International Projects

Canadian Multicultural Disability Centre

• Solar Powered Assistive Devices

  Fund: Development Fund | Country: Zimbabwe | Amount: $6,052 | Funded in 2008/2009

  In this project, solar powered assistive devices are used to create employment and educational opportunities for persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Barriers resulting from disabling conditions require the application of technology. In turn, most of the devices need energy. Therefore, solar panels are sustainable and mobile sources of energy.

• Use of Small Indigenous Drought-Resistant Grains to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Climate Change

  Fund: Development Fund | Country: Zimbabwe | Amount: $6,857 | Funded in 2009/2010

  This project, which includes the Use of Small Indigenous Drought-Resistant Grains to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Climate Change, will assist twenty families that include people with disabilities in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe. Modern farming techniques will be used to plant small grains such as sorghum and rapoko, which will help these families attain food security and contribute to their local economies.