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| Empowerment Funds for Self-Advocates with Disabilities |
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| Project Director |
| Scott Lacy, Tamba Traore |
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Project Number |
Total Cost (US$) |
Location |
CH03-09 |
$439.56 |
Markala, Mali |
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Project Details
It was the inspirational members of Jigiya, a self-advocacy organization that first brought African Sky to
Markala. This organization, Jigiya, provides friendship, support, medical advice and emergency funds,
small enterprise micro-loans, and tecnhincal training and educational opportunities. The organization is
entirely self-managed through elected leaders. To help defray administrative costs such as providing
transportation for members to come to meetings, renting chairs for meetings, emergency medical costs,
etc., African Sky provides small assistance to Jigiya. In 2009 African Sky donated $439.56 to the Jigiya
treasury in two payments, one in January and one in July. These funds subsidize member dues payments
to encourage full participation from local people with disabilities, regardless of income/financial
resources.
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