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Empowering People with Disabilities in Uganda

Canugan provides assistive devices, such as hand-pedaled tricycles and white canes, to individuals with disabilities in Uganda, collaborating with Carleton University and the Starkey Hearing Foundation for economic empowerment and flood relief efforts. Over 400 recipients have been supported.

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Empowering People with Disabilities in Uganda

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  1. Making a difference in Uganda Navin Parekh

  2. BACKGROUND

  3. Canugan’s purpose To meet pwds need for:

  4. Provide assistive devices to people with disabilities. • Assistive devices: hand-pedaled tricycles, white canes, hearing, crutches, calipers, surgical shoes, etc.

  5. CANUGAN’S RECIPIENT MOBILITY-IMPAIRED

  6. VISION-IMPAIRED

  7. HEARING-IMPAIRED

  8. INFECTION-inflicted disability

  9. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  10. Collaboration WITH CARLETON UNIVERSITY

  11. STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION

  12. Canugan’s record • Assistive Devices: 400+ recipients of assistive devices • Flood Relief: 138 people given emergency flood relief, May-June 2013 • Hearing Aids: 465 children, youth, women and men received free hearing aids (March 2013) • Carleton Collaboration: 9 students and Faculty Advisors visited Kasese to work with end-users and manufacturers to improve assistive devices (2013 and 14) • Support of local business: All assistive devices made locally or procured from Ugandan distributors to support local business and employment • Volunteer Managed: CanUgan managed completely by volunteers in Canada and Uganda

  13. Canugan

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