01474nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653001600059653001200075653001100087653001500098653004100113653001300154100001400167700001400181700001400195245019100209300001100400520083100411022001401242       2014                            d10aSouth Africa10arural areas10aPoverty10aMalawi10aDisability10aCommunity based rehabilitation (CBR)10aBotswana1 aPletzen E1 aBooyens M1 aLorenzo T00aAn exploratory analysis of community-based disability workers' potential to alleviate poverty and promote social inclusion of people with disabilities in three Southern African countries  a1 - 163 a<p>This article draws on accounts by community-based disability workers (CDWs) of their life and work experiences in resource-limited rural communities in Botswana, Malawi and South Africa. Using the World Health Organisation’s community-based rehabilitation (CBR) matrix and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals as analytic frameworks, the article explores CDWs’ potential to contribute to improving the lives and increasing the levels of social, economic and political inclusion of people with disabilities, their families and communities. The article argues that CDWs’ knowledge, experience and understanding of disability in resource-limited communities may constitute an important local resource for helping to address the inter-related effects of poverty and disability in developing countries.</p>
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