What is CSPO?
CSPO provides Prosthetics and Orthotics training for students from low-income countries. CSPO is an educational centre where men and women learn how to prescribe, manufacture and fit artificial limbs (prostheses) and orthopaedic braces (orthoses).
The school was established in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1994. It is run by the Cambodia Trust, a UK registered charity as the only school of prosthetics and orthotics in the world with ISO 9001:2000 certification.
The aim of CSPO is to create the foundation of sustainable physical rehabilitation services by producing qualified specialists with the skills and knowledge to provide support for people with disabilities. To achieve this, CSPO holds ISPO Category II accreditation. Graduates will be recognized internationally as professional Prosthetist-Orthotists and will be qualified to upgrade to a degree level in the future.
Today CSPO is acting as a regional school having students from not only Cambodia, but more than 10 different countries.
Sri Lankan Prosthetist - Orthotists trained by CSPO
There are ten Prosthetist - Orthotists graduated from CSPO. Five of them were supported from the Sri Lankan government and another five from a UK based charity, Motivation. The five from the government service returned and started working at their physical rehabilitation centre in Ragama. Among the five from Motivation, two are working in Kandy, the central part of the island, two are working in the historical southern colonial city of Galle and the last one is working in Tangalla, located in the Southern part of the country.
The first two graduates have established their own practice which they operate after hours to help more people with disabilities.