Action Network for the Disabled

Organization's name: Action Network for the Disabled
Organization's acronym: ANDY
Former Name(s): ZAP
Headquarters address  
Address: P.O.Box 5837-00200
Nairobi
ZAP
Kenya
Phone: +254-20-2324589
Fax: ZAP
Email: actionnetwork4disabled@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.andy.or.ke
Organization type: Disability, Development and Rights Organizations
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Disabled Persons
  • Extreme poverty
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights

Social Development:
  • Disabled persons
  • Employment
  • Youth
Geographic scope: National
Country of activity:
  • Kenya
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Improve maternal health
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 2003
Year of registration (YYYY): 2009
Organizational structure: ANDY is lead by a management board that is incharge of policy formulation and general supervision of the secretariat. The day to day organizational running is handled by an executive director who is an ex-official at the board and the head of the secretariat. Within the secretariat,there is a management staff that helps the executive director run the organization alongside other program staff.
Number and type of members: We are not a membership-based organization as our services are designed to reach any young person with a disability in the country.
Affiliation with NGO networks: We are members of national umbrella organizations for persons with disabilities in Kenya
Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

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