Support Needs Assessment Report For Persons With Disabilities And Their Primary Caregivers

The Support Needs Assessment for Persons with Disabilities and their Primary Caregivers was undertaken in March 2022 following the commitment made by Kenya during the Global Disability Summit (2018) to enhance disability inclusion through the collection of accurate disaggregated data for persons with disabilities. The main objective of the assessment was to provide evidence on the met and unmet support needs of the diverse persons with disabilities and their family members who provide
support in different contexts to inform the design of inclusive social protection schemes.
The assessment was cross-sectional and designed to provide estimates for 10 counties and targeting persons with disabilities aged 2 years and above together with their primary caregivers. The assessment collected both quantitative data from persons with various domains of disability and diverse experiences in terms of the support they receive or require. In addition, focus group discussions with the primary caregivers were conducted to get more information about the target population. The list of registered persons with disabilities from the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) was used as the sampling frame for the quantitative data. The assessment used a questionnaire for the main survey, which was designed based on the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning, Enhanced set of questions and Child Functioning Module, and a focus group guide for the focus group discussions.