Project Proposal

on

Vocational Training & Employment Support Service for the

Person with Special Needs (VTESS-PSN)

Prepared By

Education & Vocational Training Programme-(VTEP)

Divine Act Charitable Trust (DACT)

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1. Project Summary
Implementing Organization Divine Act Charitable Trust (DACT)
Country/ Location Ibadan, Nigeria
Project Title Vocational Training & Employment Support Service for the Person with Special
Needs
Project Summery (VTESS-PSN)
The most unfortunates in the community are the people with special needs. They suffer
from different types of inabilities for life term being the victims of accident, social torcher
or by birth. They feel themselves shaky to mix with normal people and are ignored by most
people to engaged them taking part in development programmes. As a result this group of
people fails to establish socially and economically throughout their life.
DACT, Nigeria while addressing the poor and distressed children, youth and adolescent,
boys & girls through Vocational Training & Employment Support Service (VTESS)
for their Scio-economic development welcomes this vulnerable group within age 15+ to
25 years to participate with normal children. VTESS service for them in the past have
proved that a little extra care could turn them a progressive and productive man and that
they can socially and economically empowered by eliminating discrimination abuse and
violation against them. DACT believes that the social injustice can significantly be
reduced if the target beneficiaries can be empowered by providing development
opportunities together with capacity building training and post training support
services. The present project proposal for the person with special needs will definitely
make a remarkable change in their life and DACT VTESS has taken this training
program as a challenge to prove the only service provider of this type in the country. As the
other service providers do not intervene with similar care.
DACT expects that opportunities for participation of physically and socially vulnerable
people (special needs) in the socio-economic and development activities are essential.
They can contribute in the national development works through gainful earning enjoying
normal life style with dignity. The attitude to empower them and subsequent post training
follow-up has also been planned. With this end in view IRB has decided to provide training
for the persons with (special needs) making them competent in producing quality
products and services so that they can gainfully earn as self employed entrepreneurs or get
wage employment.

Objective of the Project Overall Objective:

To enable the children, youth and adolescent with special need to have gainful &
Sustainable employment for an improved Scio-economic condition & leading a normal life
with enhance capacity & dignity following suitable education & need based employable
vocational training.
Specific objective:
1. Provide need based production & expertise service oriented vocational training &
Education to the person with special need on different trade courses suitable to them.
2. Provide enhanced skill training for the person with special need targeting export quality
products and services for sustainable & gainful earning.
3. Initiate entrepreneurship through arranging Savings & Micro-Credit system.
4. Establishing mechanism for engaging them with Graduate Welfare Forum for continuous
development and awareness raising.
Time Scale 1 years

Direct Beneficiary 120 Persons with Special Needs

Budget $ 10,000

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1. Introduction:
The most unfortunates in the community are the people with special needs. They suffer from different types of inabilities
for life term being the victims of accident, social torcher or by birth. They feel themselves shaky to mix with normal people
and are ignored by most people to engaged them taking part in development programmes. As a result this group of people
fails to establish socially and economically throughout their life.

DACT while addressing the poor and distressed children, youth and adolescent, boys & girls through Vocational
Training & Employment Support Service (VTESS) for their Socio-economic development welcomes this vulnerable
group within age 14+ to 25 years to participate with normal children. They have succeeded to show that the little extra care
could turn them a progressive and productive man and that they can socially and economically empowered by eliminating
discrimination abuse and violation against them. DACT believes that the social injustice can significantly be reduced if the
target beneficiaries can be empowered by providing development opportunities together with capacity building training and
post training support services.
DACT expects that opportunities for participation of physically and socially vulnerable people (special needs) in the
socio-economic and development activities are essential. They can contribute in the national development works
through gainful earning enjoying normal life style with dignity. The attitude to empower them and subsequent post training
follow-up has to been planned. With this end in view D A C T has decided to provide training for the persons with
(special needs) making them competent in producing quality products and services so that can gainfully earn as self
employed entrepreneurs or get wage employment.

