India will provide $990,000 USD in funding support to Sierra Leone for project for empowering persons with disabilities, according to a PTI report.
The initiative, ‘Enabling Economic Independence for Specially Abled Persons in Sierra Leone’, is being supported through the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
“The project is a top national development priority for the Sierra Leone Government as it will promote sustainable livelihoods for persons with disabilities through training and work cooperatives in rural areas.” according to the press release issued by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN.
“This would enable them to achieve economic independence while staying close to their homes. The project aims to refurbish dedicated centres for persons with disabilities, develop a training curriculum for priority skill areas, adopt technology to enhance mobility and access to social services and establish a loan programme to purchase tools,” the release added.
