Initiatives on Restoration of Hope for People with Disability(IRHPD)

Since its inception in 2019, Initiatives on Restoration of Hope for People with Disability has implemented a variety of approaches to empower people with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life as better citizens. In 2020 IRHPD began collaborating with Mwanza Youth Centre (MYC) as a training partner to equip children and youth with disabilities from vulnerable environments with relevant skills in digital literacy in Mwanza region – Tanzania

Project participants will be chosen from the most marginalized families by local authorities (parasocial workers) in proposed areas and family visits conducted by respective officials of the organisation for verification. 

Initiatives on Restoration of Hope for People with Disability (www.irhpd.or.tz) is a non-profit organization operating in Tanzania Mainland. IRHPD works to improve the social and economic welfare of people with disabilities in vulnerable environments.  The organization provides training in agricultural, tailoring, and technology skills for individuals with disabilities to promote their independence and self-sufficiency.

The acquired skills enables the project participants to participate full in all aspect of life through digital technology.

In attaining one of its objectives, "to promote the sense of effective living for people with disabilities by discovering and nurturing their potentials", the Organisation (IRHPD) has made several initiatives which are aimed to improve digital capabilities of marginalised people with disabilities especially children and youth. An example is the project that has been carried since 2020 in collaboration with our training partner, Mwanza Youth Centre (MYC), titled Digital Literacy and Skills for Marginalised Youth with Disabilities. The project has been focusing on equipping children and youth with disabilities from vulnerable environments with relevant skills in digital literacy in Mwanza region – Tanzania.  

• Demonstrated  relevant digital literacy and skills among successful participants
• Demonstrated knowledge on how talents of participants are discovered and nurtured
• Demonstrated knowledge of how acquired digital literacy and skills among participants enhances self-sufficient

Digital Literacy and Skills for Marginalised Children and Youth with Disabilities

Initiatives on Restoration of Hope for People with Disability (IRHPD) is a non-profit organization operating in Tanzania Mainland. IRHPD works to improve the social and economic welfare of people with disabilities in vulnerable environments.  The organization provides training in agricultural, tailoring, and technology skills for individuals with disabilities to promote their independence and self-sufficiency. Since its inception in 2910, Initiatives on Restoration of Hope for People with Disability has implemented a variety of approaches to empower people with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life as better citizens. In 2020 IRHPD began collaborating with our training partner, Mwanza Youth Centre (MYC) to equip children and youth with disabilities from vulnerable environments with relevant skills in digital literacy in Mwanza region – Tanzania.

IRHPD now seeks to expand the program with the addition of technology to meet the following objectives:

• To provide relevant digital literacy and skills through vocational training to marginalized children and youth
• To discover and nurture talents of marginalised children and youth with disabilities  in digital literacy; and
• To create employment opportunities to  youth with disabilities through digital technologies.

 Research Question: How digital literacy and skills can effectively enhance                                    self-reliance and sustainability to youth with disabilities?

Potential Deliverables: 

• Demonstrated knowledge of digital literacy and skills among participants
• Demonstrated talents discovered and nurtured among participants
• Demonstrated employment opportunities created among participants

Organisation Achievement/Benefit: The success of this project will help the organisation to establish modern learning facility that will accommodate  more beneficiaries in education and training.