Handicapped Children Rehabilitation Tanzania
A legally registered NGO in Arusha, Tanzania, working with children, youth and women with disabilities to access their rights, quality social services and improved livelihoods.
Help For the Community
Founded in 2002, HACRET was legally registered in Tanzania on 6th May 2005 (Reg. No. 12187), and re-registered under NGO ACT No 24 of 2002 on 6th August 2019 (Reg. No: 00NGO/R2/000319).HACRET is a non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and not-for-profit organization committed to the best interests of children, youth and women with disabilities across Northern Tanzania — specifically Arusha region.
Improving Lives of Children, Youth & Women with Disabilities
Our Vision
Children, youth and women with disabilities who are enjoying Rights, accessing quality Social Services, well empowered and improved livelihoods.
Familial Benefits
HACRET is committed to improve the living conditions of children, youth and women with disabilities through inclusive social services delivery, appropriate skills training, eco-friendly IGAs, promoting their participation in community-based actions and have access to self-employment to become self-sufficiency in Arusha region.
Our Purpose
To provision of inclusive development and improve livelihood of People with Disabilities.
Our Goal
To provision of inclusive development and improve livelihood of People with Disabilities in Northern Tanzania, specifically Arusha region.
Our Mandate
HACRET is a legally registered NGO committed to PWDs' rights and provision of specialized services, empowerment, and improving their livelihoods.
Our Core Values
Human Rights for PWDs
Commitment
Transparency & Accountability
Integrity
Innovation
High Quality Services
Team Work
Voluntarism
Gender Equality
Respect for Diversity
What We Aim to Achieve
To promote accessibility of quality education, skills training to children and youth with disabilities in and out of schools in Arusha region.
To intervene health challenges, by provision of rehabilitation, medication, fights against malnutrition, friendly environments and mobility supports for children with disability in Arusha region.
To advocate for the rights of people with disabilities on the area of inclusive development in their daily living.
To empower people with disabilities on economic, entrepreneur skills, self-help and initiate small business in their locality areas as the way of creating independent living situation.
Raising awareness on disabilities issues as the way of reducing negative attitude and sensitize community on positive attitude toward people with disabilities within the community.
Our Working Areas
Education for Children & Youth with Disabilities
Providing and supplying educational materials to students with special needs; rehabilitating and creating friendly environments in schools; initiating vocational training centres with different skills for youth with disabilities for employ-ability and self-employment.
Health Care, Rehabilitation & Medication
Supporting devices for persons with special needs (wheelchairs, hearing aids, white canes, eye glasses, braces, crutches); ENT health assessment outreach to PWDs in marginalized communities; education on disability prevention and safe birth; NHIF support for children with disabilities.
Economic Empowerment & Sustainable Livelihood
Supporting vocational materials for skills training in special education schools; capacity building for professional teachers on handicraft training; economic empowerment for parents of children with disabilities; fighting poverty and zero hunger for families with PWDs in remote areas.
Awareness Raising on Disabilities & Human Rights
Raising community awareness on challenges faced by children, youth and women with disabilities; advocating for the rights, dignity and values of PWDs; promoting non-discriminatory infrastructure; promoting equal opportunities and accessibility in all aspects of economy for self-reliance.
Our Team
Meet the dedicated individuals who drive HACRET's mission forward every day.
Shabani R. Alute
ChairpersonJuliana M. Mollel
Vice-ChairpersonNeema Samson
MemberEdward Kivuyo
MemberMary J. Laizer
MemberElishiiza Lemayan
MemberLoitushul N. Yamat
SecretaryOrganizational Structure
General Assembly
Supreme organ formed by representatives of parents/guardians of children with disabilities, teachers and local disability groups/CBOs collaborating with HACRET.
Board of Directors
Executive organ providing strategic leadership, supervising and evaluating the work of the Organizational Management Team in line with the constitution and policies.
Management Team (OMT)
Comprises the Director, Program Manager, Financial Manager, Project Coordinators, Volunteers and all internal sections within the organization.
Our Partners
Organizations that partner with HACRET to advance disability inclusion.
Together We Can Make a Difference
Support HACRET's work with children, youth and women with disabilities in Arusha, Tanzania. Every contribution counts.