Our work is driven by the following specific objectives:

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  • Increasing public awareness of disabilities and ensuring accessibility of public services for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), including Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing and Blind / Visually Impaired persons, and women & girls

  • Providing life skills and jobs / professional development training for PWDs

  • Providing Ethiopia Sign Language training and interpreted education services for those who are Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing

  • Increasing access to education for Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing and Blind / Visually-Impaired youth

  • Providing educational support to those who are blind or visually-impaired

  • Providing material support for PWDs

  • Increasing self-esteem and self-awareness amongst PWDs

  • Reducing community stigma and exclusion through public awareness-raising efforts

  • Disseminating information for PWDs on sexual and reproductive health so as to raise their knowledge and enable them to make better informed choices; equipping PWDs with basic business skills in order to enable them engage in their preferred market oriented job or employments

  • Supporting girls and young women in their educational and professional development endeavours

  • Facilitating the development of sustainable income-generating activities for those from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

  • Unleashing the innate potential of PWDs, women & girls, and those affected by poverty and other hardship to lead meaningful lives and to contribute to the overall wellbeing of their communities and the nation at-large