News

February Listings
31 JAN
2019

Over 1,500 AT suppliers and disability organisations mapped

By 1st Feb 2019, SAFOD and country affiliates had located and mapped over 1500 AT suppliers and disability Organizations in Southern Africa.

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FEDOMA Malawi Assistive Technology Seminar
17 OCT
2018

FEDOMA, Stakeholders for Tax Exemption on AT in Malawi

FEDOMA has reiterated its commitment to continue engaging the Governmet of Malawi to seriously consider removing duty on assistive technology devices imported into the country.

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NFPDN Namibia Assistive Technology Seminar
24 AUG
2018

NFPDN, Stakeholders for Increased AT Budgets in Namibia

In Namibia, there is need to intensify advocacy for the increase in budget allocation not only for general disability service provision but also, in particualar for increased access to assistive technology by persons with disabilities in the country

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ZAFOD Zambia Assistive Technology Seminar
04 MAY
2018

ZAFOD, SAFOD Engage AT Stakeholders in Zambia

Stakeholders at Assistive Technology seminar held in Lusaka, Zambia, on 04 May 2018, noted that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Disabled Peoples Organization (DPOs) can help in identifying the needs for persons with disabilities related to AT.

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What Lessons Did We Learn in Botswana
31 DEC
2017

What lessons did we learn about AT in Botswana?

After almost three years of implementing the AT-Info-Map Project, the team has leaned quite a number of lessons regarding the AT, particularly in Botswana where the project was piloted for the initial one year (2016 - 2017).

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Assistive Technology Taxonomy
31 DEC
2017

AT-Info-Map taxonomy; A tool for increasing AT awareness

One of the goals of the AT-Info-Map project is to bridge the information gap that exists within the many communities in Southern Africa. However, one of the key issues emanating from the recent consultations with partners and stakeholders relate to lack of awareness of what constitutes AT.

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news sankarankutty
29 NOV
2016

SANKARANKUTTY MOHAN: A Supplier’s Perspective

Sankarankutty Mohan is the Business Development Manager at the Afroworld Group, one of the suppliers of Assistive Technologies (ATs) in Botswana with probably one of the largest portfolio of AT types or categories.

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news moffat
27 NOV
2016

MOFFAT LOUIS: A Rehab Officer’s Perspective

Moffat Louis is one of the community rehabilitation officers who have been actively involved in the AT-Info-Map project right from the beginning.

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news_motikeng
28 NOV
2016

A marketing choice for ‘Doctors Choice’

The AT-Info-Map team met with the Director of Doctors Choice in Gaborone, Lance Motikeng, to present the first version (V1) of the Assistive Technology Information Mapping (AT-Info-Map) mobile application.

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news pudologong trust
30 NOV
2016

AT-Info-Map App to open our eyes – Pudologong Trust

The AT-Info-Map team organized an orientation workshop for key staff at the Pudulogong Rehab Trust in Mochudi, outside Gaborone.

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Orientation of V1 of the app
17 OCT
2018

Partners Introduce AT-Info-Map V1 App

The AT-Info-Map partners officially introduced the first version (V1) of the AT-Info-Map App to various stakeholders in Botswana.

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