EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMNET AND RESOURCE CENTRE (EARC)

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Kenya
0° 1' 24.8124" S, 37° 54' 22.2948" E

About You

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Location

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Project City

Wamba

Project Province/State

Project Postal/Zip Code

Project Country

Kenya

Your idea

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Country your work focuses on:

Kenya

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What stage is your project in?

Operating for less than a year

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What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?

<$100

Name Your Project

EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMNET AND RESOURCE CENTRE (EARC)

Describe Your Idea

Innovation

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Describe your idea in fewer than 50 words.

SNE CHILDREN TO ACCESS TO EDUCATION

What makes your idea unique?

CWDS ARE NEGLECTED DUE TO THEIR DISABILITIES

What is your area of work? (Please check as many as apply.)

Education , Infrastructure , Disability , Mental health , Sanitation , Disability rights , Vulnerable populations .

What impact have you had?

ESTABLISMENT OF SPECIAL UNITS
IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF 200 CHILDREN
GUIDANCE AND COUNCELLING OF PARENTS OF CWDS
PLACEMENTS AND REFERAL TO SPECIAL INTERGRATED PROGRAMMES

Describe the primary problem(s) that your project is addressing.

FUNDING
NEGATIVE ATTITUDES ABOUT DISABILITIES
MOBILTY PROBLEMS
LACK OF PERMANENT OFFICE

Describe the steps that your organization is taking to make your project successful.

NETWORKING WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
REQUESTING FOR FUNDING
CREATION OF AWARENESS ABOUT DISABILITY ISSUE

Impact

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What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Success in Year 1:

HARDWORKING AND DETERMINATION

Success in Year 2:

WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Success in Year 3:

MORE FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND DONORS

Do you have a business plan or strategic plan? (yes/no)

yes

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization? STEP 1:

WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER SATKEHOLDERS

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization? STEP 2:

MORE FUNDING

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization? STEP 3:

OFFICE AND MOBILTY

Describe the expected results of these actions.

MORE CWDS ACCESS TO EDUCATION
AND BETTER SERVICES FOR THE CWDS

What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?

CWDS ARE SEEN AS CURSE AND BAD OMEN IN SAMBURU AND TURKANA COMMUNTY IN WAMBA

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

1 SOCIAL NEEDS FOR CWDS
2 MEDICAL CARE
3 EDUCATION NEEDS
4 PROVISION OF LEARNING DEVICES EG WHEEL CHAIR,HEARING AIDS
AND MANY OTHER SERVICES

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

IN THE DAILYNATION NEWSPAPER

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Sustainability

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What would prevent your project from being a success?

WITH HARDWORKING AND DETERMINATION NOTHING WILL PREVENT THE PROJECT FROM SUCCESS

Financing source

Yes

If yes, provide organization name.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION UNIT

How long has this organization been operating? (i.e. less than a year; 1-5 years; more than 5 years)

More than 5 years

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs? (yes/no)

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses? (yes/no)

No

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Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government? (yes/no)

Yes

Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.

THEY PROVIDE FUNDING
THEY ALSO ADVICE AND PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE
FOR LOGISTICS
SHARING OF PERSONNEL

How many people will your project serve annually?

What is the total number of employees and total number of volunteers at your organization?

What is your organization's business classification?

Please select one

Have you received funding from any of the following groups? (Please check as many as apply.)

None of the above.

Phillip Leruso submitted this idea. - 954 days ago