Project description:
To purchase the equipment for a Training Center for visually impaired Township community members located in the Western Cape. The Training Center will operate as:- a rehabilitation center teaching independence skills (Braille reading, mobility and travel skills, banking skills, etc.)
- a community center promoting the cause of the visually impaired (lobbying for a Xhosa school, fundraising for scholarships, fighting physical abuse, etc.)
- a professional skills training center teaching computer, telephone, switchboard, spinning, weaving proficiency, aromatherapy and reflexology
- a business venture providing:
- employment to the visually impaired
- funding (by allocating a percentage of the profits) to cover the Training Center's
running cost
The Center will reach 120 visually impaired people and stimulate the Township community economy by creating a business venture therby generating financial activity.
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Project Justification:
Visually impaired Township community members located in the Western Cape have little access to Xhosa speaking rehabilitation services, schools and professional training. As a result, the visually impaired are isolated, illiterate, dependent and abused. To address these issues, W.E.B.A. (Western Cape Blind Association) joined forces with Ikamva Labantu to create a Training Center.
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Project Costs:
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Program expenses: | $61,450 |
- Rehabilitation equipment (Computers with voice synthesizers, Braille typewriters, and canes, etc.)
- Professional training equipment (computers, laser printers, switchboards, copiers, spinning wheels, weaving frames and materials for creating a Braille training manual.)
- Factory equipment, furniture, vehicle
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Operating Expenses: | $157,700 |
- Staff salaries (1 manager, 1 social worker, 1 switch board operator,
1 bookkeeper, 1 typist, 1 orientation and mobility trainer, 1 Braille instructor,
2 administration instructors, 1 spinning wheel/weaving trainer, 2 cleaners
1 driver, 1 aromatherapy instructor and 1 reflexology instructor)
- Administration (rent, staff development, utilities, vehicle running costs, etc.)
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