CPA has been working in Zambia since July 2006. Our partners in Zambia are the Zambian Association for Physiotherapists in Cerebral Palsy (ZAPCP), Action on Disability in Zambia (ADDZambia) and the Apters

ZAPCP requested a training programme for their newly qualified physiotherapists because the Ministry of Health had recently agreed to employ more physiotherapists in primary healthcare clinics and they needed specialist training in working with children with cerebral palsy. ADDZambia offered their premises in the University Teaching Hospital as a venue for the course.

CPA ran a two week course in the assessment, treatment and management of children with cerebral palsy. This was followed by a two day Bobath Introductory course given by a tutor from the London Bobath Centre who came as a volunteer.

The Apters who run a workshop also in the University Teaching Hospital making special chairs and standing frames from waste paper and cardboard for children with cerebral palsy also requested a course in new designs and improvement in production methods. Jean Westmacott came from People Potential to work with them on new desings and in November, her husband Kennett spent a further two weeks setting up batch production and advising on management.