regional housing for the disabled

THE WORLD IS BIGGER THAN
AFRICA
DONATE TODAY PROTECT A LIFE TO SAFE A LIFE
Fig 1.
Fig 2.

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN PROJECT
WEST COAST REGION.
DONATE TODAY PROTECT A LIFE TO SAFE A LIFE.
Fig 3. Fig 4.

DISCRIPTION OF DESITUTION AND DISABLITY
 Destitute.
From the
indispensable understanding
of the destitute, we consider
these are categorized group
of people living exclusive of
no single bank account or
capital, food and other things
necessarily significant in life .
In other way round people
who are destitute are
dispossessed and very
vulnerable with very less
expectation to make life
achievable for them.
 Disability.
disability comes in
ways and forms, some are
naturally born with it, some
believe inheritance, ritual and
other see themselves in to it
by means of accident, illness
,conflict and natural disaster.
the physical and mental
wellbeing of a person is
termed as disability, that
means they cannot use either
one or two part of their body
completely or easily .
ASSESTMENT
STUDY

AIMS/OBJECTIVES
 Aims.
❖ This development plan is
aimed at recuperating the
livelihood of this categories of
human beings the disables and
the destitute existing within our
communities.
Studies have been prepared
since 2009 to now to facilitate
possessions together and
move towards up with a
solution to the problems
encountered by the community
and the very sector of this
categories of the peoples living
with us.
 meaningful, that being a
destitute or disable it is a god
making and it sometime
happens unpredictably, so
consequently we have setup a
board to make an assessment
and bring a developmental
plan for the disables and
destitute to put them in to a
normal life with the normal
people who are in good
conditions of health. This is to
keep them joyful and smear
away the frustrations and
uncertainties in their faces in
minds.

❖ The scheme is also aim at
dropping the daily appearance
of the disables and destitute in
the communal areas searching
around for help purposely for
their daily living wage.
❖ To control and avoid road
accident frequently taking
place in our public areas during
their process of beseeching for
living.
❖ To bring to the understanding
of the people the world that
disability and destitution are
people to be consider in the
world and life in general.
❖ Providing them a conducive
atmosphere and affordable
housing.
❖ To give them complimentary
and steady mentality.
❖ To provide them with Training
on skill works and providing
them a start-up in a individual
commerce with a preliminary
revenue

Objectives
❖ The venture will certainly help
us to condense poverty in our
neighbourhood and impede
totally dependency.
❖ We will able to identify the
numbers of destitute and
disable in each of the regions
in the Gambia and how they
administer to obtain their living
within our communities.
❖ Training and skills works, that
will be providing to them will
facilitate them make life and
earn a living for themselves.
.
❖ It will assist the public in
controlling accidents cause by
the disables and destitute
during their petitioning process.
❖ The funding outlook is also to
make the world to considerate
everyone is reachable when
trained and put in to the
system
Fig 5.

❖ expecting outcome of the
project will be a socio-
economic growth of the nation.
❖ To Involve them in the national
development and possible
providing them trainers from
the qualified trainees within
they themselves.
❖ To convey control and safety in
their sets of peoples day and
night and it will help them
guide through their frustrations
and mindset.
Fig 6.

INTRODUCTION
In this personal project
proposal is aim at convalescing
the lives of the disables and
destitute, we have assigned
expects in an assessment to
carryout the preliminary study
in both the five regions of the
Gambia namely.... West Coast
Region, North Bank Region,
Lower River Region, Central
River Region and Upper River
Region, to shape out the
number of disables and
destitute within five regions in
the Gambia and developed a
statistic for it to enable us to
make a solid plans in the
projects to be fruitful and
effective
the Gambia is a small country
with a total inhabitants of about
two-million people (2,000000)
and out of the assessment, we
were able to acquainted with
the numbers of disables and
destitute in each region. The
assessment was strategically
carryout to evade miscounting
in each region, this was house
to house assessment by
FGHG team that help us to
know exactly the numbers of
disabled and destitute in the
entire country.

About five thousand, four
hundred and six (5,406) heads
are considered as disables and
eleven thousand one hundred
and forty-six (11,146) heads
are in destitution. The overview
of the totally figure of both
disables and destitute in
country. the project aim is to
cover about sixteen thousand,
five hundred and fifty-two
(16,552) people in both the five
regions of the Gambia.
its a significant figure when
compared to the total
inhabitants of the country. The
assessment was conducted
countrywide, however it is
designed for the west coast
region as a opening and we
were able to gathered the
respective numbers of the
disable and destitute for each
region to guide in us our
operations.
the table below shows the
respective numbers of disable
and destitute in region the
Gambia.
Fig 7.

