International Labour Organisation is helping young disabled people in Zimbabwe find decent work
News from ILO: Annisa Matandike, 30, used to think she had limited options in life and that discrimination would marginalize her because she lives with albinism. But she is now well on her way to realizing her lifelong dream of setting up her own catering business.
Like in many other countries, perceptions, discrimination and structural barriers make it hard to for a person living with albinism to earn an income and to take their place in society. Albinism is a condition that causes visual impairment ranging from low vision to blindness as well as skin sensitivity and skin damage.
Last year, Matandike enrolled in the ILO programme's Quality improvements in Informal Apprenticeship (QiA) in the informal economy project, and followed a two-week orientation course for Restaurant Management and Confectionary at a vocational training centre. At the end of the orientation training, participants were placed as apprentices in restaurants.
