Job Creation for Disabled/Disadvantaged Youth

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Job Creation for Disabled/Disadvantaged Youth

	Summary We seek to address and eradicate the poverty of disabled/disadvantaged youths who have been discriminated out of development activities and economic survival. How Donors Like You Helped Thanks to donors like you, a total of $576 was raised for this project.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Disability is seen as a taboo in Nigeria and people with disabilities are sometimes connected with evil spirits and are discriminated against. Our beneficiaries are poor disabled youths whom have deprived of the right to education and other development activities. Our center teaches vocational skills in shoe-making, tailoring, welding and fabrication, poultry and computer training among others. Due to stigma, there are few chances of employment. We need financial support to create jobs for them.

Activities

Job creation for self employment; Education and skill acquisition for sustainable living; A fulltime staff knowledgeable in IT/ Computer science and a support staff will be employed.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $576

Funding Policy: partial

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $576as of Jun 09 2004. The original project funding goal was $38,500.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.fotd.8m.net)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Reintegration of disabled youth into society; Extension of knowledge of information technology to disabled youths; Change the belief in society that disabled people are unemployable; Establishment of respect and self esteem in the disabled community

Project Message

Our project offers hope: hope that disabled youth can find jobs, hope that they will become valued members of society and hope that their lives can be different by realizing their full potential.
- Christy Orduh, Executive Director