Our Mission
To improve lives by securing resources to advocate, educate, capacitate, support & mobilize.
Our Vision
All Quadriplegics and Paraplegics will live their lives to their full potential.
Our Consititution
CONSTITUTION ( As Amended on 17th October 2020 )
Who We Are
The QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA) is considered the leading agency representing persons with spinal cord injury and physical disability in South Africa. QASA is a NPO of Quadriplegics and Paraplegics. QASA strives to develop products, programmes and services in order to develop capacity amongst its members and to offer opportunities for societal integration.
Our History History
Strategic Components
Mandate
QASA was founded pursuant to the Non Profit Organizations Act and represents the autonomous Regional Associations as reflected in its constitution.
- The Association is a body corporate and has an identity distinct from its members or office bearers.
- The official mandate is derived from the basis that the Association is legally constituted.
- The constitution has been amended and approved during the annual general meeting conducted on31 August 2008.
Mission
To combat quadriplegia and paraplegia Protecting and furthering of interest of quadriplegics and paraplegics by the formulation of national policy and strategy
- In order to develop and ensure the full potential and quality of the life of quadriplegics and paraplegics.
Mission success factors
To be successful we:Funds;
Visibility of both the organization and results achieved;
Personnel;
- Personnel;
- Volunteers;
- Effective organization structure with regional buy-in;
- Succession Planning and leadership development;
- Teamwork;
- Understanding of target group;
- Structured strategic pan with supporting programmes;
- Effective communication;
- Internalized value system;
- Effective infrastructure and technology;
- Membership development/database;
- Superior management/leadership; and
- Uncompromised commitment.
Internal value system
Integrity (Transparency, Honor) (means that all members have a role to play through a positive attitude and enthusiasm.)
- Mutual respect requires us to treat others as we wish to be treated and to have an interest in our fellow human beings.
- Trust implies that we walk the talk and that our genuineness and honesty creates trust among members.
-John Burroughs
Our Team
Our Partners
The South African Disability Alliance (SADA) is a voluntary consultative forum of national disability organization. SADA’s work is aligned with the goal of advancing the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities in South Africa and the improvement of our quality of life.
Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) is a nonprofit and democratic cross-disability body made up of member organizations of disabled people that mobilizes and advocate for their rights for attainment of equal opportunity. DPSA is recognized as the national assembly of disabled people by Disabled People International (DPI), which has observer status in the United Nations.
The Southern African Spinal Cord Association (SASCA) provides information to health care professionals and policy makers, promotes the treatment and rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured, and networks with governmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and other service providers.
SASCA was formed in 1993 and we affiliated with the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCS).
The aim of SASCA is the study of all problems concerning traumatic and non-traumatic afflictions of the spinal cord and more particularly the advancement in medical and surgical intervention, rehabilitation and social reintegration of the spinal cord paralyzed.