IMPROVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

WELCOME TO AKBAR KARE

Founded in the year 2005, motivated by the experience that timely treatment of a child with a disability is critical, Akbar Kare Institute aims to improve the lives of children and their families who have lifelong disabilities due to Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and other developmental conditions, irrespective of their wealth, class or creed. We do our best to do this in a respectful, consistent, and friendly manner with all the participants, the caregivers, and the AKI therapy team. Akbar Kare Institute is a free service provider based on donations from people who believe in humanity. Our services mainly include physiotherapy sessions for the rehabilitation of the child, provision of assistive devices, and orthotic services.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to have multiple centres all over Pakistan providing a comprehensive system of family-centered rehabilitation services for children with disabilities by well trained professionals in child friendly facilities.

OUR MISSION

Empowering families to help their children with disabilities be the best they can be irrespective of their wealth class or creed.

PATRON'S MESSAGE

AKi was started for therapy for Cerebral Palsy (CP) which is a condition that is not understood very well in Pakistan and is hence one of the most neglected. In Pakistan, people have great feelings for the disabled but unfortunately, there is a lack of facilities, especially in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa. We know there is no cure, but there can be a great improvement in lives when children with CP get good attention from people who understand their problems. In developed countries, it is the norm to cater to the disabled from birth to death. This includes initial diagnosis and assessment, medical care, therapy, education, and a chance for independent living. Most cities have to be disabled-friendly to facilitate easy commuting; the majority of public transport is wheelchair friendly. Public ramps, lifts, and special toilets are easily available. When we started AKi we wanted to show that by using local resources we can begin the development that will let us emulate these examples....