Who we are
MAITS is an international disability charity which improves access to healthcare and education services by providing capacity-building to health and education professionals working in the mainstream and disability sectors in under-resourced countries.
Our mission and support
MAITS is an international disability charity whose mission is to improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest people living with disabilities, through better access to and quality of health and education services and support. MAITS specifically supports people with developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism and learning disabilities in low-resource countries.
Our team
We do this through a very small staff team, training consultants and a team of qualified volunteers from all over the world, who are experienced healthcare and education professionals. Our volunteers provide training and support to those caring for and providing health and education services to individuals with disabilities in community or institutional settings. We also have a small grants programme which enables training to take place in any location where there is a need globally. The aim is to enable individuals to reach their full potential, with improved health, well-being and quality of life through access to family support, quality healthcare and education.
How we work
We support people with disabilities in the following ways:
In addition to facilitating face-to-face training, MAITS has an ongoing programme of resource development, designing tools that assist in the support and inclusion of individuals with particular needs, whether it be at home, school or elsewhere in the community, in low-resource settings.
