Mbambe, Lucy Eugen2024-05-232024-05-232008https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6128The Degree of Master of Arts in Rural DevelopmentMore than half a billion persons are disabled as a result of mental, physical or sensory impairment. Tanzania is estimated to have 3,346.900 people with disabilities, and the majority of whom live in rural areas. Tanzania, like other countries, provides rehabilitation as a right to the disabled, but there are very few institutions that provide rehabilitation in Tanzania. Morogoro Region is one of the Regions in Tanzania that have a number of people with physical and mental disabilities. A cross sectional study on comparative assessment of Institutional Based Rehabilitation (IBR) and Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) approaches for persons with disabilities in Morogoro, in terms of their suitability and effectiveness under Tanzanian conditions was done. The study conducted in Morogoro Region, involved a total of 60 respondents, 30 respondents from Institution Based Rehabilitation and 30 respondents from Community Based Rehabilitation. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) computer software program. It was found that there are different services provided in different institutions in Morogoro. And the Effects of the services provided show that 67.7% have experienced changes and the remaining 33.3% had no changes due to staying too far from the centre, poverty, and severe disability. Advantages of CBR are: - interactions, familiarisation of the environments, get love from the parents, and develop the mind. Advantages of IBR are to live independently, creating understanding, vocational skills and avoiding sexual abuse. The study concludes that service provided to these institutions that have different approaches have shown slight differences. Approaches for both IRB and CBR need to be the same in terms of quality and quantity service provided, because both rehabilitate persons with mental and physical disability to live independently and provide skills to them according to their interestsenRehabilitation approachesPhysical disabilityMental disabilityMorogoro RegionThesis