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Papua New Guinea

  It is estimated that 15% or +900,000 Papua New Guinean's are living with a disability and even more concerning is that only an alarming 2% of those people are receiving some form of support. Cultural beliefs, stigma and lack of support services in rural areas often leads to people with disabilities being unfairly isolated, excluded and trapped in poverty.

Strategy 1: Education and Advocacy

Live training sessions and focus groups

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

In our first project, community workers and members from Keapara village had the opportunity to speak with Occupational Therapists and students from around the world and benefit from 3 live training sessions!

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

Specialists and students from Apricus Health, James Cook University and the University of Worcester helped to develop safety and training videos as well as an original mobility aid manual! 

 Through the development and delivery of training tools to schools and health care centers in rural areas, teachers and health workers can better under

Specialists and students from Apricus Health, James Cook University and the University of Worcester helped to develop safety and training videos as well as an original mobility aid manual! 

 Through the development and delivery of training tools to schools and health care centers in rural areas, teachers and health workers can better understand challenges and how to implement strategies to overcome them.

Advocacy: social media

Training & safety manuals for Assistive technology

Advocacy: social media

Through our blog and our social media platforms, we hope to be able to educate the mass on the importance of an inclusive Papua New Guinea, but also, in what ways we can all contribute to making this a reality.  

It can be as easy as starting a conversation at your dinner table tonight!

Be sure to stay updated on facts and figures, via our 

Through our blog and our social media platforms, we hope to be able to educate the mass on the importance of an inclusive Papua New Guinea, but also, in what ways we can all contribute to making this a reality.  

It can be as easy as starting a conversation at your dinner table tonight!

Be sure to stay updated on facts and figures, via our website and socials, relating to disability and disability rights so that conversations are meaningful.


Strategy 2: Access to Assistive Technologies (AT)

Global Perspective

Currently more than 1 bn people worldwide need an assistive technology and more than 2 bn people around the world are expected to need at least 1 assistive product by 2030. Only 1 in 10 people who need an assistive technology have one and this is attributable mostly to high costs and the lack of policy which foster the equitable delivery of these technologies to those who need it. Assistive technologies are just one of many tools of empowerment which we can help to make more accessible. 

Important note

There is an enormous need for AT, however, we cannot deliver a 'one size fits all' model as this can cause more harm than good and is not a strategy for meaningful change and empowerment. At KumulCare, we will be limited in our capacity to deliver individualized AT but will endeavor to help with tools that are appropriate where possible. Ensuring that people have access to AT that suits their needs and preferences is a long-term vision of ours and the road there will be difficult, but begins with conversations at home and communities. 

From our first project

Kingsley Vali surrounded by his family. Now that Kingsley has access to this refurbished wheelchair, he can participate in community activities!

Our young KumulCare supporters in Keapara village helping get AT's to the aid post. 

This youngster is stoked with having access to a refurbished wheelchair because it will make his commute around the village much more enjoyable!

Pic: The boys at the Stuart Tip with Georgia.

Pre-loved AT

We strive to be the link between pre-loved AT and those who need it in rural PNG. If you or anyone you know have pre-loved AT that you would like recycled and reused in a new home, get in touch with us!


*WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT RECEIVING ANY DONATIONS DUE TO CHANGES IN NATURE OF AT PROJECT DELIVERY

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