Poorest of Sudan's Poor--Displaced AND Disabled
Eliminate Poverty in the Sudan
Summary
In 2 settlements in Khartoum, Salama and Soba-Aradi, disabled people have organized for self-improvement & human rights. NEF seeks support for their amazing initiative & planned basic services.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Sudan has huge numbers of disabled due to war, accident, poor health/health care--300 in these particular communities, who have lost everything fleeing their country's violence, drought/floods in the west and south. They need water jugs, transportation, counseling, advocacy, wheelchairs, prosthetics, hearing aids, braille training, medical supplies, health & disability education, skills training, microcredit for employment & income generating activities--so they can have independence.
Activities
Home visits to update survey/registration of disabled; formalized counseling/referrals; emergency assistance funding for medicines & devices; microcredit & skills training for income generation; preschool & adult literacy; advocacy training.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $50
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 $50 . The original project funding goal was $50,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.nefdev.org)
- Latest Progress Report on Sudan Schools (http://www.neareast.org/main/news/article.aspx?id=562)
- 2006 Annual Report Sudan (http://www.neareast.org/main/annualreport/2006/sudan.htm)
- 2005 Annual Report Sudan (http://www.neareast.org/main/annualreport/2005/sudan.htm)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Social inclusion of disabled in their communities & their economic productivity/self-sufficiency; creation of an effective human rights instrument for their civic & political rights; advocacy against thousands of years of discrimination.
Project Message
I never let my disability get in the way of trying to do my best. We are all doing what we can to live a full and happy live and to contribute to the people in this community. It's our responsibility.
- Um Hani Malud, Founder, El Nahda Society for Physically Disabled
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Roger Hardister
Regional Director, Near East Foundation
Near East Foundation
4, Ahmed Pasha St, Citibank Building, 11th Floor
Cairo,
Egypt
+(20) 20-2-7944726
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Near East Foundation (NEF)
90 Broad Street 15th Floor
New York,
NY
10004
United States
+1 (212) 425-2205
http://www.neareast.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Sudan
and can also be found under 
Human Rights.
For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 14, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
Interview with Local Committee members in Dar Es Salaam -- learn about the people who live there.
By Roger Hardister - NEF VP for Program Development, May 21, 2007 10:37 AM
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