In addition to Government efforts, the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Programme is an NGO operating since 1994 to provide specific services to prevent disability and restore ability. It operates a disability hospital with an eye department, orthopaedic department, physiotherapy unit and orthopaedic workshop. There are 16 special schools in Tanzania, and 159 special units integrated into regular schools. Currently there is only one Special Teacher Training College in Arusha, which trains teachers for children with disabilities. According to the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training 1333 teachers had received training to certificate or diploma levels by 2004. In the mainland there is an Association of Disabled which advocates and sensitizes the society on the rights of people with handicaps including children. Advocacy and sensitization are also supported by NGO’s or Civil Society Organizations. The United Republic of Tanzania also reserves one special seat for the disabled in Parliament. In Zanzibar, the Zanzibar Association of the Disabled (ZAD) is running a pilot community-based rehabilitation programme in two districts to support people with disabilities (especially children) to be independent. Presently, 1,548 children are in this programme, most of whom are physically disabled. The Government of Zanzibar, in collaboration with ZAD, has established 3 vocational training centres and has trained 27 persons with disabilities to date. ZAD has trained 150 volunteers in four districts. as community resource persons who will work to detect common childhood disabilities. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports has introduced an integrated school programmes. The Mnazi Mmoja Government Referral Hospital has established congenital malformation services through which a total of 41 disabled people have been supported for medical and surgical interventions. 31