Dear Male, Thanks for the inspirational story! African Union is a new a political platform, and may take over 10-20 years to align it's strong foundation hope if will not break in the middle as it's fed on political ideologies.
Disable people suffer, just imaging in Uganda, the government made it clear for all deaf, blind and lame to access support this disappeared in thin air, it's only organizations struggling to supplement, relying on politicians is OK but suicidal always, let the communities through organisations and associations get empowered as government supplements. Just in West Nile in any district office try to ask for data on disability by village, they don't have you will be shocked, I tried Maracha and Arua, we failed, I engaged two female MPs of Arua and Maracha, who volunteered to help in logistics, we found over 500 suffering from different alignments and need support, and this wasn't comprehensive assessment. Peter On Jun 27, 2017 02:14, <cdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Saturday June 24, my family and I attended an event organized by the > Ottawa-based Eritrean Youth Initiative featuring Ms. Haben Girma, former > USA President Obama’s Champion of Change and BBC African Woman Hero of the > Year, among her other accomplishments. Haben who became Deafblind at the > age 5 is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School > and has become a great advocate for equal opportunities for people with > disabilities. Incidentally, Haben’s brother is also Deafblind but neither > of her parents has any visible disability. > > In addition to supporting my two work colleagues who are of Eritrean > decent, we attended this gala so as to expose my son to other people who > have overcome real life challenges since the stories of how me and other > people within my network don’t seem to resonate very well because the > stories took place a long time ago. We wanted my son to learn from Haben’s > experience so he knows that matter what hardships, adversities, > shortcomings we face in life, as long as your heart is still pumping and > you are breathing, there is/are possibility/ies and therefore never to give > up. > > I know that each and everyone one of us has a survival story to tell > whether we were born before, during and after the various Ugandan wars; > sometimes, it is good to listen to other people’s stories and learn from > them. Ms. Girma is a real inspiration. > > I hope that all of us and our leaders look at people with visible > disabilities (and invisible disabilities such as mental and psychological > health) as people who need support and tools to lead normal lives while > contributing to society. > > With Haben recognized in many countries, it is our hope that the African > Union and African countries recognize her as their own daughter and use her > experience to bring much needed change to the millions of Africans, young > and old who face insurmountable difficulties because our societies fail to > provide the basic necessities for them to live meaningful lives. > > Further information about this amazing and inspiring young lady and the > work that she continues to do is available on her website: > > https://habengirma.com/ > > > > Thanks. > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > >
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