Fifty women with disabilities in Cape Verde are set to receive training in entrepreneurship, digital skills, and personal development under the ‘Mudjer sem Limiti’ project, which was launched on Tuesday, 18 August, in the capital Praia.
The initiative is promoted by the Cape Verdean Association for the Promotion and Inclusion of Women with Disabilities (Apimud) and is funded by the African Women’s Development Fund. The project will run for 17 months and will cover women from the municipalities of Praia and Santa Cruz, with 25 beneficiaries in each location.
According to the initiative’s coordinator, Rosana Carvalho, the programme aims to create conditions for participants to develop skills that will enable them to start or strengthen economic activities. ‘It is an entrepreneurship project in which we can reach 50 women with disabilities. First, they receive life skills training, then entrepreneurship, and after that, digital skills,’ she explained.
The training curriculum covers leadership, self-esteem, self-awareness, business development, and digital competencies. The initiative also provides starter kits to help participants launch their activities, along with mentoring support and psychological counselling.
Of the 50 places available, ten will be reserved for women with visual impairments and a further ten for women with hearing impairments, with the remaining places distributed among other disability categories. The project has a budget of 2.15 million Cape Verdean escudos, equivalent to approximately 19,500 euros.
Beyond skills development for beneficiaries, the initiative includes community-facing activities designed to combat stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities. Also planned is the first entrepreneurship fair specifically targeted at people with disabilities, at which participants will showcase the businesses they have developed.
Apimud president Eurídice Andrade framed the initiative against the persistent barriers that continue to limit access to education, employment, and the labour market for people with disabilities, arguing for measures that advance their economic and social inclusion.
Source: Diário Económico
Original article: https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/?p=531808
