Motivation Australia and the Fiji Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) has launched a Peer to Peer programme in Suva. Peer to Peer programmes are about people with a disability training, mentoring and supporting other people with a similar disability. Our Peer…
Peer to Peer training means the provision of training, support and basic rehabilitation for people with a disability by those with a similar disability. In the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) context this covers wheelchair mobility skills, health, disability awareness, relationships…
Motivation Australia and the National Community Based Rehabilitation Unit held the first Peer Group Training (PGT) residential course in the Solomon Islands in June this year.
PGT involves wheelchair users training others with a similar disability in skills and knowledge that enable them to carry out everyday activities and achieve an improved quality of life. Read more about Peer Group Training.
In partnership with Timor-Leste non-government organisation, ASSERT, Motivation Australia has supported the establishment of a national wheelchair service. The wheelchair service is based at the National Rehabilitation Centre, established by ASSERT in partnership with Cambodia Trust and the Ministry for…