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Vision

To offer the best and a unique special unit in the region which offers the best quality therapy services, special individualized learning and technical services to children who are disabled.

Mission

To bring self-reliance to a child through occupational therapy and special education.

Motto

Discover your Ability

BACKGROUND OF AGAPE

Agape Special Centre is a community based organization whose genesis dates back to May 2014 We are registered under the ministry of social and gender as a CBO and under the National council for persons with disability (NCPWD). We are located at Kiamumbi Estate Rabat road past Kiamumbi police station.
Its drive is centered on assisting and integrating children with special needs like cerebral palsy. autism, downs syndrome, learning difficulties, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, mental challenges, developmental delay and communication disorder from within its mother county and beyond. We accommodate both girls and boys with special needs.

The specific objectives of the center are to provide the following services:

To offer physical, occupational and speech therapy
To provide assessment and develop individual treatment plans
To provide therapy intervention strategies to allow children develop skills in all areas. affecting their functional ability
Train and advice parents/caregivers on necessary interventions they can employ on their children in order to maximize the child's potentiality in all areas of their development Vocational training to equip the children with skills that will bring dependency/ self- reliance
To give nutrition advice to parents and guardians
Assist in registration under NCPWD, NHIF and InuaJamii

Get in Touch.

Agape Special Centre
Tel : 0745 698 068 / 0720 725 943 / 0722 145 674
Email : info@agapespecialcentre.org / agapelandspecialunit@gmail.com

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
KIAMUMBI,
DAM AVENUE OFF KAMITI ROAD.
PO. BOX 79475-00200.
NAIROBI.

Pay bill no. -866051 A/c – Donor’s Name

Dr Weru Mwangi – PhD, MA, BSc, ACIB (UK)

A financial, leadership & governance expert with in-depth experience in commercial banking, risk management, leadership, strategy, governance, cooperative management and micro-finance spanning over 24 years gained in East Africa. He is a chartered banker and certified trainer. Dr. Mwangi has over 12 years training, teaching and consulting experience in finance, risk management, banking, microfinance, leadership, strategic and performance management gained with UMS, Alliance for Green Revolution of Africa, Metropol Corporation, Kenya Institute of Bankers, Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives as well as Kenya School of Monetary Studies.

He has hands experience in business development, bank operational risk management, developing, reviewing and training in policies and procedures, implementing product policies and procedures at branch level and business leadership - hiring, training and coaching staff to deliver business results.

During his banking tenure, he was responsible for periodic review of policies and procedures at three local banks - I&M, Equity and Family Bank Ltd, introduced and implemented operational risk training at Equity Bank, and introduced agency banking at Family Bank.

Areas of professional strength include developing business strategy, performance management, development of operational policies & procedures, consulting and training in operational risk management policy and technical skills, and development of leadership training programs. He is a part time lecturer at Cooperative University of Kenya, Management University of Africa, Pan Africa Christian University, Sunderland University @ Intel College and Kenya Institute of Bankers. He is also a consultant at Kenya School of Monetary studies.

Weru holds PhD in Leadership & Management from Management University of Africa, Master of Arts in Leadership (Business & Entrepreneurship) from Pan Africa Christian University and BSc in Financial Services from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science & Technology. He is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) of England, a TVET-CDACC, Certified Competency Based Curriculum Developer, Cooperative University Certified Online Trainer, and a member of the Professional Trainers Association of Kenya.

Joseph Wokabi, MBA, BEd

Joseph Ndirangu Wokabi is a business development, financial management and corporate governance consultant with over 17 years’ experience in business development specifically consulting on product development, product portfolio management, product design, product differentiation and marketing. He is also well versed with credit risk management focusing on interest risk, liquidity risk and operational risk within financial institutions.

He has worked with leading financial institutions in Kenya including Cooperative Bank. During his banking career, he has held various positions in Business Development, operations and customer service and was responsible for the development of various Business Development and customer acquisition programmes.

In conjunction with Credit Management they developed various risk management and products innovations resulting in balanced credit portfolio. As a Branch manager in Cooperative Bank-Kenya Joseph led in the implementation of McKinsey Organizational and Financial Reengineering program. He has played key roles in the business development strategy formulation and implementation, operational management and control, monitoring and review of organizational processes, formulation and review of financial and credit policy for the bank. As a consultant for the past three years, Joseph has been involved in the training and development of capacity building programs for various Savings and credit cooperative societies, formulation of credit policies for various financial institutions, product and business development, enterprise risk management for various organizations.

Joseph holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance (Kenyatta University). He Holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Economics & Business Studies) and a Diploma in Psychological Counseling. He has been attending various short-term courses on Financial Management, Digital Finance and Digital Banking to keep abreast with the dynamic financial sector.