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who we are

CCBRT, a Tanzanian non-governmental organisation, was established in 1994 in response to the needs of people with disabilities in and around Dar es Salaam and the lack of accessible services to them. It comprises two community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes in Dar es Salaam and Moshi, a disability hospital, and an active international training programme. CCBRT is the largest indigenous provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country, providing quality rehabilitative services to 120,000 people with disabilities and their caregivers each year. This includes people with:

  • Physical impairments (cerebral palsy, congenital deformities such as clubfoot, cleft lip/palate)
  • Visual impairments
  • Hearing impairments
  • Epilepsy 
  • Obstetric fistula

where we work

CCBRT is located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city. It serves a total population of three million people living in Dar es Salaam and seven million in the surrounding regions.

CCBRT Community Rehabilitation Kilimanjaro covers a total population of almost two million.

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

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

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

personal stories

Thursday, 2010-06-03 07:41

The fans whirr overhead on this hot day in Dar es Salaam as Anna lies on her hospital bed nursing...

changing lives

Hamis' sight was restored following surgery to treat his cataract.
You could help others like him by donating 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