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District Commssioner visited Neema Crafts Centre which has been helping
people with Disabilities .The Centre was founded in 2003 by the Diocese
of Ruaha, to provide training and employment opportunities for people
with disabilities in the Iringa region of Tanzania.
It
also aims to change negative attitudes towards people with disabilities
in the local society. There’s a great stigma attached to having a
disability in Tanzania, and the centre provides dignity and hope for
many people who previously relied on street begging or were hidden away
at home.
The
centre has eight craft workshop areas, a therapy unit for disabled
children, an award winning cafe, a conference centre entirely staffed by
deaf people and a welcoming guesthouse jointly run by the local
Mother’s Union.
All products are made by PWD, from the proceeds they get their daily bread and get away from begging.
Hon
Kasesela thanked the centre for the support and promised to find a land
for construction of houses as well as improve their lives. He also ask
people to buy products from Neema Crafts which will make the centre
grow.
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