According to the World Health Organization, 80% of persons with disabilities live in developing third world countries and account for 15- 20 % of the worlds poorest. “It is important to bear in mind that facts are very hard to obtain, as so many disabled people are hidden and anonymous with regard to official statistics.”
Disabled people of working age in developed and developing countries are 3 times more likely to be unemployed and live in real poverty
Imagine being handicapped in a third world country where there is little to no help or resources. Imagine not being able to attend college because you get around in a wheel chair and there are no wheel chair ramps to access college buildings. What would your future be?
Cuttington University, one of the oldest universities in Africa, is one such university in Liberia. While Cuttington has been dedicated to helping talented, motivated students develop their skills, define their goals, and follow their dreams, they lack some much needed wheel chair ramps so that handicap students can access the buildings and attend college.
Global Orphan Outreach along with Cuttington University is inviting you to help open the world of education to students with handicaps by helping us to raise the funds necessary to build several wheel chair ramps through out the Cuttington campus. Cuttington has made the commitment to provide the labor to build the ramps and all that is needed is the funds to build them.
Wont you help today? Help these students access their college thus having access to a bright future for themselves. Contact Global Orphan Outreach and ask how you can help. All donations are tax deductible. Call us at #715-415-4401 or email us at www.globalorphanoutreach.org
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