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our vision

CCBRT's overall aim is to improve the quality of life of people living with disabilities, their family members and caregivers enabling them to become full members of society.

our mission

CCBRT's mission is to:

  • Provide quality medical and rehabilitative services to prevent / reduce disability
  • Empower people with disabilities to participate fully as members of their communities and gain equal benefit from available services 
  • Mainstream disability into development issues to work towards an inclusive environment for people with disabilities

what´s happening

Monday, 2012-02-06
(left to right) Erwin Telemans (CEO, CCBRT); Mwamvita Makamba (Chief Officer of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Vodacom Tanzania); Stella Nzyemba (former fistula patient at CCBRT) Vodacom Tanzania launches public campaign to raise one billion Tanzanian shillings to fight fistula
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Friday, 2012-01-27
CCBRT’s CEO Erwin Telemans addressing members of the conference in Dar es Salaam. CCBRT/CBM HIV/AIDS project reaches conclusion
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Thursday, 2012-01-12
CCBRT's deputy CEO Ms Haika Mawalla welcomes Norwegian minister Anne Grete Strom Erichsen. The Norwegian Minister of Health Anne Grete Strom Erichsen visited CCBRT to witness the work on maternal and newborn health
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personal stories

Thursday, 2010-06-03 09:20

When Ken was born in hospital in the south of Tanzania, nobody noticed that something was wrong....

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changing lives

Little Thomas was born with clubfeet. Thanks to early intervention he will now be able to walk normally like other children. To help more children like Thomas, kindly donate here.

 

CCBRT statistics In November we:
  • carried out 22 fistula surgeries
  • performed 703 eye surgeries 
  • performed 43 cleft lip surgeries
  • saw 341 patients for physiotherapy
  • manufactured 149 new devices for people with disabilities