Over 500 people in Liberia, Nigeria and Houston have received free food and clothing donations from KDE Disability Africa Foundation’s community outreach programs since 2015.
[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”3185,3408,3398,3397,3394,3183,3015″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1545457293480{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][helpme_custom_heading custom_heading_text1=”Disabled Children & Young Adults at the Antoinette Tubman Cheshire Home for Disabled in Liberia received food, water and sanitary supplies from KDE Disability Africa Foundation”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”6″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1621777881064-7fce811f-36c2-9″ include=”3044,2994,2995″ css=”.vc_custom_1599972401901{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1545457350704{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][helpme_custom_heading custom_heading_text1=”Donation of new and used clothing to children and women in Liberia”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1545456489105{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”6″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1621777881068-544484d3-32fc-4″ include=”3003,3002″][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”12″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1621777881068-62c1a427-1295-0″ include=”3004″ css=”.vc_custom_1545456473172{margin-top: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][helpme_custom_heading custom_heading_text1=”Canned Food Drive in Houston Texas”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1545457778083{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”6″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1621779323960-27d815be-c815-2″ include=”3015,3016″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1545457921273{background-color: #222222 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”TAILORING & FASHION TRAINING” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1545458556580{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our hands-on vocational training program provides fashion training to marginalized girls and young women, people with disabilities, and disenfranchised people. Clothing is a basic need and tailors / fashion professionals are always in high demand. Being a Tailor / Fashion Designer is a pathway for many dis-advantaged Africans to be entrepreneurs, employees and/or instructors.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1545458776071{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][helpme_custom_heading custom_heading_text1=”EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS” custom_heading_color=”#ffffff”][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”3503,3515,3527,3502,3501,3530,3507″ img_size=”large”][vc_custom_heading text=”Computer & Information Technology (IT) Training” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1545457942353{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_masonry_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1621778934981-4e100247-6cba-1″ include=”3543,3542,3500″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1545458789367{margin-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #222222 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1545457942353{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][helpme_custom_heading custom_heading_text1=”EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS” custom_heading_color=”#ffffff”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1545458816685{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]We provide empowerment and counseling to people with disabilities and young women preparing them for employment or entrepreneurship while building their self-esteem in Liberia, Nigeria, and the US. We develop and host workshops to:
- Provide teaching and awareness of how young people can access work; how to apply for jobs, interviewing skills and how to write a CV/resume.
- Host educational sessions and deliver advice on punctuality, trust-worthiness, on the job performance, hygiene, self-esteem, etc.
- Provide knowledge on starting a business / Entrepreneurship.
By providing this important information, people with disabilities, and disadvantaged youth will be empowered not only with enhanced learning skills but with greater knowledge of life skills that help develop the confidence needed to succeed and stay in school.
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