Provide Skills and Jobs to 425 Disabled in Nigeria

The Machines for the production of the sartchet came behind schedule and we are happy to say that it is with us at last. The pictures enclosed show the connections to the production machine and the machine itself. The important thing here is the fact that we are at a point we can view reduction and less dependence on external funding. Income from the production will help us solve some of our problems which heretherto would be delayed or not take off atall until donation comes. The disadvantaged and disabled will work there to earn income. It will attract more less previleged youths to hook on. Our Advocacy on ramps is yeilding dividend as His Eminence, Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has joined us to appeal to all Priests in Lagos Archdioses to BUild Ramps at the entrance of the churches. We are also hopeful that Sign Laguage Club will be entrenched in the primary and secondary schools in Nigeria as we have pushed our advocacy very far in the Corridors of power ib Nigeria.

We want to share the progress made in our efforts to implement the New Policy in Education which is in favour of Inclusive Education. We have proposed to the Federal Ministry of Education for Sign Language Clubs to be formed in Primary and secondary schools to help in learning sign language by non- hearing impaired children. The Hon Minister is in favour of it and we are waiting for his final action on it. Part of the Machines for the water business has been paid for and we are hopeful that the machines would be fixed before Christmas and business start in January 2008. We had successful sales of our products in Shell's compound in early September and have gotten the invitation for Christmas sales on December 18th 2007. Our students and beneficieries are hopeful of job come January when the Water business starts. We need money to complete what remains and to take off.