Our Vision
Our vision is to meet the rehabilitation needs of children with Cerebral Palsy in disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa through access to sustainable support services.
Our Mission
To reach children with Cerebral Palsy living in disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa.
To improve the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and their caregivers.
To help maximize the potential of children with cerebral palsy.
To support and empower those involved in the rehabilitation and care of children with cerebral palsy. This includes the children’s families as well as the rehabilitation staff responsible for providing services to the children.
To raise public awareness and thereby mobilize resources for the needs of the children and their families.
To engage local and regional authorities, local communities and community based organizations in the ongoing needs of the children and their families.
To constantly monitor outcomes and conduct research to determine “what works best” in terms of rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy living in poorly-resourced areas.
Our Values
The following are our Values which are the traits or qualities that we consider worthwhile and important as they represent our highest priorities and are what motivate us.
Dignity:
We believe in the dignity of children including those whom society has deemed “useless” because of severe multiple disabilities. We believe that every child matters, that every child has the potential to change and that it is never too late to make a difference. We want to give the children and their families the message that they matter, and that their child’s life is significant.
Respect:
We believe in treating disabled children and their caregivers with the utmost respect. We believe that irrespective of educational and socio-economic background, caregivers know their children best and want the best for their children. We admire the resilience and inner strength of caregivers/mothers who are caring for a child with a disability in deeply disadvantaged situations.
Volunteerism:
Volunteerism lies at the heart of what we do. We recognise the need people have to contribute on a voluntary basis to the needs of the disabled and disadvantaged. As such we will always be dependent on therapists and support staff to volunteer their time and their services.
Excellence:
We believe that every child deserves the very best, irrespective of where he or she lives. We work as a team of highly skilled, experienced and professional speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthotists and offer a comprehensive and holistic service of the highest quality.
Accountability:
We recognise that our responsibility to the disabled poor requires that as an organization we are sustainable. In order to achieve this we are committed to using all funds and resources wisely, with respect, transparency and accountability.
Transformation:
We see ourselves as agents of change and we evaluate our effectiveness in terms of the positive change that takes place: in the lives of disabled children; in the lives of their caregivers and families; in the communities and the institutions that serve the communities of those affected by CP.
Sustainability:
We work with caregivers and local health care providers to develop skills, abilities and access to services, with a focus on capacity-building.
Approved by the Board of Directors on March 6, 2010. |
