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Walemavu selfh help group was formed by physically challenged disable people at the heart of Mombasa Kenya with an aim to fight for the rights of disable people and spearhead the needed changes that are need to empower the people living with disabilities in Mombasa and its environs. It is basically ran and managed by the disable people who have been fighting for the disable people in the Kenya.
We are duly registred with the government of Kenya through the ministry of gender and social work number SS/MSA/CD/SH/2009/2010/11/385
Walemavu self help group is dedicated and committed to achieving equality and improve the quality of life of disable people Kenya starting at it’s grassroots in Mombasa , currently the organization works with disable people in Mombasa and it hopes to expand to other parts of the country where there is a need to fight for better lives of people living with disabilities (PWD’s). Walemavu self help group is a unique in that it is making possible for people living with disabilities and the non disable to work together in the society.
Walemavu self help group focuses to work with disables at the grass root level where other organizations have been unable to reach due to various factors that have made existing organization not to reach the grassroots level.
Walemavu is not a politically or religious affiliated organization we work together in peace, love and unity to spearhead the fight to see the rights of the disable people are respected in the society.
Walemavu focuses to work with both locally and international organizations that are fighting for the rights of disable people be it in social or economical.
Walemavu self help group believes that the rights of disable are rights basic human rights and should be respected by all people of all walks of life, we always aim higher in the fight to uplift the life of people living with disability especially the youths who have been marginalized by the communities.
We believe and strongly uphold the fact that disability rights are human rights, there cannot be development in any country if persons with disabilities are still placed on the periphery of the mainstream development processes.
History
Walemavu was formed and registered in 2009 by disable youths who saw the need to come up with an organization that will fight for their rights and empower others through education and awareness to the communities and the disable. Over the years Walemavu self help group has grown to be an organization that can fight the rights of disable people in the grassroots level. It only started with only three members and now it has over 15 members who are very active in the organization and it has been able to bring disable women who had been marginalized. Today Walemavu is well known in Mombasa and some of its success can be seen by both the disable and the able bodied people.
Walemavu is aiming to start some economic empowerment projects in future , recently it started its art work has received a very good welcome by the well wishers who have been able to buy the art work from the disables who had been jobless before Walemavu self help group was formed . This has enabled Walemavu self help group to have some income to finance some of its projects and those that are coming.
Our Values:
We as an organization we are guided by the core values that have enabled us to take a step further in managing the little resources that we have. The values ensure consistency and prudent management of the organization in the quest of meeting our objectives.
Our core values are:
- Active participation of disabled youths both male and female
- Respect for partnership and diversity
- Accountability to beneficiaries and supporters
- Honest and gender sensitivity
In the course of our work in the communities that we serve, we shall be guided by core values to ensure consistency and prudent management of the organization in the quest of meeting our objectives. Among others, we shall work towards:
- Rights based approach in programming.
- Active participation of disabled youth
- Respect for diversity and partnerships
- Accountability to our beneficiaries and supporters
- Honest & gender sensitive leadership.
Core objectives
- To foster unity among the disables and non disables so that there is greater involvement of disable youths in development.
- To seek social economic empowerment of youths through income generating projects (small scale enterprises).
- To help in distribution of information to the youths who are disable.
- To act as a liaison.
- To encourage the participation of disabled youths in developments
- To work with other organizations to ensure that the youths with disability have been given equal chance in all spheres of life.