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Cuba

Number of international staff: 2
Number of national staff: 2, funded by our partners in support of Handicap International, plus the project teams, also funded by local partners.
Budget: €561,713
Main donors: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, DGD.
 

gemeenschapsgerichte revalidatie in Cuba
Layla Aerts

Around 11 million people live in Cuba. One of the problems facing the country is its ageing population, with one in ten people over 65. According to the last census, 3.26% of the Handicap International has been working in Cuba since 1998, initially by providing support for the production of prostheses. Since then, the projects have evolved, e.g. a community-based rehabilitation project began in 2001, followed in 2005 by a partnership with the Ministry of Education to improve inclusion in education for children with disabilities. In 2008, a project supporting and strengthening associations representing disabled people was added to the list of actions undertaken by Handicap International Cuba. Since 2010, special attention has been paid to the issue of intellectual disability.  Cuban population have disabilities.

In 2011, Handicap International will continue to work alongside our partner associations to create a society in which people with disabilities occupy an increasingly important place. The organisation plans to extend its community-based rehabilitation project to another municipality in the province of Holguín. We will also consolidate the work we have been doing with the families of people with intellectual disabilities. 2011 will see some major economic reforms in Cuba. We will be paying special attention to supporting people with disabilities, helping them take up the challenges posed by these reforms, particularly in terms of employment.

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Projects

Een revalidatiemedewerker begeleidt thuis een kind met een mentale handicap
Community-based rehabilitation

The community-based rehabilitation project has continued in the provinces of Pinar del Río and Holguín. A network of 451 volunteers, managed by specialists, is supporting people with disabilities...

Steun aan verenigingen voor professionele vorming
Strengthening the role of associations representing disabled people

Activities strengthening the role of associations representing disabled people also continued in 2010 with ACLIFIM (the Cuban Association for People with a Physical or Motor Disability), ANCI (the...