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Empowering Persons with disabilities - Inclusion, Access, Opportunities
We focus on demand-driven IT entrepreneurship and career development to enable persons with disabilties access employment and self-employment opportunities
About Special Needs Initiative for Growth
We make the world better for persons with Disabilities
The Special Needs Initiative for Growth (otherwise known as INGA) is a non-governmental organization in Nigeria aimed at creating awareness and providing capacity based training using technology for persons with disability (Down Syndrome, visual impairment, Autism and Cerebral Palsy) to ensure they are better placed to live a sustainable life and contribute to the society…
Empowerment is our core focus
The Mission
Mission Statement
providing total empowerment tools and resources that promote education, human rights, health approaches and career development channels for persons with disabilities in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Empowerment is our core focus
Who is
Special Needs Initiative For
Growth?
" A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
- Christopher Reeves
Programmes
What Special Needs Initiative for Growth does
Inclusive Education
We ensure that there is an inclusive learning opportunity for students with disabilities to learn side by side with students without disabilities…
Health Management
Individuals living with special needs are provided various therapy services, health screenings and psychological benefits.
Disability Advocates
The team works with local government and stakeholders to further disability rights through social change and public policy.
Career Development
We provide capacity building workshops for employers of labour to motivate employers to hire accessibility related business settings for persons with disabilities in the workplace.
Disability awareness
We create awareness about disabilities. We also give caregivers or parents the knowledge required to care for someone with disabilities.
Entrepreneurship
After participating in empowerment projects, young adults with disabilities have their performances assessed. We help to train the trainees invest in their skills through entrepreneurship.
Inclusive Education
We ensure that there is an inclusive learning opportunity for students with disabilities to learn side by side with students without disabilities…
Health Management
Individuals living with special needs are provided various therapy services, health screenings and psychological benefits.
Disability Advocates
The team works with local government and stakeholders to further disability rights through social change and public policy.
Career Development
We provide capacity building workshops for employers of labour to motivate employers to hire accessibility related business settings for persons with disabilities in the workplace.
Disability awareness
We create awareness about disabilities. We also give caregivers or parents the knowledge required to care for someone with disabilities.
Entrepreneurship
After participating in empowerment projects, young adults with disabilities have their performances assessed. We help to train the trainees invest in their skills through entrepreneurship.
Features
Tech skills include:
- Microsoft tools
- Google Tools
- Drones
- Robotics
- Programming
- Data Analysis
We focus on demand-driven IT entrepreneurship and career development to enable young persons with disabilities gain or access either employment or self-employment, after which they are mentored, supported to secure an internship or job, or given a small enterprise grant to start a business within the ICT Sector. Our partners are Jobberman, Sifax Group, Pan Atlantic University – Enterprise Development Center, Brainiacs STEM & Robotics, ARPG Tech, Sharkbite Foods etc.
We partner with the government, intergovernmental and private organizations to create awareness on the issues with disability communities through commemorations such as the Intercultural Civil Convention, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where we empower to collaborate and support each other in the current global recession impacting people with disabilities in many ways. We involve both CSO AND government/policy-level stakeholders to have mutual dialogue where strategies around supporting persons with disabilities are developed and later implemented. We have a clear agenda for the meeting and communique after the meeting to promote further learning and action
In partnership with the Let Cerebral Palsy Kids Learn Foundation, we alleviate poverty and promote inclusive economic opportunities for low-income mothers of children and youths with Cerebral Palsy across Nigeria. Also, we strengthen the educational outcomes of 10 children and youths with Cerebral Palsy through STEM and Robotics Learning. In 2019, 2020 and 2021, we have proffered financial skills, digital solutions and entrepreneurial opportunities for mothers with CP children to thrive better in their businesses and social lives. We also have a track record of 2019, 2020 and 2021 Monitoring and Evaluation report of our previous beneficiaries.
Strategic Partners
We have identified well-meaning and credible partners who walk with us every step of the way to ensure our mission is achieved. The brand logos are on display below. We are open to having more distinguished partners.
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Social Feeds
Many thanks for the recognition of our founding executive director @Richrach4u for the remarkable work she does together with our team! We are indeed proud of her strength and her commitment towards disabled populations in Nigeria and other parts of the world!🎉 https://t.co/LfoIbJo4nF
Thank you, @Richrach4u for making an impact in the lives of disabled people! You’re an inspiration to fellow @WashFellowship #ExchangeAlumni and others.
#changemaker #YALI2021 https://t.co/NRfD4OW9Fc