maits
London
We envision a world in which children with developmental disabilities are fully
able to access the health and education services they need to achieve their full
potential. Mission To change the lives of some of the world’s poorest people
living with developmental disabilities, and the lives of their families, by
improving access to and better quality of healthcare and education services and
support. Aims The aim of MAITS is to improve the lives of some of the world’s
most vulnerable individuals living with disabilities by helping them to reach
their full potential, be healthy and have an improved sense of well-being,
through access to family support, quality healthcare and education. We do this
through a team of trainers from all over the world, who are experienced
professionals, and who give their time to provide capacity building, training
and resources to those caring for and providing health and education services to
individuals with disabilities in community or institutional settings. Our team
We do this through a very small staff team, training consultants and a team of
qualified volunteers from all over the world, who are experienced healthcare and
education professionals. Our volunteers provide training and support to those
caring for and providing health and education services to individuals with
disabilities in community or institutional settings. We also have a small grants
programme which enables training to take place in any location where there is a
need globally. The aim is to enable individuals to reach their full potential,
with improved health, well-being and quality of life through access to family
support, quality healthcare and education. Overview We work with and help some
of the most marginalised people globally –those with disabilities living in some
of the poorest countries in the world. There are 150 million children living
with a disability and of these the majority live in developing countries. Since
2011, we have provided training to 4675 staff working in the disability sector
in 21 countries and helped over 600,000 individuals living with disabilities.
The people we have trained include therapists, nurses, special educators, staff
working in children’s homes and community health workers. Part of our work
involves providing training at the grass roots level, to community health
workers and care staff, on conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism and
learning disabilities to enable early identification, referral to specialists
where possible and the provision of home support to promote development and
independence, using training packages and tools we have developed specifically.
Some of our training can be life-saving, especially in the case of infants and
children with feeding difficulties, which often leads to malnutrition, severe
respiratory problems and early mortality. With the right training, these
consequences can be dramatically reduced, improving the child’s quality of life
and their life expectancy. MAITS’ specialists have developed and delivered
training and resources for healthcare staff to address this issue, both in
children and infants, the latter at the request of medical colleagues working on
measures to prevent infant mortality. Our training also provides other
innovative solutions to improving the lives of those with disabilities.
