http://www.chglobal.org/blog Serving the person with exceptional needs Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.chglobal.org/blog/?p=467#comment-1673 Bruce MacMillan Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:01:47 +0000 http://www.chglobal.org/blog/?p=467#comment-1673 Hi to those in this Northern first nations community. I am excited to hear about all the exciting areas your team is involved in!!! Hi to those in this Northern first nations community.
I am excited to hear about all the exciting areas your team is involved in!!!

]]> http://www.chglobal.org/blog/?p=88#comment-2 Michael Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:09 +0000 http://www.chglobal.org/blog/?p=88#comment-2 Thanks for this story of courage. I met Alemu four years ago, when he approached CH Ethiopia for assistance to the fragile association he chaired, a membership of 12 people who were mostly street beggars. CH community staff worked with the association, strengthened their capacity through training, encouragement, and seed funding. Today, the Assela Disability Association has over 120 members, has developed unique products such as coffee bean bracelets, and scarves sold through NationWares in Canada and locally in Ethiopia. The Association just launched a broom factory with the support of CH grant, and about 20 members are working full-time in this factory, owned by the Association. They have now become a model for "ability", determination, and self-sufficiency. Alemu and Sisay are real inspiration and examples that when barriers are removed, the sky is the limit. Thanks for this story of courage. I met Alemu four years ago, when he approached CH Ethiopia for assistance to the fragile association he chaired, a membership of 12 people who were mostly street beggars. CH community staff worked with the association, strengthened their capacity through training, encouragement, and seed funding. Today, the Assela Disability Association has over 120 members, has developed unique products such as coffee bean bracelets, and scarves sold through NationWares in Canada and locally in Ethiopia. The Association just launched a broom factory with the support of CH grant, and about 20 members are working full-time in this factory, owned by the Association. They have now become a model for “ability”, determination, and self-sufficiency. Alemu and Sisay are real inspiration and examples that when barriers are removed, the sky is the limit.

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