Able Child Africa » kenya http://ablechildafrica.org Working with disabled children & young children in Africa Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:59:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc International Women’s Day http://ablechildafrica.org/international-womens-day/ http://ablechildafrica.org/international-womens-day/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:47 +0000 Mary Ann http://ablechildafrica.org/?p=148 Today is International Women’s Day and I wanted to tell you about two remarkarkable Kenyan women who I am honoured to call my friends. Lily Oyare the Director of Little Rock Early Childhood Development Centre is a constant inspiration to me. The project she founded has so far helped more than 500 children from Kibera, Africa’s largest slum to access an education. Lily has such a positive attitude that little by little mothers of disabled children who had heard about her inclusive centre brought their children to the school. We are both proud now that a third of Little Rock’s children are living with some kind of disability. We are proud to that AbleChildAfrica has been able to support them and their mothers to improve their lives.

Anne Wafula-Strike was disabled by polio as a child. Aged 30 (the same age I was when I completed my first marathon) she took up wheelchair racing and in 2004 when she became the first East African woman to compete in a Paralympic Games. Anne has first-hand experience of the difficulties faced by disabled children in Africa. She grew up in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where she contracted polio at the age of two and was left disabled. Anne hopes to compete for the UK at the 2012 Paraolympics and here determination and positive spirit are also a great inspiration to me.

On Sunday Anne and I will take part in the Silverstone Half to support Lilly’s lie changing work. Find out more at here >>>

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