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    Factors Contributing To Poor Response to the Problem of the Disabled. A Case Study of Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, a Home for the Disabled Children, Otiende langata.
    (Tangaza University College, 2012) Kakeeto, Rogers
    This research explores factors contributing to the problem of the poor response to the problem of disability. While conducting this research, the researcher used the pastoral Cycle methodology of SEE, JUDGE and ACT. SEE is the insertion process whereby one gets in touch with the reality of the situation at hand. The aim here is to identify the situation facing the people, what they are feeling, undergoing and how they are responding. touching the reality through objective observations and subjective feelings. 1 It is a moment of Social analysis and theological reflection. Social analysis is where, “one looks at the different dimensions that influence its situations by analysing the historical, political, economical, social, cultural and religious dimensions.” 3 2 JUDGE is the In other words, it is to do with understanding the reality and people’s own consciousness and searching for the root causes of the situation. reflection is when the person examines the reality of the situation with a Christian eye. The aim is to link the lived experience of the people with their living faith. 5 4 Theological Then ACT is putting into action concrete steps, taking the necessary steps, and evaluating the results in order to plan anew. 6 This was done through the practicum exercise at the Missionaries of Charity Sister, Otiende in Langaata. Looking at today’s society, one realises that most of the disabled children/people experience and endure rejection, mistreatment and violations of all sorts from the society. Most of them have been denied of their human dignity and have been forced to lead miserable lives in dehumanizing conditions and others have lost their lives due to dehumanising living conditions. Though the statistics do not show clearly the exact number of people who are victims of various forms of human disabilities world-wide, demographers agree that the world population of individuals with disabilities is very large. For example, in 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that between 7% and 10% of the world’s population lives with disabilities which means almost 500 million people are disabled. The vast majority of them, about 80%, live in developing countries, where only 1% to 2% have access to the necessary rehabilitation services. 7 Additionally, in Kenya, according to 2008 Kenya National Survey for Persons with Disabilities, 4.6% of Kenyans (1.6 million) experience some form of disability. This shows that quite a large population is disabled and need to be cared for. The most common forms of disability in Kenya are associated with chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, diabetes, malnutrition, HIV and AIDS, and injuries, such as those from road accidents. 8 that the problem of the disabled in Kenya is an issue which needs to be responded to effectively. This clearly shows In the disability field, ignorance, neglect, superstitution and fear have led to many children with disabilities being isolated and their development delayed. This has led to discrimination of children with disabilities because awareness on the needs of disabled children is minimal. About 80% of the disabled people in Kenya experiencing segregation, isolation, and lack of support for their needs. More than one-third of the disabled, their own families had committed abuse or violence on them, and more than 45 percent families do not allow them to participate in family activities on the same basis as other family members. This research will mainly be based books, journals, internet sources, Church documents and unpublished work. It emphasises the factors contributing to the poor response to the problem of the disabled children. Chapter one entails the insertion point and the background of the issue of disability. Chapter two presents literature review, which will base on the available literature about human disability. In chapter three, there is a theological reflection whereby the researcher explores the Biblical, the Church’s teachings, the African Synod understanding of human disability, and the researcher’s experience as he worked with the disabled children. Chapter four presents conclusions and recommendations to various stakeholders who are key to the issue of disability.