Shelly Stedman's Contact Details

Shelly Stedman's Company Details

The Chaeli Campaign

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa • 17 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

The Chaeli Campaign is a social justice foundation affirming differently-abled children, youth and adults to claim their power and their role in society as change-agents. An impairment is often seen and self-evident, and can therefore be addressed; disability is created by the way in which people respond to an impairment, implying that disability is a behaviour and/or an attitude - often of non-disabled people. The Chaeli Campaign works with people with disabilities, their families and communities, knowing that each person has something of value to contribute. Ability. Possibility. Inclusion.Our programmes include:Assistive DevicesAdvocacy and TrainingInclusive Education (Early Childhood Development focus)Leadership through Social EntrepreneurshipTherapies and OutreachVirtual Support ProjectsOver the past 16 years we have positively impacted the lives of over 75 000people through skills upliftment, capacity building, inclusion training, therapeutic support and leadership/social entrepreneurship training.We work particularly closely with the following participants:Children/youth/adults with disabilities | parents & siblings | teachers | therapists | community workers | community leaders | non-profit organisation partners | ECD Centres | CorporatesThe Chaeli Campaign has been acknowledged as being a leader in the disability sector through achieving the following accolades:2006 Nation-Builder of the Year (Proudly SA Awards)2006 Louis Volks Humanitarian Award (Lions Club International)2009 Youth Social Entrepreneurship Award (SA Social EntrepreneurshipAwards)2009 Mayor's Medal for Social Affairs and Services2014 Best Disability Project in Visual/Performing and Literary Arts Award(DCAS WCape)2014 African finalist in the Global Innovation in Education Awardssupported by UNICEF2016 Chaeli Campaign: Finalist in SABC Education Awards