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RE: KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: 9 - 12 OCTOBER, 2006

RE: KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: 9 - 12 OCTOBER, 2006. We wish to sincerely thank you for inviting us, the Kenyan team to the above mentioned international meeting whose focus was on:- -Competition elite sport for the disabled

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RE: KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: 9 - 12 OCTOBER, 2006

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  1. RE: KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: 9 - 12 OCTOBER, 2006 • We wish to sincerely thank you for inviting us, the Kenyan team to the above mentioned international meeting whose focus was on:- • -Competition elite sport for the disabled • -Disability sport at grass root and recreational level • Kenya’s population stands at 31 million (1999 census). Translated with WHO guideline that 10% of any given population are people with disability it adds to 3.1 million or 15%-20% of Kenyans being people living with disability.

  2. Current research findings reveal that: 52% of Kenya’s population are women 72% are unemployed youth 72% of the Kenyan population live in slums Kenya National Paralympics Committee (KNPC) handles sports for the disabled with coordination of Ministry of Sports, Culture and Gender. KNPC affiliates have catchment areas in and out of schools and houses persons with: -Intellectual Disability (I.D) -Physically Handicapped (P.H) -Visually Impaired (V.I) The Hearing Impaired (H.I) are on their own in sports.

  3. A) The plans that Kenya made at the Extra Impulse Paralympics Seminar of 2004 (i) We made a plan to set up a pilot community based sports club for persons with disability. The pilot programme was to do the following: - offer sporting and recreational activities at grass root level - train athletes with disability in sports - train volunteers - train technical staff e.g. coaches - hold seminars for families of disabled alongside other stakeholders for social change - hold seminars on HIV / AIDS, drug abuse and sports - create employment

  4. We revised our proposal and came up with a different approach that is cost effective. We established Kenya Wheelchair Basketball Association. With the help of a donor we started with one branch and have now spread to 5 branches in 5 provinces, and has helped us in achieving some of the objectives we planned for. (ii) Some of the problems and challenges that we have faced is lack of resources e.g. - funds - trained technical staff e.g. coaches, managers - volunteers (trained) - lack of awareness in disability sports at grass root - development partners

  5. (iii) Our plans for the future - to restructure KNPC and work on a new constitution that will assist in devolution of sports for persons with disability to grass root level - involve more disabled women in sports and administration - introduce more sports specific associations as we believe this is the most efficient way e.g. tennis, football, cricket etc - capacity building through training technical staff, managers and administrators - with help of donors train administrators in courses such as certificate or diploma in Project Planning and Management. - cooperation with development partners.

  6. B. STATE OF FIELD OF ATHLETICS

  7. (i) Very little individual participation especially women. No media coverage. (ii) More participation, talent identification and start of club formation (iii) - (iv) Most talent participation. Good media coverage, government support and club support through INCLUSION. Catchment levels for talent tapping. Many athletes are exposed especially women. (v) Few ELITE athletes between (6-18) persons. Big media coverage is done Large Government support with equity in rewards for medalists has been initiated. Note: The diagram above will be used for B) 1, 2, 3 and C) 1, 2, 3

  8. B) 1. DISABILITY SPORT AT THE GRASS ROOT (VILLAGE LEVEL) (i) It is very challenging with a glaring disconnect from all other levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 due to: -cultural beliefs -taboos -myths -attitude Especially towards women owing to societal structural roles they are expected to play.

  9. Discrimination and Accessibility - Many training venues are not disability friendly and where they are accessible negative attitude from the able bodied managers and administrators causes undue delay. Sexual harassment/abuse in sports scares most parents/guardians to encourage their siblings in sports. Women are more disadvantaged. Religious values/beliefs and practices are restrictive to many regarding sports outfit versus exposing their disability. Poverty among the disabled themselves. One would rather peddle sweets, biscuits, drugs or even beg than spend time in sports practice.

  10. Ignorance/low levels of education among the disabled and some of their nuclear families limit their understanding/outlook of their immediate environment. Majority have low self esteem, are uninformed and insensitive. Lack of media, educational and financial empowerment coupled with lack of identitytalent and role model MENTORS of National Champions of one of their own (disabled) at village level complicates issues at village level. Qualified technical bench – Coaches, managers, administrators, OT, PT and volunteers. It is each one for themselves.

