HACRET's Four Core Programs
February 18, 2026
HACRET operates four major programs aimed at improving the lives and bringing hope and a brighter future for children, youth and women with disability in Arusha region.
<p>HACRET aims at improving the lives and bringing hope and a brighter future for children, youth and women with disability through a series of activities under four major programs:**1. Education for Children and Youth with Disability**
- Providing and supplying educational materials to students with special needs in all schools of special needs education in Arusha region
- Reforming, rehabilitating and creating friendly environments for children with special needs in schools and classrooms
- Initiating vocational training centres with different skills for youth with disabilities for employability and self-employment
- Building up local and international networking for professional teachers through workshops, study visits and experience sharing**2. Health Care, Rehabilitation and Medication**
- Supporting assistive devices for persons with special needs (wheelchairs, hearing aids, white canes, eye glasses, braces, crutches)
- Supporting medication materials for dispensaries in rural areas
- ENT health assessment outreach to PWDs in marginalized communities in remote areas
- Education on disability prevention and safe birth for mothers
- NHIF support for children with disabilities**3. Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood**
- Supporting vocational materials for skills training in special education schools
- Capacity building for professional teachers on vocational and handicraft training
- Economic empowerment for parents of children with disabilities
- Fighting against poverty and zero hunger for families with PWDs in remote areas**4. Awareness Raising on Disabilities Including Human Rights**
- Community awareness on challenges faced by children, youth and women with disabilities
- Advocacy for the rights, dignity and values of persons with disability
- Promoting non-discriminatory infrastructure in schools
- Promoting equal opportunities and accessibility in all aspects of economy</p>
- Providing and supplying educational materials to students with special needs in all schools of special needs education in Arusha region
- Reforming, rehabilitating and creating friendly environments for children with special needs in schools and classrooms
- Initiating vocational training centres with different skills for youth with disabilities for employability and self-employment
- Building up local and international networking for professional teachers through workshops, study visits and experience sharing**2. Health Care, Rehabilitation and Medication**
- Supporting assistive devices for persons with special needs (wheelchairs, hearing aids, white canes, eye glasses, braces, crutches)
- Supporting medication materials for dispensaries in rural areas
- ENT health assessment outreach to PWDs in marginalized communities in remote areas
- Education on disability prevention and safe birth for mothers
- NHIF support for children with disabilities**3. Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihood**
- Supporting vocational materials for skills training in special education schools
- Capacity building for professional teachers on vocational and handicraft training
- Economic empowerment for parents of children with disabilities
- Fighting against poverty and zero hunger for families with PWDs in remote areas**4. Awareness Raising on Disabilities Including Human Rights**
- Community awareness on challenges faced by children, youth and women with disabilities
- Advocacy for the rights, dignity and values of persons with disability
- Promoting non-discriminatory infrastructure in schools
- Promoting equal opportunities and accessibility in all aspects of economy</p>