FT01-Wheelchair technologists training-summary

Motivation is currently developing an innovative Wheelchair Technologist’s Certificate course in Tanzania in association with the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists (TATCOT). Open to all in Africa, the course is planning to teach up to eight people a year the skills needed to produce adapted (and locally designed and tested) wheelchairs in Africa. The training provided not only aims to develop technical skills and new, adapted wheelchair designs, but also addresses management and systemic issues such as workshop management, the development of sustainable distribution systems, health education and mobility skills training. KaR funding relates to only one part of the whole project, and will lead to the production of the following outputs: a full course curriculum, training material for the first training course, trained local trainers, research on sustainable wheelchair provision, distribution systems and financing in Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and publication of the results of research on the quality of life of wheelchair users in those same countries.

Motivation has 8 years of experience in developing sustainable projects for wheelchair users and TATCOT is a solid partner, regarded as a centre of excellence in Africa, with over 15 years experience in running technical training programmes.

Project Summary			FT01
Project name	Wheelchair Technologists Training Course
Organisation	Motivation
Contact	David Constantine Tel: 01275 464012 Constantine@motivation.org.uk
Field	DISABILITY: wider use of an existing technology, information dissemination	Location	Tanzania
Description	Motivation is currently developing an innovative Wheelchair Technologist’s Certificate course in Tanzania in association with the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists (TATCOT). Open to all in Africa, the course is planning to teach up to eight people a year the skills needed to produce adapted (and locally designed and tested) wheelchairs in Africa. The training provided not only aims to develop technical skills and new, adapted wheelchair designs, but also addresses management and systemic issues such as workshop management, the development of sustainable distribution systems, health education and mobility skills training. KaR funding relates to only one part of the whole project, and will lead to the production of the following outputs: a full course curriculum, training material for the first training course, trained local trainers, research on sustainable wheelchair provision, distribution systems and financing in Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, and publication of the results of research on the quality of life of wheelchair users in those same countries. Motivation has 8 years of experience in developing sustainable projects for wheelchair users and TATCOT is a solid partner, regarded as a centre of excellence in Africa, with over 15 years experience in running technical training programmes.
Budget	£34, 548	Proportion from KaR	All