Provide Skills and Jobs to 425 Disabled in Nigeria
Summary
Help disabled youths with no basic education or job skills. They resort to begging and become victims of dangerous activities. Educate and train them in job skills for economic and social independence
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Received $2,727 from 30 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Disabled youths in Nigeria turn to drugs and other socially unacceptable activities to generate income. This is due to a high level of discrimination against people with disabilities. Often they are abandoned. They need to be rescued and recovered from the streets. We provide basic education; provide skills in shoe-making, tailoring, welding and computer.
Activities
We will educate; provide job skills to young beggars for economic and social integration; continue to pursue legislation to protect their rights and create jobs to restore their dignity.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,727
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $42,489
Total Funding Goal: $45,216
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The disabled will stop begging, start work, and acquire basic education and skills for healthy survival. As a result, poverty within this population will decline. They will also build self-esteem and be encouraged to fight for their rights.
Project Message
Social harmony will be a mirage if the disadvantaged people, who are the poorest of the poor faced with prejudice and discrimination, are not empowered to help themselves and their family.
- Chief Boniface Ananti Joe Orduh, Co-founder Friends of the Disabled
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Chief Aku Christy Orduh,
Executive Director
Block 85, Flat 1, Phase iv,
Adeniji Adele Road
Lagos, Isale Eko, Lagos Island 101001
Nigeria
234-01-2630743
Email:
Project Sponsor
Ashoka Innovators for the Public
Organization
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Friends of the Disabled Oja- Oba, Isale Eko Off Adeniji Adele Road Lagos Island, Lagos State 101001 Nigeria 234 01 08023269577 http://www.fotd.8m.net |
Learn more about Friends of the Disabled and the project team.
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nigeria
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Nigeria, read the Human Development Report on Nigeria or the Wikipedia entry for Nigeria.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 07, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 11, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
Project update #1044
By Chief Aku Christy Orduh - Executive Director, August 07, 2008 06:13 PM
The satchet water project is almost taking off. The registration with the relevant body according to Government requirement is still on and is the only factor to delay. The vahicle , the van for distribution of the water is avaliable. The training for the operation and packaging will start as quickly as the papers are ready.The disabled boys will man it and both boys and girls will work there.When it takes off, the economic and social life of those engaged will improve for the better.
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