2. Context Analysis:
According to WHO report 10% of the total populations of the world are within the class of disability. Though in
Nigeria there is no such statistic available. But due to poverty, instability of socio-economic condition lack of
awareness about health and environment the number is increasing day by day. Besides this environment pollution,
accidents, inadequate health care, scarcity of vitamins, iodine, less nutritious foods, Wrong medical treatment, infrastructure
inadequacy the number of disabilities in Bangladesh are increasing.
On the other hand Nigeria constitution ensures equal right both for able and disables. Nigeria Govt. has kept 10%
employment quota reserved for the disabled and accordingly an action plan prepared in 1996. In 1999 Govt. prepared rules
of policy for the disabled and as a result the disabled welfare law 2003 has formulated from the social welfare ministry.
Now it appears that all over the world including N i g e r i a special facilities has been created by the Government to assist
the disabled to remove their helpless conditions and accordingly actions are in progress. But in reality this class of people
is still becoming neglected and deprived from equal right as a citizen. As a result a significant portion of people is
remaining outside the framework of national development activities. In Nigeria many parents try to hide their disabled
children. Because of that statistical bureau cannot make a real figure.
find out the following statistics in percent for Nigeria.
Physical disability 28.00%
Vision disability 26.90%
Hearing disability 15.90%
Mental disability 10.80%
Leprosies disability 3.60%
Others disability 14.80%
Total 100%
There are some organizations INGO’s and NGO’S level providing their development program addressing their specific
problem and needs. Among them Salvasion Armys, World Concern, Deaf and Dumb School at Ibadan and Hearing
disabilities at Aseese, Ogun State are mentionable. But their total coverage is negligible in comparison to the
beneficiaries’ numbers and needs.

According to WHO and survey report of different NGO’S 10 percent of population are disabled with different types of
inabilities. Accordingly in Nigeriah about 14 million people are suffering from disability. They could be turned as productive man
power (P.M.P) through proper Vocational Training and follow up for their socio-economic development. Thereby they
could be set in the mainstream of economic and social development.
3. Overall Objective:
To enable the children, youth and adolescent with special need to have gainful & Sustainable employment for an improved
Scio-economic condition & leading a normal life with enhance capacity & dignity following suitable education & need
based employable vocational training. 3
4. Specific objective:
1. Provide need based production & expertise service oriented vocational training to the person with special need on
different trade courses suitable to them.
2. Provide enhanced skill training for the person with special need targeting export quality products and services for
sustainable & gainful earning.
3. Initiate entrepreneurship through arranging Savings & Micro-Credit system.
4. Initiate establishing a Welfare Forum for the person with special needs.

5. Target Group:
Persons with disability (PWD) like Physical disability, Hearing disability, Leprosies disability, partial intellectual disability,
socially rejected, acid burned, sex worker, grass widow etc.

6. Age Group:
14+ years

7. Project Location:
Within Ibadan City, Oyo State
8. Trade Courses (5 nos.):
Tailoring & Embroidery,
Handicrafts (Jori Chumki & Karchupi, Candle Making, Doll Making, Block, Boutique, Tie-Die etc.),
Mobile Phone Set Repairing & Maintenance,
Arts and crafts
Computer (Basic Application)
9. Project Duration:
1 Years
10 . Total Budget and Direct Beneficiaries:

Year Number of Centre Number of beneficiaries will directly covered

1 Year 5 Trade, 1 Centre 5 Trade x 2 times x 12 beneficiaries = 120
beneficiaries

11. Trade Course Duration: 6 Months

12. Activities:
• to create a physical facility for operating the activities.
• To recruit the staff and give them proper training.
• To prepare enhanced skill training curriculum for different trade.
• To purchase necessary tools and furniture for skill training.
• to select targeted disabled student and conduct training.
• to follow up passed out trainees and create employment opportunity.
• To produce exportable products and skill manpower.
• To create network with stakeholders.
• To organize seminar, workshop and publicity.
• To create scope for operating savings and micro credit through organizing and involving them graduate welfare forum
(GWF)
• To write report and prepare mid-term evaluation and final evaluation.

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13. Outputs:
1. A total of 120 persons with special need will be trained on different trade courses every year.
2. 100% of targeted person with special need will be trained on vocational training.
3. 80% trained person with special need will be engaged in exportable production.
4. 50% graduate will be established as self entrepreneurs.
5. Special need group will be self reliant.
6. Exportable production will be increased which will contribute to IG.
7. Person with special need will establish an independent “Welfare Forum (WF)” which will be operated by them.

14. Administration & Management

Vocational Training for the Person with Disability (VTPD) will be operated under Vocational Training & Education Program of DACT.
It will run direct supervision of Project Officer and overall supervision of Program Manager- VTEP.
Project Officer will responsible for giving all kinds of technical support and the administration of Vocational Training & Education
Programme. Project Officer will report to Programme Manager - VTEP and Programme Manager - VTEP will responsible to Head of
Program (HoP) - IRB. Key activities of the programme will be implemented by VTPD team under close supervision of Project
Officer. The team will make good linkage with community and guardians.
Total activities will be monitored through IRB monitoring and evaluation unit. Oth ers all activities will be regulated by IR rules and
regulations.

