Empowering People. Strengthening Communities.
Able Plus Empowerment Organisation (APEO) is a community-based organization established in Wajir County, Kenya, to advance the empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Able Plus Empowerment Organisation (APEO) is a community-based organization established in Wajir County, Kenya, to advance the empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities. We recognize that persons with disabilities have unique abilities, talents, aspirations, and contributions to make to their families and communities. However, many continue to face barriers such as stigma and discrimination, limited access to education and social services, inadequate livelihood opportunities, and challenges in accessing appropriate support and care.
Able Plus Empowerment Organisation works to address these challenges by promoting disability empowerment, advocacy, inclusive development, community awareness, livelihood and life skills development, and stronger support systems for persons with disabilities and their families. Through community engagement and collaboration with relevant stakeholders, we seek to contribute to a society where persons with disabilities are valued, respected, empowered, and able to participate fully in social and economic life.
We believe that persons with disabilities should have equal opportunities to develop their skills, earn a livelihood, and achieve economic independence. Able Plus Empowerment Organisation supports persons with disabilities through life skills development, vocational skills empowerment, entrepreneurship and self-reliance initiatives, livelihood opportunities, economic empowerment, capacity building, and linkages to relevant opportunities and services. Our goal is to enable persons with disabilities to build confidence, strengthen their abilities, become more self-reliant, and actively contribute to their families and communities.
We advocate for the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities at community and institutional levels. Our advocacy efforts focus on promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, advocating for inclusive education, promoting equal access to social services, supporting disability-inclusive development, addressing stigma and discrimination, promoting equal opportunities, and engaging stakeholders on disability inclusion. We work to ensure that persons with disabilities are recognized as equal members of society and are meaningfully included in decisions and programs that affect their lives.
Creating an inclusive society begins with awareness and understanding. We conduct community awareness and sensitization activities aimed at promoting positive attitudes towards persons with disabilities. We strengthen families and communities by establishing and strengthening disability support groups, training parents and caregivers, promoting appropriate disability care and support, sharing information and practical knowledge, providing psychosocial support and peer networks, connecting families with relevant services, and promoting stronger community support systems. We believe that when families and caregivers are empowered with the right knowledge and support, persons with disabilities are better positioned to live with dignity and achieve their full potential.
