About CBRNetwork
CBR NETWORK OF AFGHANISTAN
CBR Network is a national Association working towards networking of all NGOs active in the field of Community Based Rehabilitation and Education of Persons with Disabilities, Women and Rural Development. With its central office in Ministry of Health Kabul, the Network is linked with other SARC and Asia Pacific regional networks. The Afghanistan CBR Network is established in 2006 and all the organizations working in the field of Community Based Rehabilitation are the active members of the Network, CBR Network is very active in accomplishing the snowballing effect through Dissemination of Information, Technical support, Training, Planning and Management of CBR Programmes, Research and Publications.
CBR Network has a vision of Empowerment of differently Disabled persons through Community Based Rehabilitation concept which is leading to mainstream inclusion. CBR Network carries out its Mission of Networking, sharing, and optimizing of knowledge, skills, practices and inherent strengths in differently Disabled persons, their families and organizations, communities, NGOs, and Government. As to enable equal participation and protection of human rights of differently Disabled persons, women and children who are the most marginalized population in the country
CBR Network uses Community Based Rehabilitation as a strategy to approach the community and the government for the rehabilitation and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all developmental Programmes and protection of their human rights. The main thrust is given to ECCD (Early Childhood Care and Development), Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities in mainstream schools, Human Resource Development for rehabilitation activities through training, transfer of technology and skills, advocacy to influence public policies, research and publications. CBR Network has been a coordinated body which advocate for the promotion and development of the CBR concept in the country and to streamline the relevant Ministries policies and strategies in line with the CBR approach.
• Develop the CBR national Network, set up a secretariat and seek funding
• Collate or develop a regional resource base, promotional materials in national languages
• Organize training workshops to promote CBR and strengthen CBR implementation in line with the forthcoming CBR Guidelines at national level and support similar initiatives at country level
• Support research initiatives that will contribute to making CBR more evidence-based
• Facilitate linkages between different stakeholders and develop a strong alliance with Government, National/International NGOs including DPOs
• Organize regular CBR national conferences (e.g once every two years)
• Be active member of the South Asian and Asia Pacific CBR Networks.
• Any other activities as agreed by the members
