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2.32. Spinal Cord Injury Resources in ETHOPIA

The CURE Ethiopia Children's Hospital (CECH) is a pediatric orthopedic teaching hospital in Addis Ababa. Established in 2008, the hospital is a state-of-the-art 35 bed hospital complex that provides modern medical and surgical care to the physically disabled children of Ethiopia. In addition, CECH fills a critical need for an orthopedic residency program in Ethiopia, providing training in pediatric and advanced orthopaedic techniques, and is an international COSECSA accredited training facility.
 
Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development
The Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) promotes and facilitates inclusive development - the inclusion of disability issues and people with disabilities in mainstream development programs and projects in Ethiopia.
 
The Ethiopian Federation of Persons with Disabilities (FENAPD) is non-profit,non-governmental cross disability umbrella association of the four single disability focused national associations that are found in the country. Founded in December 1996 with the aim of raising the awearness of the public about issues of dissability.
 
Rainbows4children is an independent foundation set up in memory of Nicolas Robinson (son of the founder) and provides education for disadvantaged children in Ethiopia – primarily the children of adults with disabilities such as loss of limbs and blindness.

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