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Imagine being told that you were not able to attend school alongside your peers simply because a condition you were born with renders you unable to access the school building. How would you feel if you were unable to afford your own place to shelter because you were shunned from getting a job? These are just a couple of examples of real-life challenges faced by persons with disabilities every day of their lives. However help is at hand, because often simple and modest interventions will make their lives immeasurably better.
The Philippine Council of Cheshire Homes (PhilCOCHED) is a disability and development organisation operating in the Philippines which promotes and protects the welfare of persons with disabilities towards the attainment of economic independence and their active participation in social, cultural, political and civil life.
PhilCOCHED’s main aim is to ensure that persons with disabilities (PWDs) are able to exercise their full potential and become valuable contributors within society. Through the partnership and collaboration with 35 affiliated homes and services in the country, PhilCOCHED interventions cover as many different aspects of a disabled person’s life in order to ensure this happens including early rehabilitation interventions, inclusive education programs for primary school children, advocacy activities for youth aged 15-30, training for young college graduates, increased access to job opportunities for PWDs of all ages, support for every day living of persons with disabilities in residence of the Cheshire services, amongst other development and advocacy activities.
PhilCOCHED is also a member of The Leonard Cheshire Disability Global Alliance of 250 disability and development organisations operating in 55 countries.
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