  11. B) 2. COMPETITION SPORT Refers to (ii) District level, (iii) Province level, (iv) National level in our diagram. Sports at these levels is encouraging as there is talents identification and club formation that encourages more participation from the 72 Districts plus 8 Provinces - and culminates into National Championships annually. Its self esteembooster level as the combined Ministries of Education, Science and Technology and Ministry of Sports and Culture and Gender have their appointed officers sensitized and trained on adaptive sports like swimming, power lifting, truck and field, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball etc. Kenya has embraced INCLUSION and DEMOCRATISATION hence so many disabled persons in school and out of school are more involved in sports activities especially in the Towns, Cities and at Club levels.

  12. volunteers sponsorship equipment constitution There is an emerging need for immediate overhaul of KNPC constitution to bring on board a multidisciplinary approach to sports for people with disability, put in place proper sponsorship and volunteer system while involving the Government on the long term and short term planning.

  13. B) 3. DISABILITY SPORT AT TOP LEVEL (ELITE) (iv) Equity in gender, awards and rewards following the Athens 2004 Paralympics Games and Melbourne (Australia) commonwealth games March 2006, has encouraged more athletes with disability to participate successfully, self actualize, be role models and mentors for their colleagues. Although the numbers compared to the able bodied are slightly small, they are however encouraging. For example,

  14. Problems faced at national and top level sports include:- -Sports conflict/finger pointing/rivalry following failure to regularly overhaul and update KNPC constitution while making able bodied sports policy be more specific on inclusive policies. - Lack of specific management tasks (defined peoples tasks) - Lack of ONGOING BUDGET to support KNPC and her affiliates -Lack of sourcing for cooperate sponsor(s) -Manifestation of ignorance due to low level education hinders athletes comprehension of training routines (skills), art of psyching oneself before their competitions and value of adhering to good nutrition – quality not quantity. -Absence of qualified and competent disabled persons/able-bodied to act as the technical bench, sports psychologists medical bench, classifiers, managers and administrators. -Failure to set up database for ongoing routine data collection statistics to guide further research findings that could enhance participation in sports for people with disability at all levels.

  15. WOMEN PARTICIPATION C) 1. DISABILITY SPORT AT GRASSROOT LEVEL Village level – Precisely, we have no documented statistics other than generalizing it to “small number participation” arising from the glaring gaps of : - restrictive taboos cultural beliefs, myths and practices - male chauvinism, inequity in awards and rewards - religious values - attitude - lack of awareness - illiteracy - absence of female mentors and role models at grassroots - poor record keeping if not lack of it at all levels of results tally of participants.

  16. C) 2. COMPETITION SPORT Refer to triangular diagram (ii) District (iii) Provincial and (iv) National levels About “40-80 women are actively involved” in regular competition sports like power lifting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, swimming, truck and field events, table tennis and rowing. Due to good levels of awareness most women are Schools, Colleges and University where many talents are tapped.

  17. C) 3. DISABILITY SPORT AT TOP LEVEL (ELITE) About 6-8 women participate. Lots of sensitization is needed to encourage more women with disability to further their education enabling them to qualify and vie for top elective decision making official positions from where they can make informal decisions to accomplish their goals.

  18. POLICY TOWARDS WOMEN PARTICIPATION Since Athens 2004, Kenya National Sports Council drafted a policy that included persons with disability – it is yet to mature. However, Kenyan women have benefited from two Regional Women Paralympics Sports training by I.P.C that is, 2 – 3 November 2005 in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, “Second African I.P.C Women in Sports Leadership Training” involved Zambia, Burundi, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Kenya attended. 5-7 July 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, “Women in Paralympics Sports LEADERSHIP SUMMIT” – Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya participated.

  19. Kenyan women with disability gained insight that enabled them to initiate their own wing of women with disability organization July 2006. Some of their objectives are: Create awareness and involve more women at all levels. Enhance women leadership skills and knowledge in sports Breakdown barriers, isolation and discrimination of women. Make women feel morally and socially accepted. Make women be viewed as people who need empathy and understanding no sympathy throw their abilities.

  20. Link Kenya-Africa to other countries on matters pertaining to women with disability in sports, and through local initiatives and international agencies. • Avoid spectating and waiting for things to be done for us by joining hands using the already existing Kenyan Disability Actin place by pointing out where we can help the government achieve a, b, c….like equipment and Integral Health Bill. • Insist that an all forum in Kenya women participation will stand at 30% versus 70% men. • Finally join hands by addressing – issues concerning barriers and problems affecting us while plotting for resolutions to the same.

  21. THE END THANK YOU - ASANTE

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