NAB: Striving to improve livelihoods of members

At a meeting conducted with members on 8 December under the theme “Ensuring the Livelihoods of the Visually Impaired Families: the National Association of the Blind reported that effort is being exerted in cooperation with partners to improve the livelihoods of members.

Asmara, 10 December 2018- At a meeting conducted with members on 8 December under the theme “Ensuring the Livelihoods of the Visually Impaired Families: the National Association of the Blind reported that effort is being exerted in cooperation with partners to improve the livelihoods of members.

At the meeting in which representative of the European Union, representatives of partners as well as members of the association and their families took part, Mr. Gebremeskel Fesehaye, advisor of the association, indicated that the association has been initiating various income generating projects aimed at supporting the members and that there is a project “Ensure the Livelihoods of the Visually Impaired” for 2019 to rehabilitate hundred members of association.

Pointing out that praiseworthy activities have been conducted to alleviate challenges of members, Mr. Gurja Tesfaselasie, head administration of the association, said that sustainable awareness campaigns have been conducted to avoid discrimination on the visually impaired citizens and as the result a number of members have been able to pursue their formal education and graduate with various professions.

Commending the support they were provided by the Government and the public, the participants called for the projects being initiated to focus on groups instead of individual beneficiaries.

The National Association of the Blind is noon-governmental organization established in 1996.