted by Matibabu Foundation and CBR International at Nyang’u health centre on 3/7/2014. He is the third born in a family of four children. John suffered cerebral... Continue Reading →

[Version Française | Nederlandstalige versie] We would like to present Kelly to you. He is an 8 year old boy with Cerebral Palsy, who lives in Nyanza district, Rwanda. He stays with his mother and grandmother, and brothers and sister. Prior to his meeting with Chantal, CBR field worker, Kelly was confined to the bed, or,... Continue Reading →

[English version | Nederlandstalige versie] CBR International utilise dans ses formations une approche de type “competency building” destinée à ce que le travailleur RBC acquiert progressivement les compétences nécessaires à la pratique de la RBC. Précédemment, les travailleurs RBC ont été formés au moyen de cours théoriques au sein desquels a été doucement introduit de... Continue Reading →

[version Française | Nederlandstalige versie] Rose Agolla is a 42-year-old female client who comes from Kakara village, Nduara location in Ugenya sub county. She was included into the CBR Program during a medical camp held by the CBR International and Matibabu Foundation in September 2015. Rose suffered tuberculosis of the spine and it took quite... Continue Reading →

[version Française | Nederlandstalige versie] Our Team was in Nyanza for the second phase of our training cycle of 1,5 years. We were very happy to see that all 6 CBR participants have proven to be very motivated. During last visit in March we touched items like CBR management and monitoring, identification and assessment of... Continue Reading →

The annual report of CBR Team International is out: read all about our activities and plans for the coming years. - Het jaarverslag van CBR Team International is uit: lees alles over onze activiteiten en de plannen voor de komende jaren. - Le rapport annuel de CBR Team International est sorti : découvrez tout sur... Continue Reading →