DT-72 International NGO

DT-72 International NGO

DT-72 International Organisation is an international NGO incorporated in Kenya. The Organization is formed to promote socio-economic empowerment through the development of sports among the young people particularly in Kenya and the rest of the world. The organization was founded through the initiative of a renown and respected athlete Mr. Dick Tiger Murunga.

His vast experience in sports both locally and intentionally has been the driving force towards achieving the vision of the Organization.

Vision
DT-72 International Organisation envisages a society where potential talents are taped and developed to international standards for the benefit of an individual and the society at large.

Mission
DT-72 International Organisation exits to promote the diverse socio- cultural aspects of the Kenyan communities and the rest of the world through sports and other related themes such as mainstreaming HIV/AIDS with bias to the rural communities.

Broad Objectives
• To reduce the level of poverty among the Kenyan Community and regionally.
• To strengthen and support sporting activities and other cultural events in pursuance of promoting professional sports within the young talented Kenyans.
• To promote research on the conditions of living of Kenyans and promote the findings to partners and other stakeholders.
• To undertake community health promotion and mainstream HIV/AIDS in all the activities of the organization.
• To provide educational and economic support to vulnerable children and children orphaned by AIDS.
• To advocate for the rights of the minorities, such as people with Disabilities (PWD) and other less fortunate persons in the society.
• DT-72-OSHO- Intl Org Currently pursues the following the following programmes in order to achieve its objectives.
• Youth and Sports promotion programs.
• Paraplegic programmes.
• Socio-Economic Support programme.
• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS Programme.
• Youth and Environment.
• Information Research and Advocacy.

Disability Program
The program is aimed at improving the quality of life of disabled children and youth by facilitating their integration into mainstream society. This program responds to an apparent exclusion of children and youth with disabilities within the mainstream society, alienating and depriving them of development opportunities, inter alia
• Early childhood care and development opportunities
• The opportunity to attend school and receive a general education
• Participation in social outings and interactions
• Partaking in household chores and other family life activities
The prioritization of this program area in this turn-around strategy represents a new focus to accelerate the efforts of inclusion. The focus is on promoting implementation of policy reforms, while reinforcing rights based service delivery and increasing access to services. DT72 International NGO drives and supports an inclusion agenda and care models that promote dignified existence for children and youth living with disabilities as legitimate citizens with rights.

Advocacy is a major tool to realise objectives in this program area. The Fund’s efforts reflect support for a series of innovation attempts promoting inclusion in the mainstream of societal life through: -
1. Moving away from funding institution/centre based care to supporting efforts to integrate children and youth into the mainstream society;
2. Developing and pilot-testing models for appropriate parenting skills;
3. Increasing access to diagnostic services;
4. Advocating for policy implementation in general, for example in the area of access to education as a basic right.
The aim seeks to increase both the number and range of opportunities available to young people increasing their opportunities to exist within their communities.
The anticipated end result is reduced marginalization of children and youth with disabilities, with them existing in an environment that allows them to develop their full potential. Efforts in this regard are being pitched at creating circumstances at community level that reflect a shift from exclusion, tolerance and accommodation to fully inclusive and mutually supportive communities that value the competence of children and youth with disabilities.

DT72 International NGO is currently supporting the following illustrative activities: -
1. Collaboration with the Department of Education, as well as identifying and supporting other structures and processes involved in implementing inclusive ECCD.
2. Monitoring and evaluating levels of inclusion and meaningful participation in schools
3. Monitoring and evaluating of the provision of care services within the framework of a social model
4. Engaging the Department of Health, medical /professional institutions and other care givers to determine weaknesses in applying the social model.
Beneficiary groups for this program are children and youth with a certain level of disability. These are children and youth with capacities and capabilities that could be enhanced.

Children with disabilities
Main Objective
To improve quality of life of children and youth with disabilities by facilitating their integration into mainstream society.
Program Objectives
• Increased access to existing government services for children and youth with disabilities.
• Inclusion of children and youth with disabilities in mainstream schools, and in arts,cultural, sporting, leadership and other activities.
• Foster appropriate care services provided to children and youth with disabilities.
• Highlight disability issues pertaining to children and youth as mainstreamed in the Fund’s programs and activities.