This project will empower Rukay Okowo in Bead making. It is a fashion section of dressing in Nigeria. She would be able to produce beads to march clothings and hence generate income for survival. Her life style and mood would be positive and she begins to have a sense of decency.
The problem of depression, idleness and stigmatisation would be phased off. Rukay has hearing and speech impairment. she cannot communicate with the society because the society could not understand her language. But she can do useful things with her hands; things that the society needs , Bead making for fashion.The bead would earn her income as they are displayed in stores and market. She does not need to talk to get them sold and get her money. It is a skill that she should acquire.
Okowo would be able to produce what the Community needs to beautify themselves and from where she would have some income. Socially she would be included among those who have value. She would have customers and friends. Stigma and discrimination would be a thing of the past as her best products sale themselves and attract human beings around her. She would be able to train others and help them out of poverty.
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.Twenty of them would be able to take up entrepreneurship as a result of this skill.