Number of Disable by Regions/genders
Disables Male Female Total
W/R 586 903 1,489
N.B.R 459 543 1,002
L.R.R 485 530 1,015
C.R.R 349 468 817
U.R.R 497 586 1,083
Total 2,376 3,030 5,406

The representation of the number of disables by gender in each
regions on a bar chart.
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
W/R N.B.R L.R.R C.R.R U.R.R
Male 586 459 485 349 497
Female 903 543 530 468 586
Numberofpeople
Regions

25%
19%
20%
15%
21%
Male
W/R N.B.R L.R.R
C.R.R U.R.R
30%
18%18%
15%
19%
Female
W/R N.B.R L.R.R
C.R.R U.R.R
The pie chart above shows the
percentage of male disables in
each region, in the Gambia.
The pie chart below shows the
percentage of female disables
in each region, in the Gambia.

The bar chart break down
above tell us the numbers of
disable in each region across
the country and which region
contains the highest number of
disables in both male and
female not aged wise hence
the project is frame to consider
both young and the old ages.
It is significant to show up a
pie chat, which has indicated
the percentage of males and
females disables in regions.
This will be very helpful to
project team to know the
percentage of disable males
and females in each
administrative region to foster
the implementation of the
project.
West coast region been the
most populated administrative
area, that gave us the highest
number of disable people in
both gender considering the
percentage produced by males
and females in five regions.
The Males in the west coast
region is 25% and the females
consist of the 30% percent out
100% in the W.C.R only.
Therefore the total percentage
of both is about 45% of the
total number of disable across
the country (5,406).

Number of destitute by Regions/genders
Destitute Males Females Total
W.C.R 1479 860 2,339
N.B.R 1378 953 2,331
L.R.R 980 1002 1,982
C.R.R 1345 860 2,205
U.R.R 1389 900 2,289
Total 6,571 4,575 11,146
Fig 8.

The representation of the number of destitute by gender in each
regions on a bar chart.
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
W.C.R
N.B.R
L.R.R
C.R.R
U.R.R
W.C.R N.B.R L.R.R C.R.R U.R.R
Series 3 2 2 3 5
Females 860 953 1002 860 900
Males 1479 1378 980 1345 1389
Number of destitute

The pie chart above shows the
percentage of male destitute in
each region, in the Gambia
23%
21%
15%
20%
21%
Males
W.C.R
N.B.R
L.R.R
C.R.R
U.R.R 19%
21%
22%
19%
20%
Females
W.C.R
N.B.R
L.R.R
C.R.R
U.R.R
The pie chart below shows the
percentage of female destitute
in each region, in the Gambia.

The World Bank and the
World Health Organization
estimate that people with
disabilities represent
approximately 15% of the
global population. 2 Of this
population, 82% live in
developing countries and
20% live in extreme poverty. 3
People with disabilities are
overrepresented among the
people living in extreme
poverty, on less than $1.25
per day.
.
comparing it to a total
population of the Gambia
about 2 million people with a
percentage of 0.3% disable in
living and a percentage of
0.6% classified as destitute,
which means they are living
in extreme poverty. This is
very possible with the
Gambia disable and destitute
populations better plans are
designed to solve or to
reduce such desperate
situations.

Disabilities can exacerbate
poverty by increasing the
costs incurred by a household
for care and treatment, and
negatively impacting earnings
if the person with a disability
is dependent on others for
day-to-day support. In turn,
living in poverty can increase
the likelihood of disability due
to hazardous living and
working conditions,
inadequate access to
treatment, and malnutrition,
especially in childhood.
However, people with
disabilities are
underrepresented in
development programs.
AusAID has estimated that
existing development
programs reach a mere 3 to
4% of people with disabilities.
4 For financial services, the
situation is particularly dire: it
is estimated that less than 1%
of the poor served by
microfinance organizations
are people with disabilities.

Total
Gambian
population
2,000,000
The total
number of
destitute/disabl
es
16,551
16,551 the total number of
destitute and disables both
males and females.
The pie has help us the know
the total percentage of the
disable and destitute in both
gender. This guide us to know
only 1% of the Gambian
population are living in
insolvency.
99%
1%
Total
Gambian population
The total number of
destitute/disables

 Extremely poor families that
include a member with a
disability face enormous
economic challenges as
access to affordable services,
support and education can be
beyond reach. Often, looking
after a family member with a
disability can require the time
and support of someone who
otherwise would be earning.
Furthermore, people with
disabilities often face stigma
and are socially isolated
within their communities,
thus compounding the
challenges of living in poverty.
In this context, then, providing
opportunities for people with
disabilities to build
sustainable livelihoods both
strengthens the economic
base of the family and helps
to break down prejudices and
build social connections.

UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY
 When designing this program
for the people with
disabilities, we understand
the context of marginalization
and the diversity of the
population. Disability, like
gender, is a cross-cutting
category that is represented
in all segments of society
from the wealthiest to the
poorest and from indigenous
communities to majority
communities. While disability
exists in the highest
economic classes,.
it is also true that people with
disabilities are
disproportionately
represented among the
poorest, as poverty is
considered both a cause and
a consequence of disability.
Disability can be present from
birth or acquired later, and the
nature and severity of the
disability can vary greatly. So
context is critical to designing
effective programs.

 Understanding the exclusive experiences of people with disabilities
requires dedication, time, and active involvement from those who
know best–people with disabilities themselves, Engaging these
actors from the outset of a program is critical. While First Gambian
Humanitarian Group learned a great deal about disability through
experience, the FFDP partnering staffs and people with disabilities
did the most to increase FGHG staff’s understanding of disability
and to improve the program design.
 According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD), “Persons with disabilities include those who
have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments
which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and
effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

 Despite the progress made since 2009, people with disabilities are
still limited in their access to full community life. From the
assessment conducted by the First Gambian Humanitarian Group
on Disability, about 1% of Gambians with disabilities say they are
completely uninvolved in their communities, compared to 99% of
those without any disabilities.
Far too many people with disabilities feel isolated and out of touch
with their communities. In many cases, it is not the person's
disability itself that causes this isolation; it may be rooted, instead,
in the physical barriers or negative attitudes of the community
towards them.

ACHIEVMENTS MADE BY DONATING WHEELCHAIRS TO
DISABLES IN 2010.
DISABLES MALE FEMALE
Banjul 8 12
Serrekund 22 34
Yundum 6 10
Brikama 26 54
Kitty 5 5
Kembujeh 7 3
Total. 74 118
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Banjul
Serrekund
Yundum
Brikama
Kitty
Kembujeh
MALE
FEMALE
The table shows number of
disables those were donated
with a wheelchair in 2010.
A bar representation of
wheelchair donations made in
2010 in each towns and
villages in the kombos'

The operation of the association started in 2009, by setting up the
board members and invited volunteers willing to fasten together to
facilitate the proper functioning of the organization. At first the
process was only inadequate within the west coast region before
going up to nationwide.
throughout this time FGHG staffs were able to find ways to get
financial support from outside donors through online research.
However, our first responding donors was from a UK base
organization in partnering with the FFDP the Gambia organization.
The UK base organisation donated us in June 2010, with 146
wheelchairs which was disseminated to the registered disables in
the greater Banjul area only.
The table above summarized the how the distribution was made in
some towns and villages .

OTHER TYPES OF DONATIONS MADE FROM 2011 TO 2016.
DISABLES 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016
MALES 54 21 77 89 60 33
FEMALES 43 16 133 55 88 33
TOTAL

DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD ITEMS AND CASH SHARING.
In December 2010, a
strategic campaign was
geared up which took us
three weeks for distributions
of donation letters to public
and privet institution, others
were send to business
operators. The fundraising
was only performed
nationally.
About 70% of the donations
received were food items like,
bags of rice, bags of sugar,
20 litres of cooking oil,
physical cash and some
cheques were received.
The delivery of this items and
the cash was countrywide, as
the graph below explains in
each region the numbers of
disable who were able to get
donation from the foundation.
Considering the fact in each
region , the distribution was
made from the statistics we
have in our data base as
W.C.R have highest number
of disables registered.
Fig 9.

A BAR CHART OF DONATIONS MADE TO DISABLES 6 YEARS
FROM 2011 TO 2016
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
MALES
FEMALES
54
4321
16
77
133
89
55
60
88
33 33
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

PROJECT PROPOSAL. AND PREPARATION
 Project proposal

Project Proposal
Based on the information above, we can conclude that many
disabled in the Gambia especially in the western region do not get
the appropriate support. This project would like to address to the
improvement of the current support. First Gambia humanitarian
group will work with other NGOs in the area, as well as provide
additional support. The project will focus on promoting awareness of
the existing benefits, offer support and influence the government
policy.
FGHG’s outreach team will visit the villages in the regions to
assess the community services town heads and villagers. They will
identify a land and determine what their initial needs are. Then the
outreach team will decide what the best provision will be and how
the funding will set out.

