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  • I CAN, I MUST, I WILL.
    Honor, inspire and empower persons with disabilities in Tanzania.
  • ENABLE DO NOT DISABLE
    These awards have been established to become an annual event which showcase success stories, become a motivation to persons with disabilities and a symbol of their special and immense ABILITIES.
  • I CAN AWARDS
    This awards is aimed at recognizing and encouraging the persons with disabilities as well enhancing mind-set change towards the handicapped
  • OUR TEAM
    We work together as team to ensure that societies are open and inclusive to all. We empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all.
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About Us

The Dr. Reginald Mengi Persons with Disabilities Foundation (DRMF) is a Trust, registered on the18th May 2018, in the United Republic of Tanzania under the Trustees Incorporation Act (cap 318 0f 2002).

Our Vision

Our Vision is to ensure that Tanzania has an inclusive and empowered community, where persons with disabilities are accorded their rights and are treated with respect, kindness and dignity.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to honor, inspire and empower persons with disabilities in Tanzania.

Our Strategic Priorities

  • Serve more persons with disabilities through their Associations or groups
  • Enhance community partnerships to deliver our programs
  • Grow and diversify our fundraising portfolio and increase participation and awareness about our cause
  • Ensure efficiency and effectiveness through a lean operational and financial management system

Our Core Values

  • We conduct our services with the highest level of integrity
  • We provide our services with respect and kindness
  • We perform our duties with passion
  • We strive to develop innovative and sus tainable solutions to challenges facing PWD
  • We are a reliable and dependable institu tion for all PWD
  • We ensure inclusivity at all times

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I CAN AWARDS 2019 EVENT

In celebrating the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, The Dr. Reginald Mengi Persons With Disabilities Foundation (DRMF), inaugurated the first ever “I CAN Awards” on the 3rd of December 2018.The ‘I CAN’ awards have been established by the DRMF with the objective to recognize, celebrate and honor persons with disabilities who have attained remarkable achievements and made significant contributions to the society.

Dr. Lucas Luhende Kijja

Education - Male Category

Dr. Hadija Jilla Hassan

Education - Female Category

Mr. Jotoram Kabatele Mahalla

Arts and Entertainment -Male Category

Sikujua Shabani Mbwembwe

Arts and Entertainment - Female Category

Mr. Josephat Tonner Nkwabi

Giving to the Community - Male Category

Honorable Nuru Awadh Abdallah

Giving to the Community - Female Category

Athuman Lubandame

Sports - Male Category

Rehema Selemani Said

Sports - Female Category

Amina Mollel

Politics - Female Category

Dr. Amon Anastaz Mpanju

Politics - Male Category

Mrs. Ester William Ishengoma

Entrepreneurship - Female Category

Mr. Jeremiah Michael Nsengiyumwa

Entrepreneurship - Male Category

Ms. Wakonta Bazilio Kapunda

Special Skills - Female Category

Mr. Abdallah Ally Nyangalio

Special Skills - Male Category

Hon. Nuru Awadh Abdallah

Leadership - Female Category

Fredrick Martin Msigalla

Leadership - Male Category

The Way Forward

Due to the success of these awards and the impact they have had to the society and particularly to the community of persons with disabilities, the Foundation is working to expand the competition across Africa. The case for Africa is supported by the fact that majority of persons with disabilities live in Africa. The World Bank estimates that one billion people or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability and disability prevalence is higher for developing countries. Consequently, disability is a development issue, because of its bi-directional link to poverty: disability may increase the risk of poverty, and poverty may increase the risk of disability. Africa as a Continent would benefit immensely from these awards, as they would showcase success stories of African Persons with Disabilities who have experienced similar challenges and succeeded. It will be an African story, told by an African. A critical benefit to Africa would be a change of perception to both the society and persons with disability. More opportunities will be availed by their governments, the private sector and the society in general to become independent members of the society. The awards would also open a window for wider collaboration across the continent on matters of disability, bring together more stakeholders, expand reach and breadth of disabilities campaign agenda.

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