Many congratulations to Mike Boddington, the founder of POWER International, who has just been awarded an MBE for his services to the victims of unexploded ordnance in Laos.
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Did you miss the ballot for the London Marathon? Don't worry - we are delighted to have secured 5 places in this event for the next five years. These highly sought after places may be secured for the April 17th 2011 race by a £50 deposit in the first instance; the balance of £250 to be paid by 3rd April 2011 and a commitment to raise £1200 for the work of POWER through personal sponsorship. Please ring Moira for more details on 01494 614604.
Mozambique
Mobility work
Between 1995 and 2003 we refurbished, re-equipped and ran four clinics in Mozambique treating amputees and people who needed limb support devices. Since then we have restored over 10,000 people to mobility in the country.
Capacity building
In 2002, with funding from the EU and the Big Lottery Fund, we began working in partnership with other disability organisations in Mozambique. We provided 13 of these with management and fundraising training, to build their capacity to create lasting change for people with disabilities. To read the final evaluation report of this project click here.
Radio clubs
The Big Lottery has also provided funds for a project of radio clubs for disabled people throughout the country. This spreads information about disability on national and local radio; pressurises authorities to make changes in the law and provides meeting places for disabled people to help each other and share experiences (you can read a report on the project by clicking here).
We have been able to expand this work with the support of other donors and there are now 21 clubs operating, with about 30 people in each club. They operate in 4 of the 11 provinces but ideally, we need to extend into more provinces to offer this vital network of support to more people.
There has been an interest in and need by radio club members for training and grants to start small businesses and we are gradually developing the opportunity for this across the radio clubs.
Click here to read an recent evaluation of the project.
Work with children
Life isn't easy if you're a child with a disability - you might be locked away, not allowed to play with others nor go to school. We have just received funding to start an exciting project in one of the provinces- Nampula. Working with children, their parents and schools this work will help young people with disabilities get a better - and fairer - start in life.