 Based on the assessment of the current situation, we need to
provide additional support. First Gambia humanitarian group vision
is to build a Center in each region for accommodation and skill
training. The center will include special education, residential and
vocational training. A future rehabilitation facility will also be
available.
The Earth FFDP Foundation wants to be the catalyst in the
process, so that eventually FGHG can take the responsibility with
local staff.
Target group
The target group for the disabled support program will be both
children's and adults within the age limit of 0-65 with a mental or
physical disability in each region of the Gambia, who live in poor
needy families that cannot afford (medical) care for their disabled.

Goal
The overall goal of the first Gambia humanitarian group project is to
improve the quality of life for the disabled in poor families in both the
5 regions of the Gambia.
• Increased and more appropriate support for disabled people and their
families
• Increased social interaction between families with disabled people in
towns and villages in the country.
• Integration of disabled people and young adults into the wider
community Education and Life skills development.

Strategy
➢ The best way to achieve the
goals will be through
education and skill training.
Challenging the disables to
develop themselves and by
giving them a chance to come
out of their isolation and
mean something for their
environment. This is why we
want to set up a centre for
special education with
multidiscipline support for
disabilities and destitute.

 Information and
empowerment centre
In the first phase of the
project we will set up a centre
where people can come for
support and education about
government benefits and
available provisions in each
region. We will educate the
people that come individually
and in groups. We will
continue the workshops to
give knowledge about the
disabilities, possible
treatment, provided facilities
and benefits.
 Outreach
Currently, the outreach team
visits the families to educate
them on their rights and
benefits, as well as showing
them how to receive the
benefits. In the FGHG day-
care centre in all the 5
regions, we have started a
successful workshop program
for parents and caretakers.
Through this we have taken
away the feeling of guilt and
empowered the attending
people to stick up for their
disables and find ways to
create a better future. The
people with enthusiasm have
invited topics like causes of
disabilities, person’s rights
and how to share worries.

This centre will also help to make individual future plans for the
disabled. We will help the people make decisions about the care for
their disables. Also this will comprise making a financial plan to
secure future treatment and other plans. If needed, we can campaign
for a financial support in a way that the people will be responsible
through micro credits or sponsoring.
A plan we need to work out is to increase the income level for each
of the disabled child parents through small businesses that can be
set in or close by the centre.
Special Education Centre
In order to have an effective program, FGHG establishment would
like to bring special disciplines under one roof. The principal focus
will be on special education with supplementary support, such as
treatment and vocational training. All the disciplines will be
functioning together for the same goal. Each disable will have a
definite treatment plan with individual goals that the whole team will
work towards.

The Special Education Centre
will comprise of 2 therapy
rooms, a day-care centre,
classrooms for education and
training, an office and a staff
room. There will be showers,
toilets and a place to wash
clothes. If we have expected
donors, there will be a therapy
pool.
In the future, FGHG
establishment would
accommodate disables who
can not live in their family
houses or who do not have a
home. Although FGHG basis
would like the all registered
disables to live within the
centers in each region as long
as possible, it may be more
beneficial in some cases for
the disabled to live in the
centre. the accommodation
centers will be added as part of
the centre during Phase VI of
the program.
Each Special Education
Centre will be built in a
location close to a
government school for the
disables to attend. It will be
close to major bus routes so
that the centre is easily
accessible. Special,
individually tailored education
will be provided at the centers
for those disables who are
unable to attend the
mainstream schools.

 Education
The centers will provide education appropriate to the needs of the
individual disabled. From age 0-25 old the disables will benefit
from day-care with basic skills training such as walking, talking and
small, manageable domestic tasks. Those from 15- 35 will receive
formal education, either in a local government school or,
alternatively, in the center itself. A program of skills training will be
available for disabled over 25.
A long-term goal of the program is to be able to influence policy at
governmental level. Through this, special needs education will be
given a higher priority and changes implemented at State level
enabling all people with disabilities to access appropriate support
and education in their area.

POINTS TO BE CONSIDER IN THE DESIGN ASPECT
 RESEARCH ON HANDBALL COURT ......DESIGN
 RESEARCH ON THE SKILL CENTER FACILITIES
..............DESIGN
 A RESEARCH ON A CONFIRN REHABILITATION CENTERS AND
STRUCTUTRES
 MAPING ON THE LOCATION OF EACH PROPOSE REGIONAL
CENTERS
 THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE CENTERS
 MEASURES KEEPING THE CENTERS CLEAN AND SAFE

regional housing for the disabled

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

Similar to regional housing for the disabled

Similar to regional housing for the disabled (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

regional housing for the disabled