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 Logical Framework
Vocational Training & Employment Support Service for the Person with Special Needs (VTESS-PSN)
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATORS MEANS OF VERIFICATION IMPORTANT
NARRATIVE SUMMARY
(OVI) (MOV) ASSUMPTIONS (IA)
Overall objective: To enable the persons with - At least 120 persons with special need are trained out of them 80% are • Mid-term evaluation report • Persons with special need
disability to have gainful & sustainable gainfully employed during the year. • Final evaluation report are available & interested to
employment for an improved Socio-economic - The socio-economic condition of at lest 60% employed graduates have
• Case study take training & education.
condition & leading a normal life with improved during the year.
enhance capacity & dignity following suitable
education & need based employable
vocational training.
Specific Objective: 1- Provide need based 1.1: One vocational training center and production unit are found functioning • Training attendance record • Political situation
production & expertise service oriented in strategic location in Dhaka metropolitan city within a month. • Follow-up report • Industrial growth
vocational training & education to the person 1.2: A total nos. of 50 persons with special need are trained and engaged in
• Monitoring report • Employment opportunity
with special need on different trade courses export quality production works.
suitable to them. • Final exam result report received
Out-puts: • Curriculum available • Efficient training staff
1.1 Establishment of physical facilities for
1.1.1: A training venue made ready all physical facilities within one month • Daily attendance record • Good team work
after receiving fund.
education & training. • Activity plan • Target groups availability
1.1.2: The required procurement on furniture, tools & equipments are made
1.2 Develop need based vocational training within one month. • Evaluation & Assessment report. • Fund availability
curriculum for disability. 1.2.1 The curriculums have been prepared on five trade areas within one • Visiting works done in community • Ensure quality of products
1.3 Provide education & employable training month after renting venue. and services.
are made for the person with special need. 1.3.1: The training Programme found operating within one week after
1.4 Establish monitoring & evaluation system. curriculum is prepared.
1.4.1: Required tools for monitoring & evaluation system developed &
1.5 Arrange necessary transport facility to
reproduced.
bring the person with special need at centre.
1.5.1: Local transport is arranged for up-down movement of
1.6 Develop tracer record system of graduates. trainees.
1.7 Carryout yearly evaluation 1.6.1: Tracer record system developed and made functioning.
Specific Objective: 2 Provide enhanced skill 2.1: A production cum entrepreneur unit made ready after four • GOs & NGOs policy are
training for the person with special need months of starting project. in-favor of giving
targeting export quality products and services 2.2: Entrepreneurship training is on progress with quality products financial benefits
for sustainable & gainful earning. for marketing and sale after six months of starting of project.

Out-puts: 2.1.1: A production unit is well equipped with production equipments and

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2.1: Establishment of physical facilities for ready within four months. • Quarterly/annual progress report.
entrepreneurship cum production unit. 2.2.1: Sales center is established and functioning. • Small entrepreneur register. • GOs & NGOs policy are
2.2: Establish Sales Centre 2.2.2: Exportable products and services are available for sale within six
2.3: Arrange marketing of products & months.
• Case study in-favor of giving
services. 2.3.1: Sale of products is arranged at increasing trend. • Meeting minutes of forum. financial benefits
2.4: Establish sustainable networking with 2.4.1: 50% of total graduates are employed through linkage and • Offer letter.
stakeholder for making them aware & interest networking. • Sales centers established and display of
in training programme & products. 2.4.2: 80% graduates with special need have self employed. training products available.
2.4.3: 50% of self employed graduate’s entrepreneurship skills • Sales centers operational guidelines
developed by post graduation service of project. available.
2.4.4 Graduates with special need have wage employed by
different employers.
• Income generation procedure-guidelines
available.
Specific Objective: 3 Initiate 3.1: Graduates take initiative to start and operate self employed • Half yearly and annual reports. • Social attitude in-favor of
entrepreneurship through arranging Savings & entrepreneurship for gainful earning. person with special need.
Micro-Credit system.
Out-puts:
3.1: Develop Savings & Micro-Credit
operational policy guide line. 3.1.1: Graduates will receive loan within six months after • Individual data of socio-economic status.
3.2: Organize operation of Savings & Micro- graduation. • Case study
Credit. 3.2.1: Persons with special need engage in business & employ other • Tracer record
graduates. • Monitoring report
• Small entrepreneur register
• Loan statement
Specific Objective: 4 To initiate establishing • Registration Letter. • Social attitude in-favor of
a Welfare Forum for the person with special • Meeting Minutes person with special need.
need.

Out-puts:
4.1 Establish Welfare Forum for the person 4.1.1 Registration from GOs & NGOs authority is available. • Registration Letter.
with special need. 4.2.1 Organizing capacity & leadership quality is developed
4.2 Develop constitution of WF. among the graduates • Meeting Minutes
4.3 Establish networking with potential donor. 43 1 WF constitution is available.
4.4 Organize meetings & seminar with
stakeholders.
4.5 Arrange registration of the WF with loan
giving agencies at GOs & NGOs level.