Katim disability awareness & support (kdas)
In 2020, a few well-trained and experienced Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) founded Katim Disability Awareness & Support (KDAS) as a non-profit organization to tackle the challenges persons with disabilities face.
By using art and sport as tools to break down barriers, misperceptions and stereotypes, KDAS aims to raise awareness towards disability to create an inclusive society where PwDs can exploit their hidden talents and creativity.
A group of well-trained dancers and performers with disabilities believe there are options beyond handicrafts and that PwDs want to be able to provide for their families and contribute to society. They particularly encourage PwDs to realize their potential and capabilities through dance and performance art.
As well as delivering traditional and contemporary dance workshops for PwDs, KDAS also delivers Ethiopian traditional dance workshops for foreign nationals.
The other significant engagement of KDAS is to enhance the physical and mental capacity of students with disabilities through the provision of specialized physical exercise, counseling and dance therapy thus boosting the psychological, physical and social abilities of youths with disabilities who attend primary school. The sessions are run by persons with disabilities themselves.
KDAS also gives performances, such as Enchilalen 1 and Enchilalen 2 (“we can”), as entertainment and educational projects that are used as advocacy pieces to increase acceptance and the embracing of inclusion with full participation of PwDs in the community. The Enchilalen 2 performance incorporated a Disability Fashion Show, Disability Contemporary Dance Performances, and the artistic works of prominent artists with disabilities.
SOURCE: Katim Disability Awareness & Support profile
Phone Number: -+251-913788190/ +251-911338642
Email Address: – katimdisabilityanddance@gmail.com
Facebook: @ katim Dance Team
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Telegram: https://telegram.me/katimdanceteam