Project: SIXTH SENSE, inclusion of visually impaired people in the district of Bamako

Brief summary of the project/Introduction

This project will be implemented with visually impaired young people who, in addition to being direct beneficiaries, will be involved at every level and stage of the implementation. For the implementation of the project, a system of correspondence will be set up between sighted and visually impaired young people. A group of sighted young people will be put in contact with another group of visually impaired young people, and they will work closely together throughout the project and beyond. They will be trained together in the techniques of moral support to disabled people, on computer and communication skills (ICT). They will take part in training in Braille (writing for the visually impaired), in the production of awareness-raising videos and in the Organisation of medical consultation days for the prevention of blindness. The groups will participate in the project through contributions and multiform actions. They will be equipped with new approaches for the implementation of actions to protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities: creation of a synergy of action, periodic animation of exchange spaces, the use of social networks for awareness raising. In the long term, they will be able to draw up an action plan to combat the exclusion of people with disabilities.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of the project is to: promote the schooling of visually impaired young people in an inclusive way as well as their participation in civic activities.

– SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

1. To train by 2022 10 young specialized trainers (sighted and blind) in Braille (writing for the visually impaired);
2. To directly train 10 young specialized trainers in ICT for the blind, who will be responsible for training in 2022 other specialized teachers;
3. To train 15 young people (sighted and blind) in ADL (Activities of Daily Living) in 2022.
4. To train 15 young people in rearmament techniques in 2022.
5. Promote blindness prevention in Bamako during 2022.
6. Raise awareness to combat the stigmatization of people with disabilities in Bamako in 2022.

Activities:

Activity 1: Selection and training of 10 young trainers in Braille (writing for the visually impaired).

Activity 2: Training of 10 young trainers specialized in ICT for the visually impaired.

Activity 3: Selection and training of 15 young people in ADL (activities of daily living)

Activity 4: Selection and training of 15 young people in moral rearmament techniques.

Activity 5: Organisation of 2 days of mass screening for blindness.

Activity 6: Production of 4 awareness-raising videos against the marginalization and exclusion of people with disabilities.

EXPECTED RESULTS

– 10 young specialized trainers will be trained in Braille (writing for the visually impaired). They will in turn be able to train other specialized teachers in this writing technique;

– 10 young relay trainers will be trained in ICT for the visually impaired;

– 15 young people will be trained in loco AVJ and mobility to facilitate the physical empowerment of visually impaired people;

– 15 young people will be trained in moral rearmament to be able to assist people with disabilities in case of depression;

– 2 days of mass screening for blindness will be organized (one session per month), during which at least 100 people will be consulted;

– 4 awareness-raising videos will be produced against the marginalization and exclusion of people with disabilities. These videos will be broadcasted on different social networks (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram)

Key project results indicators and means of verification

Key result indicators of the activities:

Indicators

10 trainers trained in Braille

10 trainers trained in ICT for the visually impaired

15 trainers trained in ADL

15 trainers trained in moral rearmament

At least 100 people follow medical consultation

Dissemination of 4 awareness raising videos on social networks