Blessed: Lessons Learned from our Work with Traditional Healers
Posted on March 4, 2021
advocacy, community education, disability advocacy, disability education, disability rights, disability workshop, education, evidence-based intervention, health care, inclusion, Kuhenza, Kupenda, medical care, traditional healers
By, Jessica Charles, Kupenda’s Development Director The first time I sat in a workshop alongside 25 Kenyan traditional healers, I was nervous. I’d heard that these herbalists, soothsayers and witchdoctors were conducting painful traditional healing practices on children with disabilities in their communities — things like skin cutting, exorcisms, and live burials. Some of them…
