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Disability
is not Inability |
Miss Disability Secretariat:
The Miss Disability is a project that targets
to build the Self Awareness of Women with disabilities to
appreciate and accept their bodies and live to their potential.
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Miss Disability Organised the first Disability pegeant in 2003
in which over 200 participants from various disabilities catwalked
and expressed their dreams, what drives them, their visions, their
challenges and their strengths.
The Grand finale was held at the Hilton Ballroom and was graced
by The First
Lady Mama Lucy Kibaki, who is widely known for her
activities in supporting the disability community in Kenya,
among other women of various spces in the Kenyan society.
The organisation plans to hold Miss Disability 2007
to be held at a last quater of the year.
The Project publishes its activities through its sister project
disabilitykenya through public communication and information about
various issues about disability beauty peageants worldwide.
International Networking
The project networks with other disability beauty pegeants worldwide
like the Miss Deaf
World held annually in the Prague.
The projects also organises:
The International Disability Day 2004 in which
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Kenya was the
Chief Guest in an event held at the United Disability of Kenya
Grounds in Waiyaki Way. The President signed a visitors books
in our exhibition Stand and all the Beauty Pegeants were present.
The organisation of Miss disability Beauty Pageants
in which various women with disabilities are awarded for their
lifes skills and appreciation of their beauty irrespective of
DIsabilities.
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