Disability is not Inability

:: Miss Disability 2003 Event

:: Role Of the Miss Disability.

Women with disabilities face much more challenges over and above the challenges women face in Africa.

The creation of awareness by a role model by virtue of building self awareness and respect of their bodies; building skills to improve access to economic and political power; advocacy for rights and opportunities for women: these are the roles of Miss Disability.

More women with disabilities face rape and sexual abuse than those without. This is mainly as a result of the fact that women with disabilities by virtue of their condition are less aware about sexual or reproductive issues neither can they report report an abuser.

The creation of awareness by a role model by virtue of building self awareness and respect of their bodies; building skills to improve access to economic and political power; advocacy for rights and opportunities for women: these are the roles of Miss Disability.

:: Miss disability 2003.

:: More women with disabilities are affected, infected and vulnerable to HIV AIDS than men with disabilities and women without disabilities. They are the poorest of the poor in society, lack economic, judicial or cultural power to access, enforce or communicate education, laws infringment.

The patron of the project is The First Lady of the Republic of Kenya Mama Lucy Kibaki whose action oriented approach has seen much delivered within the five years that Presdient Kibaki has been in Power.

The patron of the project is The First Lady of the Republic of Kenya Mama Lucy Kibaki whose action oriented approach has seen much delivered within the five years that Presdient Kibaki has been in Power.

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