Kupona Foundation

Kupona Foundation funds supported the activities of CCBRT, Tanzania's largest disability and rehabilitative services provider. The efforts of Kupona Foundation and CCBRT aim to prevent disability, prevent maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, provide equitable access to affordable, quality medical and rehabilitative services, empower people with disabilities and their families, facilitate the inclusion of disability in mainstream services, and build capacity in managerial, medical, and rehabilitative services. The three program areas that received the bulk of Kupona Foundation funding and technical support in 2022 are (1) CCBRT's program for the treatment of women with obstetric fistula, including surgical treatment and recovery, the identification and transport of patients from more rural areas of the country, and their socioeconomic rehabilitation through skills training and business lessons; (2) CCBRTs maternal and newborn healthcare program, including the training of nurses, midwives and doctors in maternal and neonatal health at 23 regional health facilities, preparations to open a new, specialized maternal and newborn hospital in Dar es Salaam, and family planning services offered at Tim's Corner; (3) CCBRT's work to provide rehabilitation services for children with disabilities and improve the quality of community-based inclusive development services in Tanzania.