Project
Unlocking local Opportunities for PWDs 2
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Amount Funded
49,973 EUROProject Duration
01 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2023 -
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Lead organisation
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Since its 2009 establishment in the region, TAS Morogoro has managed and implemented several projects specifically dealing with PWDs. TAS record of working with PWDS, especially people living with albinism is unprecedented.
TAS Morogoro has been a force to reckon with among people with disabilities in advocacy, raising the voices of underserved PWDs. For example, in 2017 we managed to advocate for the establishment of the special clinic office and doctors in the regional hospital responsible for providing services for eyes and skin health care for people with albinism including testing for skin cancer, eyes, and providing sunscreen lotions. TAS Morogoro, has extensive experience in coordinating partnerships with different stakeholders. As one of the Disabled Persons Organizations in the region, TAS Morogoro has built strong relationships with government authorities, Disabled Persons Organizations, NGOs/CSOs, and private entities in the region. This put the organization in a pole position to succeed in the implementation of this project. TAS Morogoro is a member-based organization that was formed by people living with albinism themselves for advancing their well-being and rights. It is run and managed by people living with albinism themselves. All its activities are geared towards advancing the interests of PWDs, with a special focus on people living with albinism. In this way, TAS Morogoro has been able to operate and maintain strong working relationships with PWDs and Disabled Persons Organizations which is crucial in the success of project implementation.
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Organisation
Since its 2009 establishment in the region, TAS Morogoro has managed and implemented several projects specifically dealing with PWDs. TAS record of working with PWDS, especially people living with albinism is unprecedented.
TAS Morogoro has been a force to reckon with among people with disabilities in advocacy, raising the voices of underserved PWDs. For example, in 2017 we managed to advocate for the establishment of the special clinic office and doctors in the regional hospital responsible for providing services for eyes and skin health care for people with albinism including testing for skin cancer, eyes, and providing sunscreen lotions. TAS Morogoro, has extensive experience in coordinating partnerships with different stakeholders. As one of the Disabled Persons Organizations in the region, TAS Morogoro has built strong relationships with government authorities, Disabled Persons Organizations, NGOs/CSOs, and private entities in the region. This put the organization in a pole position to succeed in the implementation of this project. TAS Morogoro is a member-based organization that was formed by people living with albinism themselves for advancing their well-being and rights. It is run and managed by people living with albinism themselves. All its activities are geared towards advancing the interests of PWDs, with a special focus on people living with albinism. In this way, TAS Morogoro has been able to operate and maintain strong working relationships with PWDs and Disabled Persons Organizations which is crucial in the success of project implementation.
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Project
The project seeks to scale up results achieved in the 1st phase of the previous project advocated for enabling environment, identifying and accessing local opportunities available for PWDs, particularly in creating employment. Key successes of the 1st phase of the project include increased awareness of PWDs on availability of the interest-free 2% of the funds from the district councils, the contribution of the establishment of the PWDs Committees in 9 districts, as well as development and submission of the charter of demand. In the one-year previous time, 75 entrepreneurial groups were established and accessed the 2% interest-free funds for their businesses. However, neither the established committees in all 9 district councils are not effectively using the charter of demand nor the established entrepreneurial groups have access to financial sources other than the district councils for their business growths. This project wants to develop capacity of the ten (10) Committees of PWDs in Morogoro on how to use the developed charter of demand for increased access to available opportunities with particular focus on increasing employment; improving access to market, financial and technical support to entrepreneurial groups of PWDs in nine (9) districts; increased political participation of PWDs in village/street, ward, district and regional levels in Morogoro and; increased public awareness on the rights, opportunities, and abilities of PWDs through open campaigns and effective use of social and traditional media. At the organizational level, the project seeks to develop social media strategy that will be along with the establishment of the YouTube channel and regularly update the existing website and social media pages. This will play a big role not only in communicating the work of the project but also will increase the organizational visibility, engage community members and mobilize resources hence sustainability in turn
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The project seeks to scale up results achieved in the 1st phase of the previous project advocated for enabling environment, identifying and accessing local opportunities available for PWDs, particularly in creating employment. Key successes of the 1st phase of the project include increased awareness of PWDs on availability of the interest-free 2% of the funds from the district councils, the contribution of the establishment of the PWDs Committees in 9 districts, as well as development and submission of the charter of demand. In the one-year previous time, 75 entrepreneurial groups were established and accessed the 2% interest-free funds for their businesses. However, neither the established committees in all 9 district councils are not effectively using the charter of demand nor the established entrepreneurial groups have access to financial sources other than the district councils for their business growths. This project wants to develop capacity of the ten (10) Committees of PWDs in Morogoro on how to use the developed charter of demand for increased access to available opportunities with particular focus on increasing employment; improving access to market, financial and technical support to entrepreneurial groups of PWDs in nine (9) districts; increased political participation of PWDs in village/street, ward, district and regional levels in Morogoro and; increased public awareness on the rights, opportunities, and abilities of PWDs through open campaigns and effective use of social and traditional media. At the organizational level, the project seeks to develop social media strategy that will be along with the establishment of the YouTube channel and regularly update the existing website and social media pages. This will play a big role not only in communicating the work of the project but also will increase the organizational visibility, engage community members and mobilize resources hence sustainability in turn