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The Action Foundation
The Action Foundation empowers caregivers, teachers, and institutions to nurture and support children, women, and girls with disabilities by providing them with psychosocial support, skills, and resources needed to effectively care for children with disabilities. Their interventions improve access to health care, education, and economic empowerment through direct service provision and strengthening the capacity of existing education, health systems, and networks.
The Action Foundation serves the major informal settlements of Nairobi including Kibera, Mukuru, Mathare, and Kawangware and partners with schools in all eight regions of the country.
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