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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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.
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.
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,753
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $41,462
Total Funding Goal: $45,216
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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.
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
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:
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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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.
This project was last updated on January 12, 2010.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 11, 2005
By Chief Aku Christy Orduh - Project Leader, January 12, 2010 11:10 AM

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