Training enables visually impaired to produce cleaning products

Summary

Visually impaired individuals in Lamjung have been trained to produce cleaning products such as toilet cleaner and liquid soap, empowering them towards self-employment and financial independence.

Key Points
  • Sixteen individuals with visual and physical disabilities completed training to produce cleaning agents like toilet cleaner and liquid soap.
  • The Nepal Association of the Blind conducted a three-day vocational training under the ‘Action Project for Inclusive Development’.
  • Participants learned the necessary ingredients and proportions to manufacture cleaning products independently or with family support.
  • Local officials emphasized that disability is not a weakness and encouraged self-reliance for persons with disabilities.
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