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Breaking Barriers, Building Liberia’ Future: “Empowering Vulnerable Groups and the Hearing-Impaired Through Sustainable Livelihoods”

At TuMi’s Care Initiative, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, regardless of ability, background, or circumstance. We’re proud to have launched the “Sustainable Livelihood Project” focused on empowering vulnerable women and persons with hearing disabilities in Montserrado County.

This project is more than just skills training, it’s a movement to reduce discrimination, promote inclusive development, and uplift communities through education, empowerment, and economic opportunity.

What are we doing?

  • Vocational Training & Financial Literacy: Participants are gaining hands-on skills in soap-making, entrepreneurship, and money management, laying the foundation for self-reliance and small business success
Hearing-impaired women in Montserrado county learns how to tie-dye for sustainable economic income generation
Hearing-impaired women in Montserrado County learned how to tie-dye for sustainable economic income generation
Alfred Darwon, a deaf participant, expressed excitement about the session and asked several questions about trusted saving methods in his neighborhood
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Education: We’re equipping adolescent girls and young women with knowledge about their bodies, choices, and rights, because health and empowerment go hand in hand
Participant learns about SRHR rights,  and services pathway
Instructor presents on Gender Based violence
  • Family Planning Awareness: Through inclusive and culturally sensitive workshops, we’re breaking down myths and empowering women and couples to make informed decisions about their reproductive lives.
Family Health Program Division, Ministry of Health Representative explained family planning methods and demonstrated the proper use of condoms.
  • Accessible and Inclusive Programming: With sign language interpretation and visual learning tools, we’re ensuring that persons with hearing disabilities are fully included every step of the way.
Sign-language interpreters interpret every session of the project and allow hearing-impaired participants to contribute to the various sessions
According to Musa M. Jangaba, “Having interpreters who explain what is going on and what everyone is discussing makes this program different from all the others I have attended. Now, I have the chance to communicate how I feel and what I think so that everyone can know and discuss it together”

Why It Matters:

For too long, vulnerable and disabled groups have been excluded from economic and educational opportunities. Our project is rewriting that story:

1. One skill,
2. One conversation, and
3. One empowered life at a time.

Join us in advancing equality, dignity, and opportunity for all.

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