Apply for NFDK support as a person with disability (devices and tools of trade)
National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Get Form B (blue) from your chief, assistant chief or DCC's office, fill it in and have it endorsed up the line, then it goes to NFDK in Nairobi. NFDK gives individuals equipment such as wheelchairs, hearing aids and tools of trade, not cash, and you can apply any time of the year.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- No fixed time. NFDK says it responds as soon as possible, depending on the backlog in your sub-county.
- Deadline
- Forms A and B: any time of the year.
- Where
- Through your local chief, assistant chief, ACC or DCC office. NFDK head office: 2nd Floor, Rehema House, Kaunda/Standard Street, Nairobi. Tel 020 2251791, 0722 200 783, SMS line for the Deaf 0729 814 720.
What you need
- NFDK Form B (blue), filled in and stamped by your assistant chief, chief, ACC, Social Development Officer and DCC
- A copy of the ID card of the applicant or caretaker
Steps
- Get the application form (Form B) from a National Government office near you: the chief, assistant chief, ACC, DCC or County Commissioner. You can also download it from nfdk.or.ke.
- Fill it in: say what you need, your skills or trade, and how the item will help you.
- Take the form to your assistant chief, who passes it up for each office to recommend and stamp it, ending with the DCC.
- The government office sends the form to NFDK, or you can send it yourself by post or courier to NFDK, P.O. Box 47857-00100, Nairobi.
- NFDK officers select beneficiaries and the Trustees approve. If you are picked, you are told and the item reaches you through the National Government.
Watch out
- Individuals get equipment, not cash grants or loans.
- The form is free. Do not pay anyone for it.
- Fill every section and get every stamp. Keep a copy of your form so you can follow up.
Who can apply
- Persons with disability. For a tool of trade, you must be formally trained or apprenticed in that trade.
- Registered institutions mainly serving persons with disabilities (special schools, units, vocational and rehab centres) can apply for cash grants using Form A (yellow).
Official sources (5)
- How To Apply (Donations to Individuals) nfdk.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- NFDK Official Application Forms A & B nfdk.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Application for Assistance Form (B) for use by individuals nfdk.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Donations to Individuals nfdk.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- NFDK Service Charter nfdk.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026