Job Creation for Disabled/Disadvantaged Youth
SummaryWe 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. Other Projects Run By Friends of the Disabled That You Can Help
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More Information About this Project
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 $576 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $38,500.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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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
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Christy Orduh
Executive Director
Block 85 Flat 1 Phase 4
Adeniji Adele Road
Lagos Island, Lagos Box 10625
Nigeria
234-01-2630743
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
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
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nigeria
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 14, 2003
